Cover Story
Rick Fetter—Heartland Express, Inc.
New York City. Newark. Boston. The thought of pulling a load into one of these cities will bring beads of sweat to the foreheads of most professional drivers, but not Rick Fetter. A Pennsylvania native, Rick is accustomed to traveling the congested lanes that crisscross the Northeast region..” more

Murphy's World
Close, but No Cigar
Dear Murphy,
Last week I was definitely stuck in your world. I picked up a load in Chicago going to San Francisco. I scaled out the load and it was 39,500 lbs. on the trailer. Yikes! This was on a Friday night, and the only place I could find to get it reworked was a small trailer shop in Iowa where the loader knew nothing about loading the trailer. more

Driven Women
Make a Mistake —Lose Your Job
For 15 years I had been pulling a refrigerated trailer, and decided to get certified for specialized freight such as government loads with police and helicopter escorts. Well, I received my first load— pretty dangerous and valuable stuff—and I was a little nervous. I made a mistake by leaving my truck unattended at the wrong time and in the wrong place. It was an honest mistake. I lost my certification and now no one wants to hire me. What can I do?. more

Truckers Buddy
Trucker Buddy Tony is ‘So Cool’
Trucker Buddy Anthony Slauen-white may be a professional driver, but to his second-grade class at Park Street School in Kennebunk, ME, he’s also a role model, a teacher and a friend. “Tony makes every child feel as though they shine,” writes teacher Bethany Milburn. more