Cover Story
Tim Ridley—Marten Transport, Inc.
Right out of college in the early 1980s, Tim Ridley found a good job doing engineering work for the Department of the Interior. He reviewed wiring diagrams for pumping plants that were an integral part of the Central Arizona Project, an ambitious effort to deliver water to arid regions of the state.more
Murphy's World
A Week Only Murphy Could Love
Dear Murphy,
This has to be a Murphy week. It started in Irving, TX. I needed a load home so that I could make a doctor’s appointment. Instead I was given a load to Chicago. .more
Driven Women
Hungry, Hungry Hippo
Dear GG—I know you’ve written about overweight drivers and their stereotypical appearance, but it seems that things are getting worse instead of better! Even with so many new drivers, they start out wearing nice jeans and shirts, then quickly switch over to sweats. Seeing so many obese men and women step out of trucks and walk (they’d run if they could) into the truckstops to get fatter is gross! The feeding frenzy reminds me of the children’s game, Hungry, Hungry Hippo.more
Truckers Buddy
Driver Dedicated to Students’ Safety and Learning
Esmeralda, a fourth-grade student in Milwaukee, nominated Randy Kelley for the Trucker Bud-dy driver of the month award because, in addition to teaching the students about trucking, “he helps us prepare for the cold so we can be warm.” .more
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