Cover Story
Robert Dearick has been driving professionally since 1970. For all of you young guns out there, that was the year that the Beatles broke up, IBM introduced the floppy disk and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” topped the pop charts. Let’s just say the man knows his way around the trucking industry.more

Murphy's World
We were in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, on our way to deliver a load in Brevard. Having gone over a nightmarish road that crosses over the mountain from Tennessee into North Carolina, my nerves were already frayed. All the elements were against us. It was night, the road was under construction and it was raining and foggy. more

Driven Women
I’ve been driving solo for 12 years. I want to team with a woman, but it’s hard to find a good woman, let alone a good woman co-driver. They don’t usually hang around the truck stops or stay at the bars very long to talk, and I’ve been told it’s even harder to sleep behind one. Any suggestions?more

Trucker Buddy
Patricia Mawn has been teaching for 36 years, and for the last 10 of those years, she has been assisted in her efforts by Trucker Buddy Leonard Emery. “Sandpaper,” as he is known on the CB, started corresponding with Ms. Mawn’s students back in 1994, and he has been sending postcards faithfully ever since.more