Cover Story
By taking advantage of J&R Schugel’s “Lucky Day” lease purchase program, many drivers are finding a new level of success and freedom as lease contractors.more

Murphy's World
As I was traveling through Nebraska in May last year, I was listening to the weather station. The report wasn’t good: five tornadoes were bouncing all around me . Wall clouds were everywhere. I passed through one just to come upon another. This went on for what seemed like forever. Since I couldn’t outrun the weather, I continued onward as the winds started picking up speed.more

Driven Women
I’m new to trucking, and I’m CB-phobic. I’m afraid that other truckers will find out that I’m new and tease me to no end. I don’t know that I can handle the ridicule and ribbing. I’m self conscious of my new driving skills, I’m afraid they’ll tease me about my looks (I’m not a Barbie doll), and I’ll quit if anyone gives me reason to doubt myself more than I already do.more

Trucker Buddy
Brianna is a fifth-grade student at Southern Elementary School in Falmouth, KY. Trucker Buddy driver William “TB2” Robles, who taught the class more than geography and writing skills, adopted her class. “He helps me learn to use the atlas,” wrote Brianna, who added that she “loves trying to add up the miles he has gone on his trips.”more