Cover Story
More and more women are becoming professional drivers each year, but a female trucker with Carol Hughes’ experience is still a bit of a rarity. This over-the-road veteran has been earning a living behind the wheel since 1965, and she’s still going strong. more

Murphy's World
My husband and I were driving through Tennessee on I-40 just before entering North Carolina. My husband was driving, and as we approached a bridge, my husband noticed there was something in the middle of the road ahead. He stopped the truck, got on the CB and told the eastbound lane to “back it down, we have an accident in the middle of the road on the bridge.” more

Driven Women
GG—I’m thinking of quitting my job as an administrative assistant to drive a big truck. I’m 27 years old and burned out, but I’m also thinking that trucking really isn’t a job for a woman. I’m a girlie girl, not a tomboy. I'm also concerned about steady work. Is truck driving steady work? Gail O. more

Trucker Buddy
May Trucker Buddy Driver of the Month Gary “The Viking” Ninivirta went above and beyond the call of duty to fill a very special need for Gregg Jochimsen’s 120 eighth-graders in Chippewa Falls, WI. more