Truck Driver Receives $40,000 Ticket
Trucker Ken Green, hauling a transformer from Kansas to Canada, recently received a massive ticket while traveling on his planned route.
The Texas based trucking company which he works for acquired several permits for the truck to travel on local roads and avoid low overpasses, but when he got stranded on a country road in Mt. Vernon, Washington, patrolmen discovered...
Trucker Raffles Peterbilt for Cancer
After witnessing his wife fight through cancer, Eldon Jaeger, decided to raffle off this custom Peterbilt 379 known as The Long Haul Survivor, with all proceeds going to cancer research.
Over 9,000 people have donated and entered the raffle so far, with the winner to be selected at the May 2nd and 3rd Midwest Pride in Your Ride Show in...
Wife’s Repeated Calls Saves Trucker’s Life
After sleeping in his truck during the night in sub-zero temperatures, Tim Rutledge, 53, awoke to find his big rig's brakes had frozen over. So he climbed under the truck to attempt to break up the ice, but as he was down there the truck sunk deeper into the snow and he was pinned underneath.
The Floridian native was trapped...
What Do You Get When You Mix 3 Jet Engines in an ’85 Peterbilt? This.
You get a 36,000 horsepower truck named 'Shockwave'.
Trucker fined $200k for Parking in Driveway
A trucker in Houston, Texas, was recently fined $200k for where he parks his big rig...in his own driveway.
Darrel Gashette extended the width and length of his driveway and has been parking his truck there since 1999, however when new neighbors moved in about a year ago, they had a big problem with it.
After several months of complaints and...
2006 Kenworth W9B, The Lead Sled, in Action
Shawn Cielke of Sweet Rides Logistics in Montana is the owner of this custom 2006 Kenworth W9B known as the Lead Sled. It's powered by a 475 CAT and 18 speed transmission.
Cielke brought his family together, including 2 young daughters, to design and remake this KW with an all american camouflage hunting theme.
The Lead Sled sports camouflage and chrome lining throughout...
A Mini Big Rig?
Lil' Big Rig, a company in Tennessee, specializes in turning your old Ford F250 Ext Cab. into mini versions of your favorite big rigs. They make two models, a Lil' Peterbilt and Lil' Kenworth.
Not only is the outside a replica of your favorite big rig, the inside is completely finished as well. In addition, all of the Lil' Big...
Truck Drivers Unlawfully Fired Win $300k
Two truckers have recently filed suit and won against their former employer, Star Air, Inc. They were fired for refusing to drive due to the company's trucks not being in good legal standing. They were awarded over $300,000 and offered a return to their previous positions with the company.
The situation began when one of the drivers was pulled over...