Over-the Road Magazine - Volume 23, Issue 8
Feature Articles in this Month's Issue:
Cover Story
Stephen Fraser- Covenant Transport, Inc.
Covenant Transport relies on its trainers to help develop the overall first impression of driver excellence. Not only are they responsible for teaching new drivers the ways of the road, they also double as role models. Stephen Fraser is one of Covenant’s many exceptional trainers who knows his responsibility and represents the company with knowledge and dignity..more
Driven Women
by Lee Andrese
A Recruiting War
One of the few job markets that remains strong in an economic crunch is the one for Class-A CDL professional drivers. Exceptional drivers can name their price, the routes they want to run and the truck they want to drive. Even mediocre drivers can find a cab with little effort. more
Murphy's World: Car Carrier Spins Tall Tale
Dear Murphy,
I drive a car carrier. I had a delivery in a small Ohio town I wasn’t familiar with, so before I got too close, I stopped at a pay phone (before I got one of those demon cell phones) and called the customer to get directions. The fellow on the other end was very nice. I told him where I was, and he told me to follow the route right on in and turn right at the third light..more
Trucker Buddy
Trucker Buddy Fred Inspires Students to Work Hard
For the past nine years, Fred Steudle has been writing to a fifth grade class in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta. Trucker Buddy Fred has motivated the students in teacher Bev Biccum’s classroom to “work hard,” according to Mrs. Biccum.
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