Archive for November, 2007

Beauty Queen Turned Truck Driver

Monday, November 26th, 2007

A former beauty queen has gone from the spotlight on the runway to behind the bright lights on the freeway. The winner of 2005 Miss Arkansas, Eudora Mosby-Evans, has decided to take up trucking as her new career. In 2006, with a degree from UCA, Eudora crowned a new Miss Arkansas and turned to [...]

Animal Fat into Diesel Fuel

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Apparently, diesel fuel may be getting a little cheaper, or at least smell different. Tyson Foods Inc,. the world’s largest meat company, is planning a project with ConocoPhillips to convert animal fat into diesel fuel. Production starts in December 2007.
Tyson will provide fat from an Amarillo, Texas beef plant to a ConocoPhillips refinery in Borger, [...]

Trick My Trucker

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

If you’ve heard about the previous CMT series, “Trick My Truck”, you’ll be excited to hear that there is a new show called “Truck My Trucker” premiering Saturday, Nov. 10 at 9 pm ET/PT. This series presents six epsiodes of makeovers on truckers. The show gives the featured truckers a physical and emotional [...]

Ice Road Truckers

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

I have a new television addiction…The History channel’s Ice Road Truckers. The reality series documents of six ice road truckers, a relatively unknown occupation that is considered to be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Just a few miles south of the Artic Circle are diamond mines. Given the terrain of [...]

Why Become a Truck Driver?

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

There are a number of different reasons people become truck drivers.  Whether the monetary gain, health benefits, or the sense of freedom the open road brings, perhaps a truck driver job within the commercial trucking industry is just for you.  Read on…
Competitive Wages – An increasing shortage of available truck drivers is forcing trucking companies [...]