Over-the Road Magazine - Volume 23, Issue 6

Feature Articles in this Month's Issue:

Cover Story
Marvin and Vicki Dewey-Stars Expedited, Inc.
In 2002, Marvin and Vicki Dewey were ready to expand their young fleet owner business, and they hoped to work with shippers convenient to their home in Rantoul, IL. When they discovered that Stars Expedited, LLC, the 100% owner-operator division of Franklin, WI-based JDC Logistics, Inc., had a steady customer located just blocks from their home, the Deweys were confident they had found the right business partner.more

Driven Women
by Lee Andrese
Bad Boys, Self-Righteous Women
Dear GG—I’m tired of hearing you self-righteous women truckers go off on the guys out here just trying to do our job. You take on a job that is meant for a man, then you do nothing but complain about it. You don’t like the way we dress. You don’t like the way we talk. You don’t like how we keep our trucks. You think we all cheat on our wives and girlfriends. You basically think we’re the lowest form of life on the planet. more

The Laugh’s On Us
Dear Murphy,
One morning I woke up to my Qualcomm beeping after delivering freight through a week of winter storms. Customer service was trying to reach me so that I could pick up freight that
another driver was unable to get to. We finally connected, and I said I would do it..more

Trucker Buddy

Driver Ray Nations Brings Nation to Students

For eight years Ray Nations has been bringing his Trucker Buddy class with him as he travels across the country. The students might not be in the cab of the truck, but as their teacher, Eleanor Dasenbrook, says, “Ray’s correspondence allows my students to travel this great country of ours vicariously.”

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