Over-the Road Magazine

Feature Articles in this Month's Issue:

Cover Story
Ten years ago, Boyd Creary was selling stereos in San Antonio when he came across a newspaper ad from Schneider National recruiting truck drivers. Not excited about his sales career, he decided to contact Schneider and explore the world of truck driving. In addition to a career that he could be enthusiastic about, Boyd wanted financial stability and career options that would enable him to better support his wife and two young children. more

Driven Women
GG—I married a young man with a trucking background, and we dreamed of the day we would run together. My husband eventually let me learn how to drive, but he didn’t like having me on the road with him. We had our own truck and trailer running produce on the West Coast, when he shut it down and ordered me to stay home. I asked if I could just drive near home, and he threw me out of our 22-year marriage. more

Murphy's World
Well, this is my Murphy story. It happened the second week after I finished training. I came back to my Fontana, CA terminal and was told to move to another truck, so I moved all my belongings to the new vehicle. I was given a load with stops in San Francisco and Reno, NV. more

Trucker Buddy
Trucker Buddy drivers bring the world into the classroom. Mona Van Duyn helps her students learn by sending them rocks and minerals, coal, wooden nickels and badges, and lots and lots of photos and postcards. “Miss Mona’s contributions make what we are learning about in the classroom more real for the children,” says teacher Nancy Powell. more