Country music has always been, like the country in which it was born, a “melting pot” of musical genres. Take a fresh dose of gospel,
I recently discovered a satellite radio station, and it brought back a lot of memories. It’s not just the songs the station plays (it specializes
This Christmas Eve, whether you’re bedding down in your sleeper, dropping in on relatives, headed home or traveling on another long haul … well, there’s
If a country music artist has any staying power, chances are that before they record their first “greatest hits” album, they’ve turned out a collection
Thanks to television, a couple of movies and a whole lot of trucking songs in the 1970s, truck drivers became cultural icons. Listeners still look
In 1980, when the Motor Carrier Act deregulated the trucking industry, competition among carriers became fierce. But in spite of this “deregulation,” the federal government
Years ago, I recall a local country radio poll asking listeners to pick from one of two newly released songs. Which would be the bigger
Dave Dudley released seven singles for country radio between 1955 and 1962, but as he told Vic Willis of The Willis Brothers on television one
Back in a day many of you probably don’t remember, the U.S. had a national speed limit. No vehicle of any type on any road
If you haven’t read some entries from the “Staying Fit on the Road” section of The Trucker’s site by Bob “The Trucker Trainer” Perry, after
I’ve never been a big fan of music videos, at least not the type that dramatizes the lyrics. And I don’t take a liking to
Randy Travis’ dream of becoming a country music star didn’t come easy. The young man who, in 1980, sent demo tapes to every record label
If you’ve ever sat behind a steering wheel, you have one — that one particular vehicle from your past that you wish you could drive
Pardon me for this column, in which I connect recent events and personal experience that have combined to turn a six-decade-old rockabilly/blues hit into —
Each October, as an annual rite of passage and a barometer of the operational and financial aspects of the trucking industry, motor carrier executives eagerly
Hardcore George Strait fans should recognize the title of this column, borrowed from a song of the same name from his 1986 studio album, “#7.”
Clarksville, Tennessee, was a world away from the nation’s capital in the 1970s, when Eric Britton’s neighbor helped build his interest in truck driving. Back
Top 10 lists abound in the U.S. — sports teams, movies, world leaders, music — you name it, there’s probably a list for it. For
The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) recent actions have made one thing clear — the drive to move California toward becoming a zero-emissions electric vehicle
Winter had set in over Maine, and in late March 1983, it showed no sign of “heading out to sea” as the locals often said.
