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ONLINE AUGUST Of first hauls Next time you ask Truckers News Senior Editor Todd Dills if he’s driven a Class 8 before, he can at least say “yes” before the qualifiers (well, “at 40 mph, if that,” “with an automatic transmis- sion,” “no trailer on”) begin. A visit to Schneider National headquarters in Green Bay, Wis., to bear witness to the truckload carrier’s 75th Anniversary celebration June 10 yielded unexpected delights, let’s say. First, he was put through the paces in one of the company’s simulators (pictured). He made some typical rookie errors — as you can see in video posted on truckersnews.com — drift- ing off the road to the right as cars approached in the oncoming lane. The actual driving that fol- lowed was less fraught with error. For more of the singular, odd, outrageous or outright humorous parts of trucking, visit Dills’ Channel 19 blog at www.overdriveonline.com/channel19. Face off He won’t shave his beard. She hates facial hair. Who has to give in? Ask Carolyn gives her opinion on the subject at the I’m Just Say’n blog, http://www.truckersnews.com/ask-carolyn. August photo contest: Cityscapes Truckers News’ new photo contests began last month. This month’s contest asks for Cityscapes such as the Baltimore street scene shot by Steve “Tuco” Jacobs you see here, “snapped while I was stopped at a red light” under a hazmat load, he says, which yielded unexpected results: “The photo [taken through the windshield] is not touched up or cropped in any way.” To enter the contest, join Truckers News’ Flickr.com group and post your own cityscape or other shot at www.flickr.com/groups/truckersnews. Find contest rules there, too. 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