roadside attractions TRUCK GALLERY Class of '81 CALENDAR
FEB. 3-4: MID-WEST TRUCK & TRAILER SHOW, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Ill., www.mid-westtruckers.com.
MARCH 6-8: THE WORK TRUCK SHOW, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, www.ntea.com, (800) 441-6832.
MARCH 11: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS. Move clocks forward one hour.
MARCH 22-24: MID-AMERICA TRUCKING SHOW, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, www.truckingshow. com, (502) 899-3892.
APRIL 13-14: ATHS CHAPTERS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TRUCK SHOW, I-40 exits 392 or 294, Knoxville, Tenn., (865) 789-7771.
APRIL 27-29: 75 CHROME SHOP ANNUAL TRUCK SHOW, I-75 exit 329, Wildwood, Fla., www.75chromeshop.com, (866) 255-6206.
MAY 19: ATHS SHENANDOAH VALLEY CHAPTER TRUCK SHOW, Lawn Party Grounds, Green Street, I-81 exit 240, Bridgewater, Va., (540) 478-4389, old- trux4me@yahoo.com.
JUNE 10: ATHS METRO JERSEY CHAPTER, Automatic Switch Co., Florham Park, N.J., (973) 726-4586, thomasmulligan@msn.com.
JUNE 14-16: GREAT WEST TRUCK SHOW, Sands Expo & Convention Center, (888) 349-4287, www.greatwesttruck- show.com.
JULY 12-13: WALCOTT TRUCKERS JAMBOREE, Iowa 80 Truck Stop, I-80 Exit 284, Walcott, Iowa, www.iowa- 80truckstop.com.
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Fine 389 This 2012 Peterbilt 389, owned by Valley
Transportation and driven by Grand Meadow, Minn., resident Trever TerMaat, hauls oversize farm and construction machinery in the Midwest. It's powered by a 500-hp Cummins and 18-speed transmission.
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East Bernstadt, Ky., resident Robby Gaines bought this 1981 Kenworth W900A from a former boss after hauling refrigerated loads with it for years. Gaines, a member of the American Truck Historical Society's Bluegrass Chapter, retired the truck after it topped 2.8 million miles, but it's become a fixture at antique shows since. It's equipped with a 340-hp Caterpillar and a 9-speed transmission.
Pet Peeve James Regalado of Thonotosassa, Fla.,
drives this 2007 Kenworth W900L for Wurth Brothers Inc. With a 13-speed transmission and a 500-hp Cummins, it hauls electronics, oversize machinery and building kits.
approximately 0.0046 deaths per 100 million miles of vehicle travel as a result of tired truck drivers. About 1/6 of those involved a tired trucker who was in hours violation. And that's good reason to force putting $5,200 EOBRs in every truck, yet allow kids to continue down the highway texting away? Do the math. We're being eliminated by Big Trucking interests. This isn't even remotely about safety. — Webb Kline, owner of Pennsylvania-based Cream of the CropTr
"According to FMCSA stats, there are ansport, at " OverdriveOnline.com, about the DOT's ban of handheld cell phone use while driving
