Perspective Archives

The rising cost of traffic tickets presents difficulties in paying fines

Brad Klepper - March 1, 2022

Everyone — all two or three of you — that regularly read my columns in The Trucker are probably aware of what I do for

1975 Entertainer of the Year John Denver found ‘country roads’ not as friendly as the ones he sang of in top-selling single

Kris Rutherford - January 15, 2022

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,

Practice personal preventive maintenance while on the road

Bob Perry - January 15, 2022

Stretching is an excellent exercise you can do for your health. In the trucking industry, people talk a lot about PM — preventive maintenance —

Changing an industry is hard, especially when the nation’s infrastructure can’t support it

Brad Klepper - January 15, 2022

For the most part, I am pretty adventurous when it comes to new things. I will eat, drink and am generally willing to try damn

Checking blood pressure comparable to reading truck’s gauges

Bob Perry - January 1, 2022

Now that I’m back presenting at on site driver ordinations, one question that still comes up from new drivers is not understanding how elevated blood

Razzy Bailey’s trucking song was a follow-up to recording history

Kris Rutherford - January 1, 2022

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

The dawn of a new year offers a fresh chance to make the most of every day

Rev. Marilou Coins - January 1, 2022

Welcome to a new year! As we close out the past year, we are all looking forward to the “What’s new?” and “What’s the new

Q&A session: FMCSA’s DataQ system

Brad Klepper - January 1, 2022

Between online shopping and pretending to work, I was busy surfing the internet last month. Let’s be honest: Nobody (except truck drivers) really works that

Fitness guru offers strategies to help drivers lose weight, stay healthy on the road

Bob Perry - December 15, 2021

We all recognize the growing challenges the transportation industry is facing with the driver shortage. To top it all off, large numbers of drivers are

Music for the long haul: Take along a little George Strait for those holidays on the road

Kris Rutherford - December 15, 2021

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

Can a former president invoke the right of executive privilege to withhold evidence?

Brad Klepper - December 15, 2021

I know that some of you may find this hard to believe, but I am not a political junkie. I truly am not. In all

Same song, second verse: ‘It depends’ is attorneys’ standard answer for most questions

Brad Klepper - December 1, 2021

Brad Klepper is busy helping drivers with legal problems this week. We hope you enjoy this “rerun” from the Oct. 1, 2020, edition of The

Trucking tunes make Christmas on the road a little merrier

Kris Rutherford - December 1, 2021

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

Tips to stay healthy and hydrated on the road this winter

Bob Perry - December 1, 2021

Winter is coming — and that means potential delays due to road conditions, detention time and other factors. Plan ahead to make sure you don’t

A Christmas parable for truckers: The story of the fourth wise man

Rev. Marilou Coins - December 1, 2021

Can you believe we are only a few weeks away from Christmas? Many of us are ready to celebrate the reason for the season —

What kind of fuel are you running in your engine?

Bob Perry - November 15, 2021

Does eating late at night really make you gain more weight? I’m asked this question regularly — and yes, it’s true that eating late can

‘Heroes of the Highway’ have inspired country music for decades

Kris Rutherford - November 15, 2021

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

Recent Supreme Court rulings uphold ‘qualified immunity’ for law enforcement

Brad Klepper - November 15, 2021

As you know, I am an attorney. That fact alone means that I have a grossly inflated sense of self. In other words, I sometimes

US Supreme Court hearing could exempt trucking industry from California’s AB5

Brad Klepper - November 1, 2021

I understand that not many of y’all (I can say that because I’m from Oklahoma) may not really care which cases the U.S. Supreme Court

‘Leaking’ God’s word, wisdom can have an impact on those around you

Rev. Marilou Coins - November 1, 2021

Marilou Coins is out of pocket this week, but we hope you’ll enjoy these words of wisdom, which originally appeared in our Nov. 1, 2020,