In 1969 I moved from London, Ontario to Prince George, BC. Back in Ontario, I drove 5-ton furniture moving vans, and when I moved to Prince George, I was fortunate enough to get a job doing the same thing. One of the big....

Welcome to 2020 and Pro-Trucker Driver’s Choice Magazine. Pro-Trucker has been publishing for 21 years, and Driver’s Choice has been publishing for 14 years. We have now merged to form this unique and much-improved t....

SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER LEFT UNSAID  AND I USUALLY REALIZE IT RIGHT AFTER I SAY THEM.If you can’t fix it with a hammer you have an electrical problem.-------------------------------------------Last night my in....

The dawn of a new decade is upon us as we enter the year 2020. Will this usher in another 10 years fit to be called the ‘roaring twenties’? Will we fall hard into recession? Maybe things will just continue on somewhe....

Summer 2019 is but a memory. Indian Summer, while it lasted, was very welcome, but now it is finally winter just one of the natural four seasons that make up Canada’s weather. The other three are 1. More Winter, 2. Roa....

Johnny's right hand deftly moved the gearshift from the "big hole" and downshifted through all the gears smoothly till he was slowly rolling through the parking lot of one of the most popular truckers cafes in the Crowâ€....

I would like to start off with some lyrics from The Kendalls, "Thank God for the radio. When I'mon the road. When I'm far from home and feelin' blue. Thank God for the radio. Playin' all nightlong. Playin' all the songs,....

The story about Fred, the freeloading fly, in a past issue of Pro-Trucker, got me thinking about wildlife affecting a driver’s working day. It doesn’t need to be something big like a Moose or deer to give a driver ca....

In the spring of 1968, I went to work for Millar and Brown out of Cranbrook, because, not only did I have a keen interest in trucks and trucking, but also seemed to have the needed natural propensity and skills to meet t....

I was heading west with our old Mack and a good load of machinery for Winnipeg late in September. It was a lovely fall day, sun shining, crisp and bright, and the old truck was humming right along. Just passed through He....