Interesting fella, Bruce Greenquist

If you are driving down the road and see a white 1999 Freightliner FLD with trailer proclaiming “Bruce Greenquist for President” – you may wonder who that is, and what party he’s with.You’ll be surprised to find out that Bruce Greenquist isn’t a member of ANY party and in fact – he’s the guy driving that rig.Bruce is an OOIDA member and owner-operator from Backus, MN. He’s single, with no

4-wheeler cuts in front of you? There’s an app for that

It’s well documented that a significant majority of accidents involving big rigs and smaller vehicles are the fault of the of the small-vehicle drivers. But if a picture is worth 1,000 words, a video should be worth a novel the size of “War and Peace.”Thus, my excitement over the announcement of a free app for Android-based phones that can continuously shoot video – from inside a cab, for

Climbing the coal mountains

As of Wednesday, April 14, Jasmine Jordan has made her way into Knoxville, TN, an estimated 800 miles from her destination of New York City.Jasmine, who also goes by Jazzy, is running from coast to coast to raise awareness of truckers who lack medical insurance and to raise money for the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund.Jasmine is the daughter of OOIDA members Lee and Paulette

In hot pursuit!

Jasmine and Lee Jordan have been welcomed into some towns with police and fire department escorts, bands and cheerleaders and even elaborate presentations that include ceremonial keys to the city.Mayors, civil servants and many crowds of supporters have latched on to the feel-good story of a teenage girl’s commitment to run coast to coast in honor of a fallen friend and to raise cash for the St.

I-Zoom Girl may have to work overtime

Remember I-Zoom Girl? She’s the cartoon mascot of the Indiana Toll Road, created in recent years to help the operator market electronic toll transponders to the public.Well, transponder sales are lagging these days just like everything else, so I-Zoom Girl may be required to put in a little overtime if the roadway operator, ITR Concession Co., is to upgrade to the next era of electronic tolling

Cancer puts trucking family to the test

A rare form of testicular cancer has sidelined OOIDA Member Joe Rini from the road for now. But he and his wife, Connie, have their gloves on and are already battling this disease.And from the determination I heard in Connie’s voice on the phone recently, she and Joe of Grand River, OH, are prepared to go all 12 rounds in the ring if necessary.Back in December 2009, Connie said she drove Joe to