Trucking and art – who knew?

Jerry Nerman and his wife, Margaret, and son, Lewis, are among the Midwest’s most prominent collectors of contemporary art.The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, KS, is an elegant building designed by architect Kyu Sung Woo, and it houses a stunning collection revered by art lovers. When the museum opened on the campus of Johnson County Community College in October 2007, it

Idling, Kansas style

Not much notice was given for this workshop – it’s planned for tomorrow – but truckers in the Kansas City area are invited to learn more about the region’s idling restrictions. Plus, truckers can learn about funding opportunities for Kansas truck owners to help purchase diesel emission reduction products.Idling is limited to five minutes in the Missouri counties of Clay, Franklin, Jackson,

Jazzy has done it; now how about you?

The St. Christopher Fund has been commanding a lot of ink lately, thanks mostly to the amazing efforts of Jazzy Jordan, daughter of OOIDA Members Lee and Paulette Jordan. If you aren’t familiar with why Jazzy was running across America, it was actually to raise awareness of efforts of the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund.SCF is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization that

Rather reports on trucking world

A recent “Dan Rather Reports” titled “Haul or High Water” gave industry outsiders a glimpse into the trucking world and a broken system that can’t adequately pay its drivers for what they do. In my opinion, this huge dilemma is hard to cram into an hour show. As a reporter who covers the trucking industry, I know how complicated it can be to make others outside the industry understand.The show,

‘It looked like he was speeding’

You gotta be kiddin’ me.By a majority of 5-1, the justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled June 2 that police officers in the Buckeye State can issue speeding tickets based on visual estimates of speed and without any other form of proof such as radar.This is one of the most absurd decisions to come down from the bench in years.One trucker e-mailed me an interesting suggestion that this

Rick’s last ride

Over the Memorial weekend, many truckers were watching Facebook, tracking OOIDA Member Ralph Acocella’s route as he took home the cremated remains of his good friend, OOIDA Member Rick Rogers.Rick did his part to improve the image of trucking as a Trucker Buddy Ambassador and by participating in the World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics and the Make-A-Wish convoys. He was also a