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