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Andrea Rizzo is a freelance writer in the Norfolk, Va. area. She specializes in music and entertainment writing, and currently contributes to Port Folio Weekly and Lifestyles. In addition, she regularly contributes to CareersinGear.com Magazine and CareersinGear.com, the leading sources for truck driving jobs and other trucking job search tools.

Following Cb Slang Down The Yellow-Lined Road: Alligators And Chickens And Bears! Oh, My!

The current slang used for texting, instant messaging, and emailing may seem like gibberish to an outsider. However, it isn’t all that foreign when you look back at the history of trucking communications. Just three decades ago, the CB (citizens’ band radio) reached a popularity craze to be reckoned with, while changing the truck driving industry—and pop culture—forever. And just like now, these terms were hybrids of the cool speak of the day, before finding their way into daily usage. Read

By: Andrea Rizzo | 20/02/2009 | Trucks

The Unofficial Trucker Movie Top 10

From “They Drive By Night” to “Black Dog”: The Unofficial Trucker Movie Top 10 In recent years, the art of customizing big rigs and maneuvering around dangerous trucking conditions have made reality television a far more interesting place with serials like “Trick My Truck” and “Ice Road Truckers.” Although truckers and the profession of truck driving seem like unlikely bedfellows with Hollywood, American cinema has attempted to capture the independent spirit of the profession within the last se Read

By: Andrea Rizzo | 10/12/2008 | Trucks

We Gonna Roll This Truckin’ Convoy: the Unofficial Trucker Top 10

America’s love affair with the road has been further fueled by the trucking profession and the songs written about it. Since the moment the first truck hit the pavement, truck drivers have become cowboys in a sense, conquering the open road one truck stop, cup of Joe, and air horn blow at a time. Trucking songs are a celebration of this adventure, and early country crooners like Dave Dudley, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard used the trucking blues as a calling card—which is still infectious to the s Read

By: Andrea Rizzo | 20/08/2008 | Trucks