For Writers it is Never to Late
Etrucker- Essay Contest
Are you a trucker who has always been a fan of writing? Do you spend your hours off the clock writing a novel in your cab? Or do you simply have something to say about driving and the impact it’s had on your life? Have you ever wanted to be a published writer?
If you’re a trucker who likes to write, your hobby might earn you $1,000, enough money to get some of those chrome accessories for your truck. The Mark Twain Essay Contest, sponsored by etrucker.com, is open to all truckers and their immediate families. Truckers have to write about trucking or something to do with life on the road. Whether you write a romantic story of a trucker falling in love, or an essay about a sad or hard time in your career, your essay could be among the winners. Although unless you have some really good material on hand, it might be to late for this year, but it gives you a good head start for next year’s constest. So keep reading!
Truckers who want to take a look at previous winners can visit Etrucker, where they can read a published honorable mention.
Truckers can write a fiction or nonfiction piece no longer than 2,000 words, a little over six pages double-spaced, and enter it in the contest for a chance to win. First place essays win a prize of $1,000, while second place earns $500, and third place $250. Honorable mentions will also win a free one-year subscription to Trucker’s News. Winning entries will even be published in the magazine.
Winners will be determined by those who spend much of their time writing about trucking, the editorial board of Trucker’s News. Truckers who are interested in writing about their chosen field should enter the contest. Anyone could end up with a publication in Trucker’s News. So if you’re looking to make a name for yourself in fiction or non-fiction, then try entering this essay contest specifically for truckers.
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The Bulldog Mack
Mack Museum
Whether you’re looking to learn a little bit about the history of trucking or you just want to feel more confident about buying a Mack, visiting the Mack museum will introduce you to the impressive past of one of the most popular truck manufacturers in the world.
Often called “The Greatest Name in Trucks,” Mack has long been America’s leading truck manufacturer, as well as a name that people trust. At the Mack museum, truckers and their families can see how this manufacturer got so far.
Truckers and their families will be fascinated by this illustrious brand’s start as they visit the museum and view the first vehicle to ever be called a Mack—one of the open air busses that the Mack brothers built for tourists to peruse Chicago and New Orleans in the early 1900s.
In addition to the bus, visitors will also see early Mack trucks made deliveries while other companies were still relying on horse drawn carriages, as well as Mack’s contribution to war—the 1918 AC manufactured for WWI, which earned the company’s vehicles the names of Bull Dog.
But while looking at these early models can be interesting, and speak to the longevity of Mack as a manufacturer, truckers and their families can also view hundreds of photographs at the museum, as well as records indicating when certain trucks were build. The museum even allows truckers to contact them when seeking information about a particular model of truck. Displayed in conjunction with the America on Wheels exhibit, truckers who visit the Mack Museum will not only learn the history of Mack, but also the importance of the transportation industry in America since its early days.
Visitors to the Mack Museum can find the institution in Allentown, PA, a convenient route for truckers and their families who tread the major highways nearby. The museum is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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How About a Truck Pull
Big Rig Pulling
Truckers have to spend long, hard days working on the road, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to use their trucks to play just has hard. For truckers that like to try and test the might and strength of their trucks, big rig pulling events can be a fun way to spend off time. And for truckers who just like to see the show, big rig pulling can be a good way to relax from the road and reconnect with why you became a trucker in the first place.
One of the most recent, and most popular, big rig truck pulls happened in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, where famous rigs with names such as “The Killer,” “Silver Bullet,” and “Lady Butterfly” took home titles and prizes.
Events such as the Bloomsberg fair draw trucks from all over the nation. Because truckers travel the major highways in the United States, these events can be great places to spend mandatory time off the road on their way to and from destinations.
Popular events for the summer and early fall, winter’s thaw into spring will most likely see the beginning of such events again, and truckers will be getting themselves in gear through practice and viewing the finals from past championships.
For many truckers, driving a big rig is more than profession; it’s a passion. Most job counselors and life coaches, bosses, and business experts say that finding a job that is also your passion is the best way to gain satisfaction and happiness. For truckers, the machinery, as well as the ability to visit many places and experience life on the open road, is more attractive than any paycheck. Events like truck pulls allow truckers to embrace the fact that their passion is also their hobby. Information about events such as these can be easily found on the Internet.
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