Rolf Lockwood

Nov 30, 2023 | trucknews.com | Rolf Lockwood

After spending some 77 years on this sorry planet, 43 of them in trucking, I’ve learned some things. The value of humility was one of the first, and maybe the most important, certainly for a journalist. When you don’t think and act like you’re the cat’s meow, as my mother used to say, you’re far more likely – and able – to hear what others think and care about. It’s the first step in developing true civility, a trait I value greatly. I understood what ‘humble’ means when I was just 10.

Nov 2, 2023 | trucknews.com | Rolf Lockwood

If I owned a small to medium-sized fleet, and wasn’t planning to sell out to one of the big boys, I think my head might be spinning. So much change in the air, like never before. Even the biggest fleets are challenged. I fear this might lead to complacency as truck operators try to avoid too much change. Especially when it comes to engines and fuels.

Oct 2, 2023 | trucknews.com | Rolf Lockwood

Whether you run one truck or hundreds, one of the worst calamities you can face is a breakdown on the road. Even worse if you’re far from home and not within easy distance of a repair facility. Towing charges can easily reach thousands of dollars. Not to mention the cost of downtime, unhappy customers, and angry drivers. I hardly need to say any of that, but what isn’t so obvious is that in this new age of technological wizardry, you can actually predict many kinds of component failures.

Sep 5, 2023 | trucknews.com | Rolf Lockwood

Reflective and philosophical is how I’m feeling right now as I sit down to write on this last day of August. It’s been a week. Within hours of each other I lost a dear cousin due to an evil cancer and then saw the birth of my third granddaughter a zillion miles away in Australia. A well-worn phrase popped into my head – the circle of life – as a mixture of sadness and joy infused the day. Sometimes it’s hard to live, sometimes it’s easy.

Aug 14, 2023 | trucknews.com | Rolf Lockwood

Rodeo du Camion is a trucking spectacle like few others, drawing thousands of people to Notre Dame du Nord, Que. — all looking to experience the roar of the power, and the rolling black coal from the truck stacks. Rolf Lockwood, a longtime attendee and supporter, carted his camera to the track and pulled together this photo gallery.