Pickup truck drivers beware. Your vehicle may be on thieves’ list of favorite targets. Research released by the Highway Data Loss Institute, based on insurance theft claims during the period 2010 to 2012. The research showed pickups were the first…
The following post originally appeared on our RoadLoans blog, The Open Road. When I was in high school, one of my favorite summer reading assignments was “Blue Highways – A Journey into America,” by William Least Heat-Moon. This non-fiction treasure was so…
The following post originally appeared on our RoadLoans blog, The Open Road. Going into the long July 4 weekend, the very definition of summer for many folks, it is the perfect time to think about summer road trips – whether that’s a long…
When “green” vehicles hit the road, everyone seems to notice. More and more – total vehicle numbers and models – are doing just that. About one in 250 vehicles now on the road are so-called green vehicles – green cars,…
I departed from Dallas’ Love Field airport on Friday, June 14, en route to Vail, Colo. (see photo), to coach my summer lacrosse team in a tournament there. The trip was my first encounter with the magnificent Rocky Mountains. The…
Anyone who fills up the family vehicle’s gas tank regularly – and, let’s face it, that’s most of us – knows the meaning of the well-worn phrase “pain at the pump.” But that pain can hurt most on a summer…