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8-Lug Magazine editors discuss the diesel truck lifestyle, divulge magazine happenings, and provide miscellaneous updates in monthly columns.
The Garage Editorial: Benefits of Working for 8-Lug The Garage Editorial: Benefits of Working for 8-Lug
By Bob?Carpenter
The real purpose is to get photos and info that I can share with you, the reader.
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The Garage - Editorial - Changes to 8-Lug The Garage - Editorial - Changes to 8-Lug
By Bob?Carpenter
Have you noticed things are a bit different here at 8-Lug HD Truck magazine?
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The Garage - Editorial - Digital Subscriptions The Garage - Editorial - Digital Subscriptions
By Bob?Carpenter
8-Lug magazine is working on its 7th year of existence thanks to the many, many people who think it’s worth their money to grab it off the newsstand every month. I can’t tell you how appreciative I am...
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The Garage - Editoral - Traveling the States The Garage - Editoral - Traveling the States
By Bob?Carpenter
“I’ve been everywhere, man…” the song ran through my head as I drove home from the Western Hunting Show in Salt Lake City, Utah, recently.
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The Garage - Editoral - Misrepresentation The Garage - Editoral - Misrepresentation
By Bob?Carpenter
I got an email yesterday from a manufacturer. He was just checking with me to see if a guy was legitimate. I had never heard of the guy.
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The Garage - Editorial - Feature Trucks The Garage - Editorial - Feature Trucks
By Bob?Carpenter
We have an embarrassment of riches here at 8-Lug HD Truck magazine. I mean it, too. Do you have any idea how many awesome trucks want to be featured in this fine magazine?
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The Garage - Editorial - SEMA The Garage - Editorial - SEMA
By Bob Carpenter
I just returned home from the annual SEMA trade show in Las Vegas, and boy are my feet tired!
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The Garage - Editorial - January 2012 The Garage - Editorial - January 2012
By Bob Carpenter
Every first Monday in October I make a mental note that it's my anniversary of working in the magazine business.
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The Garage - Editorial - December 2011 The Garage - Editorial - December 2011
By Bob?Carpenter
"I screwed up." It's not that hard of a sentence to say, really. Especially when it's true.
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The Garage - Editorial - November 2011 The Garage - Editorial - November 2011
By Bob?Carpenter
“Why can’t I find 8-Lug on the newsstand?” “Why don’t you offer subscriptions?” These two questions dominate the inbox of my email on a regular basis.
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One of the joys of owning a new truck is the paint looks great. In fact, it will never look better than it does straight off the showroom floor. There’s not a chip or rock ding to be seen on the unble...
A Chevy 2500 HD, 2004 Dodge Dualie, and a 2000 Chevy 2500 Cab Crew 4x4
Rob Graft owns Nemesis Industries, a company that makes Jeep products. Hauling a 53-foot show trailer around the country from his base in Elbert, Colorado, can involve thousands of miles, so he took g...
Kelly Fromm honors the sacrifices of his fellow soldiers with a custom Camaro he takes on tour, but he also needed a truck that could handle the haul.
"This truck was built in my driveway," John James told us as he showed off his '05 Kodiak 4500. John is a tow truck driver for the Auto Club and the CHP, working the graveyard shift in California.
The food truck revolution has exploded in many cities in this country. Stories of gourmet chefs adapting an interesting concept (lobster grilled cheese anyone?) and taking it out on the road to adorin...
Blending work with play has always been a fascinating idea, and if you're a regular reader of Work Truck Review, you know our readers are good at it.
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