Hours usually don’t matter much to me. My days go by, mile after mile. Most of my days are spent watching other people. I watch how they are driving, the conversations they are having with the other person in the vehicle. They may be on the phone or having a discussion with the kids in [...]
The Easy Way Out
April 11, 2010 By 8 Comments
A few weeks ago when I was waiting to check in at a produce shed, a younger driver asked me two questions while standing there. The first was where he could get a permit to go into New Mexico. The second was, where are the weigh stations at? I told him most of the bigger [...]
Eye Opener
March 2, 2010 By 4 Comments
First off, I want to thank every one of you for all the kind, thoughtful comments you have made in the last few days on my Alive and Unscathed post. You people are wonderful! I posted “alive and unscathed” for a number of reasons. First, to get it off my chest, I knew if I [...]
Alive and Unscathed
February 24, 2010 By 15 Comments
This may ramble. At this point I’m so shook up I don’t know if I should shit or go blind, but I want to write this while it’s fresh in my mind, and right now I don’t belong behind the wheel. 20 minutes ago I was going north on HWY 83 in Kansas. I was [...]
CDL vs. Non CDL Holders
January 29, 2010 By 9 Comments
So, I’ve been sitting here reading about the trucking industry, and what FMCSA has planned for truckers. I’m thinking, that before long if the government has it’s way, trucking will be down to a few large companies and I, along with many, many, good people who LOVE trucking to the bone will be given one [...]
Driving Tips…
January 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
I have been emailed and twittered a couple times this week about safe travel tips. I thought I would share my thoughts on what I think makes for safe travel. It doesn’t matter if your in a car, pick-up, or semi-truck, if you follow these easy steps you should arrive to your destination safely! Be [...]
Don’t Drive Drunk! Unless….
November 24, 2009 By 12 Comments
Your on HWY 10 in Minnesota. At night…. So last night I ended up going to Wadena MN first before going out to Merrill WI which is fine, more miles, more money. I left Wadena around 8:15 p.m. and had a 6 hour trip ahead of me. I figured I’d be sitting in WI around [...]
That time of Year
October 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dry roads, 12 degrees above zero, and stars early Saturday morning gave me a false sense of hope as I run east on I80 hoping that my just being sick and wanting to crawl into my sleeper would be all I would have to fight with that day. Unfortunately as I was coming into Rock [...]
What Gives?
August 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
I’m on vacation. You knew that right? It’s a driving vacation which suites me well since I like to drive. This vacation is being driven in my grandmothers car and it’s probably the most I’ve driven a four wheeled vehicle in many, many moons. Usually the furthest I go in a car is the 20 [...]
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