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The Easy Way Out

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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 [...]

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I’ll Be Back

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Last night I had a bit of a mishap while dropping my trailer. I’m okay, but I ended up smashing my finger and knuckle against my trailer because I wasn’t probably paying as good of attention as I should have been. I ended up with a very slight fracture so I’m very slow on the [...]

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Eye Opener

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 [...]

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Alive and Unscathed

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 [...]

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Worn Out

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One thing a lot of people don’t understand about trucking is that when a storm hits, unless the roads are closed, you still have to go. You still have to get to your destination, preferably on time. People are waiting on their food, livestock, beds, carpet, and toilet paper. That means rain or snow and [...]

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Don’t Drive Drunk! Unless….

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 [...]

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Life 101

Well. It’s been one of those weeks and I keep hoping I’ll wake up from a bad dream. Last Saturday hubs fell about 15 feet from our truck shed. Luckily, he is alive. Luckily he will walk again. Unfortunately, he broke his femur on his right leg ending up with a steel rod and pins [...]

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