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 truck stops should be able to help him with permits, and if he looked in the front of his map book, he could find all the contact information he should need on any state for permitting and/or weigh stations.... He looked at me confused and told me he
Buck Up Women!
Nov. 21 2009
Maybe I just don't put up with much shit. Maybe I'm stronger than most. Maybe I just have to do things my way. Maybe my mother and father taught me that life wasn't handed to you on a silver platter, and trust me I asked for that a lot. So I started to watch this youtube video and about 2 minutes into it I wanted to poke my eyes out... In short, (just incase you can't stand watching either) this women made this video about driving with a male co-driver whom she couldn't stand. He stopped too many times, which woke her
Daily driving lessons for Rookies.
Aug. 18 2009
I've been driving for some time now and when I started out, there was respect among drivers. Now I find nothing but a lack there of. Is it because most truckers are not really truckers at all? I won't use the "steering wheel holder" bit, but I wonder if the drivers are out here because they think it's a quick buck. Some moron from Swift (Slow wagon in Fast Traffic or CRST (Cedar Rapids Stunt Team) told them it was going to be the best thing to happen to them... And that it didn't matter that they don't know shit about a
