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January 28, 2021

BLOWN TIRES AND SERVICE CALLS

Another thing I’ve been asked often is, “Can you hear when your tire blows out?” Yes, ma’am or sir, you most certainly can. If it’s the trailer tire, the noise is like a large caliber gun followed by a puff of dust (from the inside of the tire, I guess) and you’ll see,
January 25, 2021

WARNING SIGN, TIGHT PLACES

One of the most difficult things new drivers need to remember is the length of their vehicle, which is about 3 times longer, at 65 to […]
January 25, 2021

BIG TRUCK, SMALL ROAD/DOORWAY

One of the most difficult things new drivers need to remember is the length of their vehicle, which is about 3 times longer, at 65 to […]
January 25, 2021

BLOWN TIRES AND SERVICE CALLS

Another thing I’ve been asked often is, “Can you hear when your tire blows out?” Yes, ma’am or sir, you most certainly can. If it’s the trailer tire,
January 25, 2021

TRUCKS FROM THEN UNTIL NOW

I’ve said before, my driving an 18-wheeler was totally accidental. Becoming a truck driver was never anything I considered a potential career when I graduated from high school in 1962.
January 25, 2021

THE LONELY ROAD

Driving a truck is a very lonely job. Theoretically, that makes sense, but reality is like a cold bucket of water in the face.
January 25, 2021

HOMECOMING AT LAST

The life of a trucker, especially if they are long haul also called cross-country can be exciting, stressful, interesting and most certainly challenging as well as lonely.
January 25, 2021

DINOSAURS, SPIDERS AND THINGS

The things you see when you’re out there on the highway. I’d passed this spot several times on I-10, which is a major east-west highway that […]