Stories from the road. This category is a series of personal stories and my experiences of being a truck driver.
Co-Driver Thumper My Dog is Traffic Stopping Handsome! No really! You don’t believe me? Well, here is my latest story in my Journey’s of a Professional Truck Driver series. Many drivers take their pets with them on the road, they become a tax write off when you do so. Besides the companionship, there are financial…
I wanted to share a recent, unexpected experience that was truly a gift of being a truck driver: a homecoming. While I love seeing new places, this story is about going back. I recently took a load that, surprisingly, brought me back to Ridgecrest, California, the small desert town where I grew up. Since my…
As a continuation of my Journey’s of a Professional Truck Driver series, this story entitled “Caution Bears?! happened last month. I hope everyone finds it entertaining as well as informative. Have you ever seen a bear? I don’t mean at the zoo, or on TV, but a bear in the wild. Unless you are a…
One of the joys of running under the carrier umbrella we have selected is that they allow us free truck parking at most of their freight yards nationwide. Not only does this give us a home away from home, it provides free truck parking in a time it’s hard to come by. Another benefit is…
Have you ever taken your dog with you and then realized you forgot the harness or leash? If you are just out for the day, it’s not such a big deal. Just run home and grab it and you are back in the game. However, what happens if you’re hundreds of miles away? You need…
Life on the road is hard, but it makes going home all the sweeter. My team driver and I usually stay out about 10 days and we spend the whole day before we leave packing. Laundry, cleaning out the truck and re-packing it for the trip ahead. Meal prepping 10 days worth of food for…
This is one of those stories that still gives me a bit of a shiver when I think about it. Halloween on the horizon I thought this is the time.
Welcome back to my Journey’s of a Professional Truck Driver series. I hope you enjoyed my first story Solo Delivery whether you are a professional driver or just up for a little entertainment. This is another story from early in my trucking career that I wrote…
My first trucking solo delivery adventure / assignment after completing my training was to two retail stores in Salt Lake City.
This first story is from my very first trip as a professional driver. A humorous tale of the first night over the road for a trucker in training.