Stories from the road. This category is a series of personal stories and my experiences of being a truck driver.
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We’ve run our own dedicated CA–PA lane for over a year, and it usually runs like clockwork. Then the Rock Stars asked for two weeks off for their anniversary trip to Hawaii, we jumped in the Ford to cover it ourselves, and the next two weeks brought a tire blowout, a $3,000 headlight, an overnight stop on I-81, and a reminder of what this job actually risks.
Dolly Parton’s name is on a lot of things. Most of them are worth the stop. I wanted to know whether a travel stop with her name on it would hold up for the people who actually live out here — the ones who need a shower, a place to put seventy-five feet of truck,…
I-70 isn’t all bad — but the Indiana stretch has been voted the worst highway in America, and now they want to toll it. Here’s a trucker’s honest take.
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.
I wanted to share a recent, unexpected experience that was truly a gift of being a truck driver: a homecoming.
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…
Free parking, a shortcut around I-70 through Indiana, and a rare chance for real face time with one of our teams — here’s what a meet-up with the Rock Stars in Louisville looked like.
Have you ever taken your dog with you and then realized you forgot the harness or leash?
There is always an air of excitement before we head out over the road, but the road home is my happy place.
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.