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Something to THINK About
I would love to give credit to the original writer for this statement, yet I have no idea who it is. Anyway, it is not my statement, but I felt that it is something I should post… The average OTR driver is asked to stay out 14 days for 2 days off at home, with […]
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Being A Truck Driver – My Personal Thoughts
2022 June 9th I have been a long haul truck driver for almost 19 years. I’ve had better jobs, but none that has taken care of my family better than driving a truck. My current company is one that I hope to stay with and retire from. I can not tell you much I appreciate […]
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Bad Communication Means Lots of Waiting
I don’t want to be a MUSHROOM! Always in the dark, and fed a lot of crap!
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Fun with Our Mechanics
I had a PM done recently at 45,000 miles. So my next PM is at 65,000 miles. This is what the mechanic put down on the PM sticker for my truck… I told him that he must have used some really good oil for my truck.
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The Life of a Truck Driver — Hurry Up and Wait
A long time ago, I spent 10 years in the US Air Force. One of the things I was taught was “hurry up and wait”. No kidding. You would rush to get somewhere and not be late, then have to wait for your turn. An impatient person would find this a horrible way of life. […]
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Video Entertainment on the Road
There are so many choices for entertainment on the road now a days that I really won’t go into them. I will say that I have been a subscriber of Hulu Live for a little while and found it to be very, very good! So good that we got rid of our satellite TV and […]
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New iPads from Apple
iPad Air Apple closed the Apple store web site and when it reopened Apple had added two new iPads. A 10.5” iPad Air with bumped up specs. It is what used to be called an iPad Pro 10.5”. iPad Mini The other iPad is an iPad Mini with bumped up specs, and, like the new […]
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Home Time
I know that there are several posts about “home time”, but when you are gone most of the time, home time is special. I don’t have the luxury of going home every day after work. Nor do I have the extreme luxury of having a weekend off each week (at home). My “home time” is […]
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The Stupidity of Some People’s Driving Habits
I was driving west on I-40 near Wheatley, AR and a driver was driving in the passing lane. A lot of drivers believe (falsely) that it is also a travel lane (it is NOT). So, I’m doing about 72 MPH in the travel lane (right lane) and I’m approaching this car on the right. I […]
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Why I Hate Holidays
Paul Turner, 3 July 2018 Years ago, I loved the holidays. Now, I hate them. I love spending time with my family. Holidays allow all of us to have that extra time with them. I’m not sure my family really knows how much I love spending time with them during the holidays, but I really […]
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