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Have a Safe Trip

 

JohnBoy,

Have a safe trip and be careful through Dallas if you do pass by there.

KH

 

Good luck to you and Geo, John!

 

Hey Mr John boy. My name is Mary Willams. I've tried to reach Abilene via phone and can't get any one to answer.
However I want to share this story with u.
Last Sunday, while driving thru Iowa on a very snowy, icy evening, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the best truckers in the world. And he was an Abilene driver.
About 730 in the evening, I was on i-80 and I hit a patch of black ice and lost control of my car and slid off the hwy, down a embankment into a tree. This all happened right beside a rest area.
Your fellow Abilene driver was in the rest area and saw me crash.
Within a minute he was at my car helping me and my 2 kids out of the car. After accessing the damage, he invited us to come sit in his truck while I tried to reach my husband and the police.
To make a long story short, we ended up sitting with this driver for about 3 1/2 hrs that night.
He was nothing but professional. He fed my children with food in his truck. Let my kids play his video game system to keep them entertained. My son even fell asleep on his bed.
I just wanted to say thank u to him in some kind of way. I didn't get his phone number and like I said, I can't seem to get anyone on the phone at Abilene.
Like I said, he was nothing but professional and the inside of his truck was spotless. I thank god this man was in the area that night. It was pretty scary.
By the way, his truck number was 1328. And his name was chuck. If u know him and can pass this message along to him or your company, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, and merry Christmas. Mary

 

That's a great story!

 

Hi Mrs. Williams. Thank you very much for posting this. I wish these kinds of stories would get out to main stream media. We hear the stories of bad truck drivers or bad truck stories and do not hear often enough of the "professional drivers" out there who do good deeds.

I hope you and your family were unhurt and that you have a Merry Christmas and a SAFE Happy New Year. Thank you for posting this.

Chuck in truck 1328. Unsung hero my friend. Job well done!

Johnboy: I have been following you at both places for a couple of years. I am a former OTR driver who left the road. Through your posts, I can keep a taste of the industry I love. Sadly, as professional drivers, we are not paid enough and I had to leave to find a job that would allow me to pay my child support on a consistent basis. I miss the road almost every day and really appreciate the service you are providing with these posts.

Be safe out there, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. To all the drivers (and others) who read this post, you too, have a Merry Christmas (or happily celebrate your holiday) and a Happy New Year. Be safe in your travels.

Warmest regards,
George

 

Another rah rah story about a "hero" trucker. Bah humbug!!! Lol seriously, its great to hear this stuff and the truth is, it happens all the time. We are still the "Knights of the Highway". You just hear more stories that are bad instead of good. Hats off to this driver and the many more who do it all the time and remember Mary, Chuck represents the majority of truckers out there! Thanx for the great post!