Hello from Oregon and formerly Wisconsin

Hi everyone!! My name is Jim, originally from Wisconsin, moved to Oregon in July 2002. I've been a truck nut since I was a toddler, and of course, that carried over to a career as a driver which Started almost 22 years ago. I've had a pretty storied life, besides being a truck driver, I was a volunteer firefighter for Slinger WI, Juneau WI, and Kohlsville WI. When I moved out to Oregon, I became a reserve police officer for the city of Tigard OR. A reserve police officer carries the same weapons, wears the same uniform, writes the same reports (ugh!) and drives the same Crown Vic as the full time officers. Reserve officers only get payed for special events and emergency call outs. In my trucking career, I've been blessed with an almost perfect safety record. I've had one crash in Chicago in 1992, and two speeding violations in 1995, with 2.5 million miles. I've been an owner operator and company driver, both OTR and local. Looking forward to meeting you all, I tend to drive my wife nuts because if there is one thing I like to do is talk trucking when I'm not driving them!!!



Trucks I've driven:
1977 GMC Straight truck with reefer body
1979 GMC Brigadeer w/ reefer body.
1978 Ford Louisville
1982 International S Series
1982 Oshkosh 1250 gpm fire engine.
1975 Sutphen 75' aerial platform with 1500 GPM Hale Pump
1977 International 4070B
1980 and 1982 Mack Superliner
1985 International 9670
1986 Peterbilt 362
1988 Mack R model with Able body 60" sleeper (rare)
1989 Mack MH 613(wide grill COE)
1991 Mack CH 613
1995 Mack CH 613
1995 Peterbilt 377 SBA
1998 Peterbilt 379 (119"bbc)
1999 Navistar(International) Eagle 9200
1999 Peterbilt 379 extended hood(127 bbc)
2000 Kenworth W900L 72" Aerodyne
2002 Kenworth W900L 72" Aerocab Flat top
2003 Kenworth T600 72" Aerodyne
2004 Peterbilt 378
2005 Kenworth T800
2006 Peterbilt 378 4 axle Dump truck with 4 axle pup trailer
2006 Mack Granite 4 axle dump truck with 3 axle pup trailer
2008 Volvo VN 670



Companies I've driven for:
C Delsman & sons Inc- Waukesha WI
BFI of WI
JLP Transport- Horicon WI
Asche Transfer- Shannon IL
Allstates Trucking- Sturtevant WI
Trev Timblin Inc- Kewaskum WI
Wispak Transport-Milw. WI owner operator.
Badger State Western Inc-Abbotsford WI owner operator
JSK Transportation- Battleground WA owner operator
Davis Translite- Clackamas OR
Space Age Fuels- Gresham OR
Flying J Transportation- Troutdale OR (headquartered in Ogden UT)
Mark Bourdeau Trucking -Sherwood OR
Endicott Woods Enterprises -Sherwood OR
Knight Transportation- Fairview terminal Headquartered in Phoenix AZ