Being cooped up in such a small space for such long periods of time, I think I'm becoming institutionalized. I've rigged a portable shower up for...
I have worked for my company for 7 years. The first 3 years I went through several fleet managers, not one of which EVER got me home on time. I...
I park my truck in the yard next to my house. The local Volvo dealership lets me park my trailer there. It doesn't cost anything and it's locked...
If it is cool enough at night, I like to shut the truck off. I sleep better. But I think this no-idle business is a crock. It saves fuel, but...
When I park in a truck stop where there are lot lizards, I put a post-it note on my window that says "no ######" before I got to bed and they...
Messing with lumpers is just one more thing I don't get paid for. A couple of months ago when my FM made us all watch a training video (I didn't...
I have the same problem with seeing at night. I wear contact lenses, so the oncoming lights often look like starbursts, not to mention the idiots...
I had to deliver a load to a warehouse by the airport outside DC one night, and I couldn't find the street I had to turn off onto. It was pitch...
As an OTR driver, you can pretty much live wherever you want. My company lets me take my truck home with me. I stay out 4 weeks and get 4 days...
That's absolutely right, and your own company won't even back you up. You'll get fired for trying trying to be a super trucker. Everyone...
Mac Papers in Hialeah, FL is a way cool receiver. My load delivered at 8:00 a.m., I got there at 3:00 p.m. the afternoon before. They stop...
Every time I deliver to a food warehouse that has lumpers, they tell me I can either pay a lumper or unload my truck myself. I would be happy to...
OTR is lots of fun. I just circled the country and took tons of pictures with my digital camera. I started in Dallas and headed west to Southern...
That Road Train is so awesome! Is there any way I could e-mail that photo to my Trucker Buddy kids? They would love to see it!
It's hard to be out on the road when you have a little one at home. Kids grow up so quickly and you'll miss so much of it. If you're going to be...
