Prisoner of the Highway

This was just a way for me to say so long to a co-worker, Billy Baughman. Haven’t seen Billy in months. The last time I saw him he was in good health and looking good. He passed away recently. I just wanted to say “Happy Trails.”  

Department of Homeland Security’s Attack on U. S. Citizens in Georgia

On the 23th, of September, I made a delivery, of tractor parts, to the Georgia Ports Authority, in Savannah, Georgia. The section of the port, that I regularly deliver to, is the least busiest section. Most of the port activity is in the northern section, where the container trucks, go in, and out. The only [...]

It Don’t Speak Redneck

I had a little time to kill, around Birmingham one day, and decided to stop by a friend’s office, in Irondale, Alabama. He, and his wife, had opened a freight broker office at a place that I had worked at for a few years. I thought it would be fun to catch up with them, [...]

Somewhere Beyond the Snowdrifts

Echo, Utah After being held captive, in hostile northern territory, for some weeks, I thought good fortune had come my way. A delay ridden trip across the frozen plains had landed me in the Pacific North West.  The three and a half day delay in, the rainy, north west was welcomed relief compared to the [...]

Trapped in a Snowdrift

It’s 8:45, in the evening, and the Allied Van Lines truck driver has gotten himself unstuck, and made his turn,in the parking lot. For about, an hour or so, the Werner truck, to my left, finally got backed in, after chaining his drive tires. I’m sitting in my truck and having a beer. It is [...]

Arrow Trucking Has Closed It’s Doors

Landline Magazine is reporting that Arrow Trucking has given it’s employees an unexpected Christmas present. Drivers for Arrow Trucking have been notified to turn in their trucks at the nearest Freightliner Dealership. Some drivers have ran out of fuel, at truck stops, and have been instructed to turn in their truck keys, to truck stop [...]

Energy Efficient L.E.D. Traffic Light Hazards

Many cities, across the country, have been switching to L.E.D. traffic lights. The L.E.D lights are reported to be 90% more energy efficient than conventional traffic lights. What’s the problem? While the L.E.D lights are working out pretty good in Orlando Fl, they are creating  winter driving hazards in Milwaukee. Because L.E.D.s don’t produce heat, [...]

Sunrise in Southern Idaho

This is the view that I woke to Saturday morning. These pictures were taken near McCannon Idaho. All the fighting with Old Man Winter, this winter, was forgotten. This scenery made all the hassles of winter really worth it. I know that you folks, living in crowded cities, have concerns about global warming, and over [...]

Companies in the Salt Lake Area Micro Chipping Employees

I made a delivery to a company in Provo Utah today. I was having trouble getting into the building to check in at the receiving dock. The door bell was broken,  the door was locked, and no one responded when I knocked on the large roll up door. I had already walked around the building [...]

Lack of Reason in Commercial Drivers Hours of Service Rules

Monday morning I got the word that the company got audited last week. It was a safety audit and I was a subject of conversation at the resulting management meeting. Here, in the modern age of fascism, the authorities no longer need warrants to enter a trucking company and examine records. They can just waltz [...]

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