Considering that all restaurants are carryout/drive through only during this Covid-19 crisis, as drivers we are left with few options. Sometimes, we are often left with few options. Occasionally, we have to become resourceful in our efforts to aquire something hot for dinner. This afternoon was no exception for me in Manitowoc, WI. So what … Read more
United We Stand The world has seen it time and time again. It’s that Great American Spirit that so many of our enemies just can’t figure out. It’s that Great American Spirit that answers YES when the rest of mankind says NO. It’s that Great American Spirit that says, ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL and … Read more
While I was pumping fuel into the truck this evening I did my customary walk around kicking tires and checking lights. It’s a rare occasion when I actually find something wrong. As luck would have it, I found that I had myself an extremely low tire. Actually, it wasn’t flat, it was leaking air. Rather … Read more
Blowing a hydraulic hose on a food grade trailer happens on extreme rare occasion. The key to handling this is to know exactly what to do to get things immediately shut down before the mess gets too large. As luck would have it on Thursday, the truck that had unloaded before I did was still … Read more
It’d been several years since I’d stopped at the Iowa 80 TA Truck Stop. If you are not aware of this particular truck stop you may wish to look it up. This is the world’s largest truck stop as well as the world’s largest chrome shop. If there’s a piece of chrome or a set … Read more
Apparently there is a reason why we have weight restrictions on bridges. – image borrowed from my Facebook news feed
My 2018 fall fertilizer season was extremely short. Actually, I only worked one day covering for a coworker that wanted to go deer hunting. His hunt was unproductive and my hauling fertilizer was cut short due to rain and muddy field conditions.
In my travels as a truck driver I am privileged to see many interesting things along the way. Sunday evening was week was no exception, I found something extraordinary on my route South of Manitowoc, WI on I-43. Sticking up very high into the nights sky was a huge American Flag fluttering on the cool … Read more
After getting rained out on Monday evening with a load of fertilizer on the trailer and sitting on hold/standby all day on Tuesday my boots are finally back in the dirt. Monday evenings load has been unloaded and I’m back in line to load another .
