Happy New Year, one and all! The Season of Rejoicing & Overindulgence is behind us. It is my sincere hope that your time with friends and loved ones was truly safe and rewarding. It certainly was a celebration like n....

I had spent all week working in the pit repairing one machine after another and was looking forward to a couple of days off, but that was not to be. Dad had his R model and one of the B61’s hooked up to flatbeds, and w....

Mental capacity, while I don’t understand it fully, I know there’s never been a better time to talk about it. With the Covid-19 lockdowns, all that surrounds the pandemic, the hugely polarized political landscape and....

The day was like any other out on the highway. Some traffic passed quickly by and disappeared over the horizon as they headed to some unknown destination. The sun was shining and the road itself was in good condition. A ....

Back in the late 70s, I worked in an industrial area of Vancouver and occasionally had coffee with an old trucker who worked at a nearby terminal. I was interested in the big rigs and was always happy to listen to his st....

In 1985, while driving a gravel truck, I decided to look for a new job. A car hauling friend said, "Come work with us. They are looking for drivers, and you will get plenty of exercise." I applied, and they hired me. I t....

Sometimes our trucking life and the interaction with people we meet along the way have unexpected consequences - this is that type of a story. I came home off the road to find Dad and Pop in the shop with a van trailer t....

Just like a lot of other people, I’ve not been getting out much over the last three months or so. In fact, I keep a small notebook in the glove box of my car to work out my MPG on a full tank to full tank basis. When I....

Bob Dylan said it best when he titled a song, "The Times They Are A-Changin'." I never thought in a million years that I was going to have to try and determine someone's facial expressions with their face being covered. ....

Like some of you, many a trucking day has started for me around 3:30 am, doing a pre-trip inspection in an industrial part of some city or town. Whether winter or summer, the work must be done, and those of us in the tra....