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Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2024-01-15 14:42:33

Have you ever had a situation develop around you that left you scratching your head and thinking, "Did I really see what....Read more

Some of the Trucks I've Seen

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2023-09-19 14:41:51

The company that I worked for in Saskatoon had built a winch truck that was one of a kind. They took a cab over Kenworth....Read more

Technology

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2023-07-07 20:12:51

Trucks had little to no technology in the late ’60s and early ‘70s. Most companies were small (10 or 20 trucks). Tha....Read more

The Good (?) Old Trucks

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2023-05-08 20:46:33

Back in the day, I drove an old Flagyl truck with a Rolls-Royce engine, hauling gravel for Kirsch construction from Midd....Read more

All Experience…

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2023-03-07 14:52:19

One day I had my truck in a repair shop in Chilliwack, BC, when another customer that owned Regier Trucking asked if I k....Read more

All Experience isn’t Good Experience…

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2023-01-19 18:08:20

I have driven a lot of trucks over the years. Ford super duty single axle hauling fuel, Cab over Ford with a Cummi....Read more

Common Sense By Glen “The duck” Millard

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2022-11-10 08:40:32

You can ask as many drivers as you want about driving a truck, and you will get as many opinions as there are drivers. F....Read more

Adventure

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2022-09-12 15:27:42

We have all dealt with governments that make us think someone did not show up for work that day. This adventure begins i....Read more

Coincidences

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2022-07-11 22:17:09

In July 1988, I worked for Canadian Auto Carriers in Calgary, Alberta as a truck driver carrying cars and trucks from ra....Read more

Tires and Unions

Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.
Posted By Glen Millard : Glen “The Duck” was born in Saskatchewan. He has driven trucks for 50 years, mostly long hauling. He’s now retired, that is until another adventure comes along.

Posted on 2022-05-12 17:23:25

This story is from 1985 or 1986. I was new to car hauling even though I had about 25 years of other experience on the ro....Read more