Posts Tagged ‘truck’
Paper Route Surveys Can Get You into Trouble
Today I was thinking about a colleague within the region. He called me a couple of times last week to “pick my brain” about some oversize routes through New Mexico. After the second call, I realized that this fellow was writng a paper (or “book”) survey. In my opinion, that in itself is foolish…but the [...]
Mechanical problems on a load
Today, I picked up a load out of Laredo to Illinois, courtesy of Linda Blowers with Emerald Equipment Escorts. We got on the road pretty quickly. However, about 20 miles down the line when we pulled off the road to check the load, I heard a loud rumbling in the back of the truck. I [...]
Who is teaching kids manners?
I know it is normal for us more “seasoned” folks to point out how different our childhoods were. I hated it when I was young (a lifetime ago) and the old folks talked about how young people just aren’t taught the way they were. Today, however, I experienced a glaring example of how differently we [...]
I am home today
I made it in about 10 PM yesterday. It always feels good to get home and sleep in my own bed. On the way down, I tried to visit with Alice Eisenhower of Alice’s Pilot Cars in Colorado Springs, but unfortunately she was busy. I DID stop in Raton and had lunch with John Owens [...]
One load dropped…another to pick up
Today, I dropped the load I’ve been on since last Friday. There were two notable experiences related to that. The first was a 20 mile trip around a lake on narrow winding 2 lane roads with a 14 foot wide load. Actually it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been. Traffic was lighter [...]
Still at home
I’m still at home today, working on my bent truck in the high winds. Hopefully I will be able to complete it within a couple of hours. I regret not taking photos of it in its crunched state. I must thank Ken Paulk of Amarillo, TX (Rowdy’s Pilot Cars) for his help in repairing my [...]