Monthly Archives: December 2009

A Look Inside Trucking Part I

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Rhonda

Once you enter trucking, there is a lot that you get to experience. So many “interesting” things come your way. Many things you don’t give much thought to until it is brought to your attention thru company training, newsletters put out by employers, the trucking magazines, and over the Qualcomm – the truck’s messaging computer. Continue reading →

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Randy’s Phase 1 Training – Part 8

Posted on December 23, 2009 by rbradyjohnsen

I keep reading that the 2 most important factors for a successful marriage, especially in OTR trucking, are trust and communication…this week, we had neither one.  I suppose the added stress of all this didn’t help, and we both had a major thinking/behavior relapse.  This career truly does test a relationship, and any weakness that existed before WILL be magnified 1000 times. 
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Another Night Of Driving And A Very Close Call

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Rhonda

Even when you’re just cruising along, minding your own business, and doing everything right, you never know when someone is going to do something incredibly dangerous right in front of you, and this was one of those times. Continue reading →

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Randy’s Phase 1 CDL Training – Part 7

Posted on December 17, 2009 by rbradyjohnsen

Life on the road is not getting any easier for Randy, and life at home without him is getting even worse. He’s due for home time and we’re hoping it comes real soon. This is getting to be unbearable. Continue reading →

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Randy’s Phase 1 CDL Training – Part 6

Posted on December 7, 2009 by rbradyjohnsen

We’re about half way through with CDL training and Randy is hardly making anything out on the road with his trainer. He can’t wait to get done with training. He’s been through a lot already but unfortunately there’s still a good ways to go. Continue reading →

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Pulling Another Trucking All-Nighter

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Rhonda

I was all settled in for the evening and looking forward to watching Donny on Dancing With The Stars. Phone rings. It’s the boss. They need me to deliver 2 loads to the canning plant. The calls are coming in for loads. Trailers are being loaded now. I am assigned a truck too. I told them I can work and I’ll get there as soon as I can. This is gonna be a long night…. Continue reading →

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Randy’s Phase 1 CDL Training – Part 5

Posted on December 2, 2009 by rbradyjohnsen

Another day stuck at the school, another interesting story…don’t know if it’s true, but it’s interesting. Supposedly, a student took a bottle of liquor on the truck while with an instructor and other students. They got 30 miles away at a truck stop, the safety manager and cops were called, and he got a D.U.I. If it really happened, it’s incredibly stupid! A lot of odd things happen at that school. Continue reading →

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Randy’s Phase 1 CDL Training – Part 4

Posted on December 1, 2009 by rbradyjohnsen

So, Randy has been acting very strangely and I can hardly get him to talk to me at all. Two days ago he was all happy, now he seems really uncomfortable again…something is going on in that truck. I suppose I won’t find out until he has some “alone time” again. Continue reading →

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