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	<title>Becoming A Truck Driver: Help, Stories, Advice, and Opinions &#187; Rick Huffman</title>
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		<title>Mama Said They&#8217;ll Be Days Like This</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the two hours spent awaiting the arrival of the tow truck, I once again questioned whether I was cut out for this. For all I knew, this would mark the end of my brief trucking career. I had, however, learned another hard lesson. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/06/mama-said-theyll-be-days-like-this">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Your Head Screwed On Straight In A Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 08:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I learned two things from a recent misadventure: first, that being safe out here requires being careful and being lucky and, second, that I needed to keep my head screwed on straight in a time of crisis. I had made the wrong initial decision, but I had gotten lucky—next time, I might not.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/05/keeping-your-head-screwed-on-straight-in-a-crisis">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Through The Challenges Of Life On The Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After loading up some drywall that had to be tarped on a rainy day in a muddy mess of a parking lot I began to question whether or not becoming a truck driving was a mistake. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/05/fighting-through-the-challenges-of-life-on-the-road">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Directions, The Wrong Entrance, and A Coon Dog Cemetery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first delivery of my first full solo week was to Simpsonville, South Carolina. This one, thankfully, went very smoothly; the directions were accurate, it was easy to get to, and they had me unloaded quickly. This trend, however, would prove to be of the one-in-a-row variety and I came across some odd sitings! <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/04/bad-directions-the-wrong-entrance-and-a-coon-dog-cemetery">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Humbling Adventure: My First Delivery Driving Solo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After saying goodbye to my trainer, it was time to set out on my first solo run. And what an adventure it turned out to be! <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/04/a-humbling-adventure-my-first-delivery-driving-solo">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On The Road In Training With Ringo Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first couple of weeks on the road driving flatbed were hard, because my body was not conditioned to this pace, this type of work, or these long hours. I lost most of the feeling in the tips of my fingers, and I had aches in places where I would have sworn I didn’t have muscles.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo-part-2">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On The Road In Training With Ringo</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first time out on the road in training I had a patient, entertaining, and unique character for a trainer - Ringo - an imposing, grizzly bear of a man with a beard like Dan Haggerty. His patience and entertaining stories made for a very unique experience.  Since we were running southeast regional, we would get to go home on weekends, but the “trucker’s weekend” was not something I’d been prepared for. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Truck Driving School Part IV &#8211; Taking The CDL Exam</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, the time to take the road test arrived. We would go, in small groups, to the testing facility in Hartselle, Alabama over the next five days. I would test on the second day, and Alan would test on the fourth. Everyone was nervous, and most of us failed the first attempt. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/truck-driving-school-part-iv-taking-the-cdl-exam">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking School Part III &#8211; Boot Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone is abysmal at 45° angle backing to start with, and I was no exception. However, I was not the only one having difficulty. Alan even resorted to mathematical solutions to crack this puzzle, but it didn’t seem to help either of us. But a couple of great instructors stepped in and helped get us going in the right direction. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/trucking-school-part-iii-boot-camp">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attending Truck Driving School Part II &#8211; First Day On The Yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alan and I were both nervous, yet excited about the new challenge before us. We’d be spending the first couple of days in the yard, learning straight-line backing and 45° angle backing. Here we go - my first attempt at backing up a truck. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/attending-truck-driving-school-part-ii-first-day-on-the-yard">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attending Truck Driving School Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Priceville, Alabama was where my trucking adventure began. A Super 8 motel room would be my home for the next three weeks while I attended CDL school. I did not know what to expect on the first day, but I met a wide range of personalities in the other students. It was incredible to see the diversity. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/attending-truck-driving-school-part-i">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming An American Trucker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was probably one of the most unlikely candidates to become a truck driver that the world has ever seen. I had spent the past 20 years of my life working in television broadcasting in various roles. While it had been exciting and challenging at first, the years had eroded my role into a thankless and suffocating rut. I seriously needed a change...a new experience. This is the beginning of my story - the life of an American Trucker.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/becoming-an-american-trucker">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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