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		<title>Mama Said They&#8217;ll Be Days Like This</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/06/mama-said-theyll-be-days-like-this</link>
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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.]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Your Head Screwed On Straight In A Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/05/keeping-your-head-screwed-on-straight-in-a-crisis</link>
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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. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Rules: Going Back To Truck Driving School</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/05/new-rules-going-back-to-truck-driving-school</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 08:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 10th of 2009 things changed.   We have to go back to school!!! Before that date for the Netherlands it was enough to  get your Truck Driver's Diploma and that was it for life.  In order to get this diploma you had to do three courses:  Traffic rules for Big vehicles,  Auto-(truck)Technique  and Administration  (paperwork and HOS). But from September 2009 on all truck drivers who live and work as a driver  in the European community must go back to school.    ]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Through The Challenges Of Life On The Road</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/05/fighting-through-the-challenges-of-life-on-the-road</link>
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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.]]></description>
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		<title>Night Shift</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/05/night-shift</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 08:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work the night shift and haul carfuells. That work goes on for 24 hours almost 7 days. The Netherlands is not that big and most of the work is in our own part of Holland. ]]></description>
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		<title>Are Drivers Too Expensive?</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/angelique/2010/04/are-drivers-too-expensive</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Angelique and I'm from the Netherlands. Over here we have a big problem because our drivers are paid far more than drivers from Eastern Europe and it's hard to keep a job. The international jobs are going to the lower paid drivers in Eastern Europe where the cost of living is much lower. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Directions, The Wrong Entrance, and A Coon Dog Cemetery</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/04/bad-directions-the-wrong-entrance-and-a-coon-dog-cemetery</link>
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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!]]></description>
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		<title>A Humbling Adventure: My First Delivery Driving Solo</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/04/a-humbling-adventure-my-first-delivery-driving-solo</link>
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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!]]></description>
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		<title>An Intro To Big Trucks And Truck Driving School Part III &#8211; The CDL Exam</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/laineb/2010/04/an-intro-to-big-trucks-and-truck-driving-school-part-iii-the-cdl-exam</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/laineb/2010/04/an-intro-to-big-trucks-and-truck-driving-school-part-iii-the-cdl-exam#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Laine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After exploring the operation of a big rig and taking a drive, it's time to take the CDL exam and wrap up this series with some thoughts about the process of getting your CDL.]]></description>
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		<title>An Intro To Big Trucks And Truck Driving School Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/laineb/2010/04/an-intro-to-big-trucks-and-truck-driving-school-part-ii</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Laine</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of my intro to big trucks and truck driving school I talked about signing up for truck driving school at North Cross Commercial Driving School and covered a bit about the anatomy of a typical big rig. Now in part 2 I'll talk a little bit more about the mechanical aspects of big rigs and we'll take one for a drive!]]></description>
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		<title>Questions and Answers for a Truck Driver</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2010/04/questions-and-answers-for-a-truck-driver</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2010/04/questions-and-answers-for-a-truck-driver#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was contacted by an individual who is interested in becoming a truck driver. He asked me several questions about the trucking industry and about my job. I thought they were excellent questions and decided it would be great to share on my blog for any of you interested in becoming a truck driver. I hope this helps answer some of the questions you might have!]]></description>
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		<title>On The Road In Training With Ringo Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo-part-2</link>
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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. ]]></description>
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		<title>An Intro To Big Trucks And Truck Driving School Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/laineb/2010/03/an-intro-to-big-trucks-and-truck-driving-school-part-i</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Laine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If driving a truck has ever crossed your mind, or you just like the looks of that Kenworth, Freightliner, or Peterbilt going by, maybe you would enjoy reading a little more about the trucks and driver training experience, so here goes…]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo#comments</comments>
		<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.]]></description>
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		<title>Truck Driving School Part IV &#8211; Taking The CDL Exam</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/truck-driving-school-part-iv-taking-the-cdl-exam</link>
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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.]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking School Part III &#8211; Boot Camp</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/trucking-school-part-iii-boot-camp</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/trucking-school-part-iii-boot-camp#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Becoming A Truck Driver]]></category>
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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.]]></description>
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		<title>Made It Through Your First Year As A Driver? Great! Now What?</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/guyjax/2010/03/made-it-through-your-first-year-as-a-driver-great-now-what</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/guyjax/2010/03/made-it-through-your-first-year-as-a-driver-great-now-what#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guyjax</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Becoming An Owner-Operator]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What comes after the first year of driving? If you keep your safety record and license clean you now have a lot more option on where you can go, including becoming a lease driver or owner operator.]]></description>
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		<title>My First Year as a Truck Driver</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2010/03/my-first-year-as-a-truck-driver</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2010/03/my-first-year-as-a-truck-driver#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, it's hard to believe, but I've been at my current employer for 1 year as of today. I began Truck Driving School in January of 2009, completed that in February of 2009, and was hired on in March of 2009. This post will simply serve as some observations that I've made as my first year of a truck driver.]]></description>
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		<title>Attending Truck Driving School Part II &#8211; First Day On The Yard</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/attending-truck-driving-school-part-ii-first-day-on-the-yard</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/attending-truck-driving-school-part-ii-first-day-on-the-yard#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Becoming A Truck Driver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truck Driving School Day-By-Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Week 1]]></category>
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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.]]></description>
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		<title>Attending Truck Driving School Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/attending-truck-driving-school-part-i</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/attending-truck-driving-school-part-i#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Becoming A Truck Driver]]></category>
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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.]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming An American Trucker</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/becoming-an-american-trucker</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/becoming-an-american-trucker#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2386</guid>
		<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. ]]></description>
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		<title>Not Much Help For The Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/steve-rubens/2010/03/not-much-help-for-the-drivers</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/steve-rubens/2010/03/not-much-help-for-the-drivers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Rubens</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cathy and Steve's Story]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Qualcomm system at most companies have directions to customers listed, but a lot of the time the directions are wrong. Unfortunately, even when dispatchers and customers know the directions are wrong nobody seems to care enough to do anything about it. Here's an example of the mess it can cause.]]></description>
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		<title>Truck Driving Down Donner Pass</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2010/03/truck-driving-down-donner-pass</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2010/03/truck-driving-down-donner-pass#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until recently, I had never actually been on Donner's Pass in California. Donners Pass is usually touted as one of the more dangerous areas for truck drivers and is the site of many fatal accidents. It's quite an experience! I had the pleasure of going through it at night. I would have liked to take it during the day so I could see some of the scenery around me, but I'm sure I'll get that chance in the future. I was still able to make some key observations though...]]></description>
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		<title>Our Trucking Adventure Begins</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/starbabymilly/2010/03/our-trucking-adventure-begins</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/starbabymilly/2010/03/our-trucking-adventure-begins#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Rubens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello readers.  My name is Cathy Rubens.  My husband Steve and I started our trucking adventure in October of 2008.  These writing will be done in the form of flashbacks, with some things from the past and some things from the present.  Steve and I will be writing about the events and happening from our respective points of view.  The flashbacks will be stories of happenings and musings from events as remembered by us.   ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Trucking In Your Blood?</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/guyjax/2010/02/is-trucking-in-your-blood</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/guyjax/2010/02/is-trucking-in-your-blood#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guyjax</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you drive a truck if the trucking company you worked for only paid you enough to cover your bills at home and your meals, but nothing more after that? For me the answer would be yes. I love driving and I would do it for free. Trucking is in my blood. Do you love driving a truck? Really love it? If so, then trucking is in your blood. To me, there is a difference between liking your job and loving it. Liking your job means you enjoy going to work, you enjoy the people you work with, you enjoy doing your job. Loving your job means you would do it for free! For me, trucking fits the bill.  ]]></description>
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