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	<title>Becoming A Truck Driver: Help, Stories, Advice, and Opinions &#187; letter from a truck driver&#8217;s wife</title>
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		<title>Dealing With Load Planners</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/gbabiesgma/2009/07/dealing-with-load-planners</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it can be very difficult dealing with dispatch, and especially the load planners that are behind the dispatchers. I’ve been with my husband now on a few trips and I've seen some of the crap that he has to go through when dealing with certain people. I’m telling’ ya……..I guess all I can say is “WOW”. ]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Worth More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truck drivers, to me, deserve more because I’m watching them make it all happen by transporting freight from one point to another every day.  So with that, please know that I’m praying for every one of you, and wanting the best for all of you because to me...YOU’RE ALL WORTH MORE!!!]]></description>
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		<title>Love or Infidelity?  It’s Your Responsibility!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a comfort in knowing that all is ok while being in the same room with the one you love in total silence. Never forget how lucky you are. Stay true, always.]]></description>
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		<title>Comradery &#8211; Where is it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember hearing truck driver’s talk about the comrodary amongst themselves. It seems like years ago. Oh yeah, it was! How they used to wave when passing by. Some still do, but the young “bucks” (newbie’s) haven’t gotten the teachings from the “old timers” that have been around the block a few times.<br /><br />]]></description>
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		<title>Your &#8220;Other Half&#8221; In a Truck Driving Career</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a first time truck driver's wife, at times when my husband leaves on a trip, I've experienced almost every emotion there is from elation to loneliness, sadness to worry. And I’m here to let all of the first-time spouses and significant others of over the road drivers know that you’re not alone.]]></description>
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		<title>A Short Poem From A Truck Driver&#8217;s Wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who have never experienced the life of an over the road truck driver have no idea how difficult the job and the lifestyle is. Here's a little poem I wrote to let drivers know that some of us do understand, and that we're thinking about you all the time.]]></description>
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		<title>Potty Break&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me start out by asking one question…..How many of you (meaning truck drivers) that are on the road daily really look around and observe the landscape, as much as you can, to see all the trash that’s discarded and amongst all that debris how many have noticed all the “waste” containers”?  
In my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Hauler&#8217;s Recognition &#8211; A Letter From A Truck Driver&#8217;s Wife</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/gbabiesgma/2009/03/long-haulers-recognition-a-letter-from-a-truck-drivers-wife</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story is dedicated to every long~haul truck driver out there, men &#038; women alike! I am the wife of a long~haul driver and I'm writing this to give recognition to those where very little is given, which is very much needed.]]></description>
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		<title>Long Hauler&#8217;s Recognition &#8211; A Letter From A Truck Driver&#8217;s Wife</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/03/long-haulers-recognition</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Aquila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We received a letter from Karen Smith, the wife of a long-haul truck driver, and she asked us to publish it for her. She spent some time on the road with her husband and wanted everyone to know what she found out about truck drivers - that they deserve a lot more appreciation than they get for doing such a tough job and living such a demanding lifestyle.]]></description>
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