Underground Pickup and Delivery – April 2012

Very early in my truck driving career, I experienced something very unique, at least to me at the time; I picked up a load from an underground storage facility in Quincy, Illinois and delivered to an underground storage facility in Springfield, Missouri. Before I got into trucking, I had no idea there were underground storage facility for food products, but apparently, there are several around the Midwest. I hope you enjoy this … [Read more...]

Trailer Tire Blowout in Texas 5-10-2016

Almost every day, sometimes several times a day, I see other truckers broke down on the side of the road. Frequently, they've blown a tire and they're either waiting for a service truck to arrive, or the service truck is there replacing the tire. Well, after nearly five years of driving 18-wheelers all over the country, I've had my first tire blowout! Now, I've had flat tires before; sometimes when I hook a trailer I find that … [Read more...]