Loading Heavy Equipment
Dad and I delivered a load of machinery to the Vancouver docks, and the next morning I was sitting down to a good breakfast, contemplating a couple of days off on the West Coa...
Blogs
A night to remember
It was late afternoon, and I was about to depart on the nightly trip to Seattle. Out in the yard I ran into one of the city drivers I knew, and being a new driver, I always had...
Trucking is a Trade
With the encouragement and support of many truck drivers, well-known drivers Kim Wylie and Trent LaIone, have started a “Trucking is a Trade” Facebook page. There are no dues or fe...
Wide Open Spaces (and closed in places)
After 12 years of driving truck, I finally got a chance at a trip to Arizona. I was beyond excited to knock that state off of my list of those I still hadn’t travelled. I belie...
Attitude & Altitude
If you have an open mind and a good attitude, you are more likely to climb up the ladder of success – and that is the altitude. There is no such thing as a perfect driver, me i...
In the Truck’s Clutches
I once had a job working for an Alberta trucking company pulling super-b flat deck trailers. Most of the work was in Alberta and British Columbia, and since this was before th...
Training Hours
When I read the editorial from our esteemed editor John White in the May-June issue, at first, 140 hours of training for new truck drivers seemed like a lot, but I suppose more...
Crimes Against Humanity
“Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity can be committed during peace or war. They are not isolated or sporadic events but are part either of a government policy or a wide pra...
Flood of 60
It was a Friday, and I had just come home from school when I got a phone call from my buddy Fred. He wanted Dad and me to come down to his place to take a look at what the floo...
The Switch
The boss called me into his office and said, “We need someone to do a switch every Saturday around noon in Clearwater with a truck from Edmonton - would you be interested?” Af...
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