People Gotta Eat

While it seems the trucking industry is getting hit as hard as any other with the current economic down turn, I’m happy to say it seems I am in the right part of the industry for a change. That in itself amazes me as I have a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Dreams or Nightmares

There is certainly no shortage of things to blog about these days. Between the war on terror, politics, the slumping economy and thousands of other things on people’s minds, the real question is, what, out of all those topics, would actually grab folks attention or interest long enough to cause them to actually read what I have to say?

The Rest of the Sweet Potato Story

Many of my readers found my story about Nash Produce of some interest.  Some posed the question, “How do you get them back out of the trailer.

When delivering to most large food processors around the country they usually have a large ramp onto which one backs the trailer then disconnects and pulls the tractor ahead out of the way.  Then the ramp is tilted up with huge hydraulic rams, gradually dumping the contents out into a big hopper from where a conveyor belt whisks them into the plant.

In Praise of Decent Shippers

Being the Grumpy Old Trucker that I am, I would find it very easy to write articles about the problematic shippers and receivers I encounter occasionally. However, that would only serve to fuel my Grumpiness and the problem spots would then by default, come out the winner.

A Message From Mrs. Grumpy

Hi I’m Marilyn and I am the wife of the Grumpy Old Trucker – strange that he’d choose this name for his blog, as he is truly a sweetheart, the love of my life…

Being a truckers wife hasn’t always been easy. Raising three sons with Dad only home now and then. But somehow we managed, simply because Bill and I have a very good relationship, which is vital when your husband is a trucker.

18 Wheels Driver

Getting Control of Your Car in a Skid

It is becoming more and more obvious to me that very few drivers on the road these days have a clue about how to control a skid. I don’t know if it’s because driving schools don’t teach it or because most drivers nowadays are learning from a friend or parent who never learned it either or for some reason skip that lesson.

Skid control is not something you can learn on the spur of the moment when the need arises. You either know it ahead of time or you reap the consequences. Quite often fatal.