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Navigating the intricate levels of trucking BS
There are several distinct levels. âAll can be somewhat entertaining, but the gold standard club membership is running with (or behind) a pack of crusty old Nebraska livestock haulers, swapping CB stories in the middle of the night.â
October 19, 2016
Business
Stories, legends and family tales
Stories told over turkey: âMy favorite story is about my 80-year-old grandmother chasing a log truck down on Highway 41, right outside of Macon, Georgia. If you ever wonder where I get my tenacity from, wonder no more.â
November 28, 2014
Life
How old is that story, bro?: Trucking tales, legends, ghosts
âBeware, trucking newbies, youâre not the first and you wonât be the last to hear about Large Marge....â Traveling folk tales, trucking and its roots in European lore.
August 20, 2013
Business
Momma Bears put out cab fires, slap tornadoesâŚ
âA tornado was coming and my own Mother heaved a queen-size mattress into a 4-by-6 bathroom with one arm while simultaneously dragging and throwing me under it with the other. She broke the door off the hinges.â
April 17, 2013
Business
Lying to the kids
âLying to the kids is perfectly alright when it involves fairy talesâŚ. Itâs not OK to lie to kids about things they need to know.â
December 29, 2012
Channel 19
Humor in all places: Weigh stations, auto hauler suppliersâŚ
Thatâll be $5, driver When we quizzed operators via Overdriveâs Facebook page about their funniest weigh-station memories, moving van hauler Robert McConnell didnât hesitate: âMany years ago at a Colorado scale, when you used to have to go in and get your little yellow paper, a fellow mover was there and, when asked what he was [âŚ]
April 30, 2012
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