Advice from a ‘World’s Toughest Trucker’

Jun 15, 2012

William Carlos “L.A. Rookie” Weekley from the Discovery Channel’s “World’s Toughest Trucker” is hanging out with the Truck It Smart folks here at the Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas this weekend.

Here’s a brief clip of him at the show offering up a bit of advice to the owner-operators of the world:

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