My life as a trucker requires that I keep electronic devices. Since I started using a “cpap” an electrical device that stops sleep apnea, as well as other electronic goodies like my laptop that require a plugin, I have started keeping an electrical inverter in my truck. Electrical inverters are very easy to find in [...]
I recently took a load from Seattle to Las Vegas. What an amazing Trip! The route I took was I-90E to Ellensberg, then you catch I-82E through Yakima to oregon where you catch the I-84E by hermiston heading to Twin Falls Idaho where you catch highway 93 south. This entire trip is quite beautiful. Oregon,washington [...]
life as a trucker can be quite interesting and you will meet all kinds of characters out on the road. One character I met back east while hauling cars was Billy Billy used to have one particular trucker slang phrase that he used to say that was always good for a laugh the trucker slang [...]
Another trucker slang word is “Schneider Eggs” When driving in road construction you will notice those big orange barrels that they use to direct traffic. Truckers have a special word for these orange barrels. We call them “Schneider Eggs” Schneider is a large trucking company with orange trucks that [...]
Occasionally People ask me about Trucker Talk, and American trucker slang words like “County Mountie” or “Bear” for example. So I thought I would jot down a few I have picked up during my life on the road. To most people a Bear is a furry animal with long teeth and claws. [...]
Part of my job out here on the road is public relations. This means waving at people and giving the kids a blast on the ol air horn when they give me that universal sign you know pumping the elbow and arm for all its worth in a frantic parody of a driver pulling the [...]
one of the biggest problems I have when it comes to trucking is being able to eat and stay healthy on the road. Truck-stop and convenience store food is notoriously unhealthy not to mention expensive as hell. Recently I found a pretty darned good solution to the problem of finding health food on [...]
Keep in mind, those of you that feed yourself by Driving over the road, that If you have a satellite in your truck; big brother now forces your company to use this to track your Logbook. Be Safe……Highwaym
Ingredients:potatoes,carrots, walla walla sweet onions, red and green bell peppers, broccoli, “you can put in whatever you want basically” says darrell, Hy-Top Onion soup Dip Mix, a couple cups of water,bring to boil add veggies boil for two minutes then add fish or shrimp. Darrell added Salmon, put in the fish let boil [...]
Heading down south from Kent it has been a long day I decide to pull in to GeeCees Truck Stop for a cup of Coffee. I add 3 doughnuts 2 glazed and a Fritter to the mix and head out the door. I am careful going over the potholes in the parking lot [...]
