This is a story about truck tires and my journey, about how I learned to take care of wheels and tires. First, I must tell you there are times when tire repair is an emergency on the road and other times when tire care i....

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Have you ever had a situation develop around you that left you scratching your head and thinking, "Did I really see what I just saw happen?" I've had more than one or two. I'll tell you about some.It was winter, and I wa....

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The company that I worked for in Saskatoon had built a winch truck that was one of a kind. They took a cab over Kenworth with a V8 Cat, then mounted a 5-speed main, a 4-speed auxiliary and a three-speed Browning box. The....

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Trucks had little to no technology in the late ’60s and early ‘70s. Most companies were small (10 or 20 trucks). That was before most of them got bought up by companies that are now fleets of 5000 to 8000 trucks with....

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Back in the day, I drove an old Flagyl truck with a Rolls-Royce engine, hauling gravel for Kirsch construction from Middle Lake Saskatchewan. It was a very quiet truck, but its top speed was only 35 or 45 mph. It was a g....

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One day I had my truck in a repair shop in Chilliwack, BC, when another customer that owned Regier Trucking asked if I knew Saskatchewan very well. He told me that a shop employee said I was born there. He said he had a ....

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I have driven a lot of trucks over the years. Ford super duty single axle hauling fuel, Cab over Ford with a Cummins triple nickel motor 555, hauling gravel, a Chevrolet 1957 single axle with a tag axle and a wood....

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You can ask as many drivers as you want about driving a truck, and you will get as many opinions as there are drivers. For me, truck driving is not so much a job as it is a way of life. We all know that not everyone in a....

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We have all dealt with governments that make us think someone did not show up for work that day. This adventure begins in September in Edmonton. I was hauling automobiles for Allies Systems. I was given a load to Hay Riv....

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In July 1988, I worked for Canadian Auto Carriers in Calgary, Alberta as a truck driver carrying cars and trucks from rail yards to the dealerships. It was a good job, with no weekend work or night work. I also helped to....

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