All Experience…
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...
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Halcyon Days of Trucking
When I think back to the early days when I was a young inexperienced driver, the trucks were basic, nothing like the warm, quiet, and over here in Scotland, the mostly automa...
Time to Reset!
Bobby McFerrin sings, "Now listen to what I said, in your life expect some trouble But when you worry, you make it double But don't worry, be happy, be happy now." He's def...
Service???
Remember in the "Old Days" when you drove up to the pumps at your local service station, and the attendant came out and pumped the gas for you? Then he checked the water and...
Driving Through My Memories for January/February 2023
Happy New Year one and all, and I trust '23 will be somewhat more friendly to the industry that we all love and hate simultaneously. I hope the festive season of giving was a tru...
Bad Breaks and Good Luck
It was two weeks till Christmas, as Dad walked into the Garage while I was installing the last two tires on his R Model. He stood there, watched for a moment, and asked if th...
Common Sense
Reading one of my favourite UK truck magazines the other day, I came across another piece of health and safety nonsense. When I see these things, I wonder how I've managed to...
The Weather Outside is Frightful…
It's that time of year again! As much as I would like to skip past it, it's inevitable. Winter comes every year, and I get that same anxiety about driving every year. I know my l...
All Experience isn’t Good Experience…
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...
Dad meets a “Bear.”
Now, Dad was quite a man, and being an ex-serviceman who had gone ashore on D-Day, he wasn’t scared of much, but I remember one time his face turned white with fear. We had been co...
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