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Trucking Tales — Life Behind the Wheel Every long-haul driver has a few stories that make their heart race just thinking about them. Moments when luck, instinct, and maybe a little grace kept something small from turning into something serious. This is one of mine — and it taught me a hard but important lesson about what stress and fatigue can do behind the wheel. There are times on the road when I come close to getting in an accident — not because of bad weather or other dri

There I was, parked between two trailers, trying to close up after sweeping mine out. Normally, I shut the left door, use it for leverage, and shimmy my way inside to sweep. But this time, I couldn’t get that left door shut. Both doors had to stay open, which threw off my usual routine. There are handles and a few steps along the right side, so I climbed in that way, got the floor nice and clean, and it was time to hop back out. I grabbed the right-side handle with my right h

I know this isn’t very interesting to you all, but I’m trying to practice writing blog post for my Chad Tales. Dinner consisted of a...

Okay, I wanted to make sure I could post updates from my phone. This is the dinner I enjoyed at my daughters and husband home when I...