Glowplug
These highways and cities have a certain rhythm and hum to them. After a while, what was once terrifying and foreign is something that just becomes a part of me. I can see why people fall in love with these big cities. They all have a certain flavor that my mind tastes, and although big…
Ride or Die
Freckles and Elvira were completing school and getting their licenses. Willie and I were going through the motions, nervous and excited about the prospect of spending life on the road with our wives. Time seemed to slow to a crawl waiting for each call or text update. Two beautiful women, moms, and friends. They were…
Why You No Read a Sign?
We left Miami with a load and ran north up Hwy 27 where we discovered Willie and Elvira were running south on the same highway. Thing about running loads, there’s never enough time for socializing. But, we stopped in the median and got some chat time in the middle of the highway anyway because we…
Humanity
Freckles was driving. We were on the I-285 bypass, around Atlanta, and it was raining. By raining, I mean a torrential downpour. We got about halfway around Atlanta, and the rain slowed to a sprinkle, the downpour having just moved through there. The interstate was closed with police directing us off an exit. The detour…
Littaredo!
I have had many awkward encounters with law enforcement since I started driving a truck. A couple of my favorites happened while I was teamed with Willie. We ended up repeatedly running through Laredo, Texas for a while. Laredo is a huge area for international trade with Mexico which means Mexican truck drivers. I engaged…
Gypsy
We walked the lot full of available trucks as we looked at a list provided to us. They were all beautiful, but we saw a ten speed black Freightliner with teal graphics, and it was love at first sight. However, it was not on the list. So we kept walking and eventually talked about the…
Milk Jug and a Business Card
Whenever I go to a shipper or receiver for the first time, if there is somewhere to pull off out of the way, I take advantage of it. That way, I can get out and walk to where I think I need to be and take a look instead of just pulling in and having…
The Adventures of Glowplug and Freckles 