Im feeling good today

I know that I had intended to use this blog to help educate people about driving around big trucks, things to look for and things to avoid. It seems like the focus has shifted around to what I've been doing and where I've been. I hope that this change works well for my readers. I hope that I am not boring people to death.  Right now I am home for my usual weekend off with my family. Tomorrow I will be heading for west Chicago. Can you sense the excitement here?

marilyn monroe statue

me in the bunk of my truck

In trying to be courteous today and allowing slow moving traffic to enter the highway at the Ny/Pa state border, heading into pa. By moving out into the left lane, I also put myself into position to bypass an open DOT scale. When I realized this scale was open it was to late. 5-7 miles later, pa state patrol decided they wanted to have a chat with me. That little blunder will cost me $111. As the said in the movie SWAT "Sometimes doing the right thing aint doing the right thing".

Well, lets be safe out there and happy motoring!
Tom

I have really got to do better.  Since my last posts, last year, ive been involved in an accident that resulted in my leaving G and H motor freight. Even though I was not at fault, it seems I did not do enough to avoid/prevent the accident. So, the asked me to leave on good terms. I went to work for heartland express for a short time. They are a good company if you don't mind office politics, long days, short nights and not home as promised. The pay was excellent, one of the best pay packages in the business. But, money isn't everything. So now Im working for a small company out of oxford, iowa and loving every minute of it. It's a pay cut from heartland but I will gladly take less pay for keeping promises.

a long time

wow. Im reviewing this and I see that its been a really long time since I blogged.