Life on the Road - Trucking News Blog

BREAKING NEWS…

Marshall J. Gruskin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:14:29 +0000

Navistar International has honored engine parts maker, Elgin Industries, as a Navistar Diamond Supplier, one of 37 companies to earn the commercial vehicle manufacturer’s award for product quality, delivery performance and cost efficiency. As reported at – Truckinginfo.com, the coveted award was presented on July 21, during a ceremony in Naperville, Illinois. The president of [...]

Weary Drivers… Again

Wayne Weisser — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:39:51 +0000

Every time there is a truck crash the subject comes up. It has fueled many discussions from truck stops to the Federal Government. Truckers, like the ones in the article say to sleep when you’re tired, no amount of money is worth your life, etc… But every driver has done it. Either being forced to [...]

Club sandwich? Need to check the corporate manual…

Marshall J. Gruskin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:55:47 +0000

Huddle House. Franklin VA. I haven’t eaten all day. So much for a health regiment. I arrived at my receiver this morning and, what else, waited until the rocket scientists there could figure out how to get it off my trailer. There was no pre-trip sent. At about 2:30 pm, I sent a message. Since [...]

If you had your radio on, you…

Marshall J. Gruskin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:21:34 +0000

“No driver, I don’t think so. You are a moron and you don’t belong behind the wheel of a big rig. You need to find a job where you can use that vast brainpower you seem to believe you have. I suggest an assembly job, in, MEXICO! Now move that truck out of my way [...]

Ain’t pack’n for no cruise…

Marshall J. Gruskin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:44:29 +0000

Welcome aboard Greyhound bus #6549 from Clearwater to Tallahassee FL. It is now 9:12 pm. The temperature outside is 92 degrees and inside the bus, I’d say it’s about 42 degrees. I’m frozen. I’m glad I brought a small blanket. I really need a thick winter sleeping bag from Land’s End or Cabala’s. There is [...]

Leave the driving to us…

Marshall J. Gruskin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:50:01 +0000

I will say this. There are some really great people in trucking. I’ve been fortunate enough only to meet a few. A handful of them work for the company that I drive for. I don’t mention them by name or position, because I have to keep some separation between this blog and my job. So [...]

No heart…beat

Marshall J. Gruskin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:48:12 +0000

I was told that there will not be a truck available to me until sometime next week. I’ll have to Greyhound it to Birmingham to pick it up. At this point, that’s fine with me. It’ll give me a chance to read the book I’m really into and let someone else do the driving for [...]

Twitter is over capacity…

Marshall J. Gruskin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:50:30 +0000

And I’m still being ostracized by Facebook for asking too many people to be my friend. Actually, being so nervous just sitting waiting here for a truck has "activated" my OCD behavior, and like rubbing door knobs or predicting my future based on whether a traffic light stays green or not, I just mindlessly keep [...]

Nowhere to Walk…

Don Rogers — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:22:32 +0000

Want to lose those pounds, stay fit, relieve stress, go for a walk. Walking is probably the easiest form of exercise to do, no special equipment or gym membership required, just a good pair of comfortable walking shoes and a little motivation. But whats that you say, there is no place to walk? I had [...]

My bags are packed, and I’m…

Marshall J. Gruskin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:21:30 +0000

absolutely, positively not ready to go anywhere. Do you remember the song by John Denver and the Mamas and Papas? That was the theme of my day. I drove to Office Depot to fax the DOT physical and release forms from the cardiologist to my company. That started a chain of phone calls and e-mails [...]