Day in a life of a truck driver

Welcome to my world!!! Hi everyone, my name is Randy and I am a Professional Truck Driver and have been doing so for 19 years. I created this blog primarialy for my Trucker Buddy Class, so they can keep up to date with what I am doing day to day. Hope you like my little corner of the web!

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Location: Hamilton, Ohio, United States

I am a 47 year old Professional Truck Driver who loves spending time with my kids and grand-children. I have been a truck driver for 23 years and enjoy traveling.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Just to clear things up

On February 18 I wrote a blog that stated my wife died in a car crash,Well she was my x-wife we were married for over 18 years and divorced for about 2. We were together for so long that she will always (In my mind) be my wife. I did still love her.


Well I'm in North Carolina on my way to New Brunswick NJ. Going to drop this load their at a terminal. Then have no idea what I'm going to do next. Should be their should be their sometime tomorrow night.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Just another day

Well in Knoxville TN, got to be in Charlotte NC by 3pm. Should be no problem. J B Hunt screwed up my check this week. They didn't pay me for 700 miles. When I came back to work (after I was home for my wife......) they rented me a car and I drove up to Milford CT to pick up an abandon truck.that was 700 miles they were suppose to pay me for plus they didn't reimburse me for any of the gas,motel,or tolls.


I got to get this straighten out today

Monday, February 19, 2007

Been a long day

Wow got my self to St.Charles LA. Got 150 miles to do before 3pm today. Got it made. Have no idea were their going to send me after I get unloaded. Hopefully some were to get another truck.

When I went home for Becky funeral I had to clean out my truck and when I was ready to come back to work they sent me up to new England area to pick up a abandon truck. And it is a real peace of crap. My dispatcher promised me he get me a better truck will have to see.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Two in a row

Just a update.....I am now working for JB Hunt (again) I work for them several years ago,and didn't learn my lesson then. Since I been with them (I started with them right after thanksgiving this past year) it been really slow. But it seems to be picking up. I'm on my way to Houston TX. I hope this works out.

My son (Tyler) is no longer in the Navy. He got out last Aug. My youngest son has joined the Air Force, and is station in Biloxi MS. I am real proud of both of them.

Well I got to do about 850 mile by tomorrow so I need to get going. In a JB Hunt truck (62 mile an hour) its going to be a long day see you all later

Saturday, February 17, 2007

A day of tragedy and a life time of healing

I know it has been a long time since I did any thing with this, but I thing this will help in the healing. You see last week I had to say good bye to the only women I ever loved. She was a very special lady and I loved her dearly.

On February 6th 2007 a bad snow storm hit the area were I live , she work at arbys in my home town and went into work very early. She usual got off from work around noon. This day was no different except it stared to snow about 10 am. Before she started home she called my son and told him she was about to leave work....She never mad it home......She was about a mile from the house when a 4wd suv traveling way too fast for conditions lost control and hit her head on, Killing her on impact.

I lost her that day, My 4 kids lost their mother, my granddaughter lost her grandmother. I hope someone who owns one of them suv's reads this and realizes that just because you got a 4wd you still can lose control on icey roads. The only thing keeping me going is my kids,granddaughter and friends