I woke up and checked the weather about 4:30 this morning, drat it was raining. Once again the weather man had screwed up with the forecasts. He'd promised snow for Sunday. Disappointed I went back to bed about 5:00AM. Finally at 6:30 I decided I was getting up. As I walked down the hall it seemed that it was kind of bright looking so I figured the sun was coming out. The light didn't look quite right so I opened the blinds and looked out the window in the living room. I started y...
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New entry in the journal today.
February 7, 2009
I'm revisiting my truckin' roots, so to speak, in this new job. The first real highway job I had was with Sandstra Bros. Transport, of Red Deer, AB, back as far as 1977. How I lusted after that job, before I got it. I think Mike Sandstra hired me just to get me to stay out of his office...
Go here
http://www.truckerspaces.com/groups/forum/posts/id_1907 /page_1/#r1907
to read the rest of it....
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Heavy Haul, ie, the moving of over sized material and equipment is done with a very specific set of rules and laws. Its the very nature of the beast. For the sake of public safety, the safety of the driver and the security of the load, these laws MUST be followed and no-one is exempt from them. There are people that seem to think they are and while this might surprise those that do not work in the field, local police are the top of the list. Here is the story, in all it's gruesome (and slightly...
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