Thunders Opinions

Maybe it has changed since I retired but truck parking was a nightmare. I have been to 4 truckstops and 3 rest area's,they were all full. I can't count the times I have had to go to sleep on a ramp. We all know that's not a good place to park and sleep, but we have no choice sometimes. I got stopped in Mississippi one night,was over my hours, and was tired. The cop asked me why I was not stopped somewhere to get my required sleep time. I told him that I had been looking for a place to sleep for over an hour but everywhere I went was full. He told me that it was not his problem and gave me a ticket.I read an article yesterday about the US closing more rest areas,WOW! what a stupid thing to do. They say the reason they are closing them is because of the scum that hangs out in them,how sad. Trucks move this country but yet no one seems to care about truckers

Category: Trucking

I have only been with HWY Blogs a couple of days but so far I am impressed. It is very clean,no pop ups and the ads on your page have something to do with your blog subject,very good blog site.

Category: General

I was sitting here this morning remembering my years on the road. I spent 29 years behind the wheel and even though I have been retired since 2002, I still miss it sometimes. My wife was my co-driver for 20 of those years and we really had some great times out there. We were owner operators so we were able to run a little different then some.We would run hard for three weeks or so and then take some days off in different parts of the country to enjoy the sites.The US and Canada has so many things to see and do,for owner operators and company drivers alike, we just have to take time to enjoy them when we can.We have seen and done things that we never could have if not for trucking.

Category: Road Memories