Rolling westbound on a major highway at night, with my high beams on. I was passed by a state trooper. Normally, I flick off the high beams when I’m overtaken at night. This time I didn’t, forgetting that they were on. The trooper hit his blues, brake lights flaring. The trooper pulled me over. His…
Part memoir, part tall tale, part instructional manual: Chris DeBrie’s “Check Your Tandems” is from the perspective of a truck driver as he moves from newbie “greenhorn” to seasoned professional. Most automobile drivers are careful to move aside when they see a policeman’s blue flashers up ahead on the highway. They are careful when they see the red…
Part memoir, part tall tale, part instructional manual: Chris DeBrie’s “Check Your Tandems” is from the perspective of a truck driver as he moves from newbie “greenhorn” to seasoned professional. What is “slip seat trucking”? It is for the tractor trailer driver who does not own a truck. This variety of driver is known as a…