I am now on week 7 of driving with Don Hummer Trucking. So far it's been pretty okay. I got lucky enough to have a driver manager who was once a driver himself (pretty rare bird there). I hate having to contact after hours on-call though. Always grouchy and if I'm lucky who ever is manning the communications will actually get back to me within 2 hours...again...if I'm lucky. I had to wait all night for an answer once. But over all I really don't have anything to complain about. If I tell them there's a problem then they try to get it fixed...they don't ignore it. Although I did drive for almost a month with a coolant leak that no one could find. The truck finally decided she'd had enough and gave some smoke signals to point them in the right direction. They've also been excellent and getting me home when I request to be home (which is a big plus there knowing how so many other companies are not so good at that).

I've definitely gotten to drive some areas I never did last year. I was in Connecticut yesterday morning, then on to Jersey and now I'm on my way to Minnesota. I can't remember the last time I was ever in Minnesota. Tonight I'm in Fremont, IN...about half way to my receiver. I do like nice long runs. A day with no dealing with shippers/receivers and just driving is nice for a change.

Not to end on a sad note...but I will miss the great Robin Williams. I was at home when the news came in and it just stopped me in my tracks. Such a shock to find out he had ended his own life. Who can imagine that someone that brought so much laughter and joy to so many people could hide their pain so well? He had so much weight on his shoulders that very few even knew about. Battling alcohol, drugs and depression for so many years. And then to find out he was in the early stages of Parkinson's. I can only hope that he has gone on to find some peace in his soul that he couldn't find here with us. So let's end with this short clip of Robin Wiliams joking about truck drivers. The audio sucks so make sure you're in a very quiet place when you try to watch it.