Some of you may know that I used to be a professional truck driver.  I hauled groceries and refrigerated products over the road, nationally, for a company in Salt Lake City, Utah.  I enjoyed the job, for the most part, and still retain my Class A driver’s license and permits.  The picture to the right is my truck backed into a dock at a Chicago-area meat packing plant.

Driving a truck is very different from a car.  Most people are under the impression that while the vehicle is larger, a big truck is basically the same as their standard transmission (stick shift) car.  In fact, it’s very different and most of learning to drive a truck is unlearning how to drive a car.

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