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Quote of the Day

Given our ongoing “Healthy Trucking Initiative” and our health-oriented theme for this issue of Inside Trucking Online, it seems appropriate to run some healthy famous quotes, most of which are deadly serious.

“If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.”
– Elbert Hubbard

“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d druther not.”
– Mark Twain

“Health is like money; we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.”
– Josh Billings

“Health is worth more than learning.”
– Thomas Jefferson

“Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.”
– Oprah Winfrey

“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”
– Benjamin Franklin

Drivers Sound Off

No one ever said that driving a truck was an easy way to make a living. Like any job, it has its ups and downs and twists and turns. Most drivers figure that out and learn to roll with the punches that inevitably come their way. There are pluses and minuses to the business, and as long as the pluses outnumber the minuses, drivers tend to stick around. With that in mind, Over the Road and Pro Trucker magazines recently asked a handful of over-the-road professionals the following question:

What do you like the most and the least about your job?

Here are some of the replies:

Susan Pardue, 53, Clarksville, GA
Professional driving experience: 24 years

“To begin with, you have to like this profession. If you don’t like driving a truck, you don’t need to be in it. Beyond that, I like the freedom it offers. You see different states, make a lot of friends, your eyes become more open to the world. As for what I like least, there’s too many regulations. Every year, for example, California comes up with different regulations.”

Paul Arndt, 79, Glenham, SD
Professional driving experience: 35 years

“I enjoy driving. That’s it. Plain and simple. I’ve been all over the country and it all looks about the same to me, so it’s not about that. It’s not about the people. To me, it’s just about the driving.”

Donna Wing, 49, Independence, MO
Professional driving experience: 10 years

“I like the fact that is doesn’t limit you in terms of how much money you can make. If you’re in a 9-to-5 office job tapping keys all day and staring at a computer screen, you’re only going to get paid a certain amount of money. My earning potential is totally unlimited. I love it. I like the freedom. It’s an adventure. And if I don’t like what’s happening around me or to me, I have the right to change and go to a different company.”

Clint Schindewolf, 25, Quincy, OH
Professional driving experience: 4 years

“I like the freedom. I like being my own boss. I get along pretty good with dispatch, so that’s not a problem.”

Ed Main, 60, Knoxville, TN
Professional driving experience: 35 years

“I like the idea that every day is different in a different way. I like the fact that nobody is looking over my shoulder. Qualcomm watches me, but generally you’re on your own. When the cowboy was out by himself on the range, he had to be self-sufficient and be able to handle to things on his own. It’s one-on-one, and you’re the one. What don’t I like? The amount of regulations we are getting into now is insane.”

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