My Trucking Journey

Did you know that most products you see on store shelves—from food and clothing to furniture—arrive on eighteen-wheeler trucks? If you look around your own house, you'll see that almost everything was delivered by a semi-truck. I was quite surprised to learn this when my partner and I first started trucking.

When you're driving, you'll notice how many trucks are on the road; sometimes they even outnumber cars. Walk into any store and you'll see that all the products came by truck. Major retailers like Walmart and Loblaws, pharmacies, and even shopping malls have what are called dock doors located at the back for semi-trucks to make deliveries. Most people don't notice these things because semi-trucks generally use a separate entrance from cars.

Trucking is typically divided into three categories: city, regional, and long-haul.

*    City drivers come home every day and drive what are called day cabs, which don't have a sleeper compartment. They stay within city limits, making deliveries between stores.

*    Regional drivers cover longer distances and return home the same day or the next.

*    Long-haul drivers are away for weeks at a time. An average long-haul driver is on the road for about twenty days before returning home, though some are gone for much longer. My partner and I once went out for two and a half months before coming home. Some drivers do long-haul within Canada or the USA, while others, like us, do cross-border hauling. We've literally been to every state and province. Check out my albums and videos to see for yourself.

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