Last Night as my wife was writing a paper for school, I grabed by bible and started reading Philippians. At my new Church(for those who don't know we are going to Greenford Christian Church in Greenford, Oh) we are taking lesson's out of Philippians and applying them to our everday lives. So I was reading and I came across 3 Lessons that I found to be pretty cool so here is a couple of them: 1st lesson is taken from Philippians 2:3-4: 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Here to me it is saying that we shouldn't act like we are better then anyone but that others are better then we are. I know your asking "what why?" why? because Jesus never compared himself to be better then anyone else. He always helped people so they would be better off then he was. That is how we as christians should be. Paul also states that we are should "Forget what is behind us and straining towards what is ahead" (Phil. 3:13b) What he is saying that what is ahead of us is the crown of Life and we should forget the past and pressing on for the Prize. In Revelation 2:10 Jesus states that if we are "faithful even to the point of death. and I will give you the crown of life." So we as christians must be faithfull, and I know that we all have not been perfect. The Bible states that we all have fallen short of the glory of God. But It is through Jesus that we can be forgiven and given another chance to spread his word. Well there you have it a few thoughts about what I read last night. I am going to leave with this thought, I know in my past I haven't been perfect, but I am going forget the past and work on my future. Take care and God Bless!!! -jap

Hey everyone It has been a little while since I have posted so I thought I would drop by and say hey.  I just got done reading this really good book. It is called "Truth about Trucking" by Steven R. Zellers.  It is about his thoughts and opinions about the trucking industry.  And he makes a lot of valid points and I don't disagree with most of them.  I want quote something from the book and give you my personal statement on it, so here it is:

"It is hard to kiss your wife goodnight if you're 1,000 miles away.  It is hard to be an influence in your kid's life, if you're not in your kid's life. That is not my opinion, that's the truth about trucking."

I couldn't have said it better myself, seriously.  When I was a over the road (OTR) driver, it was very difficult to say goodnight to Nicole when I was far away. I mean yea we called each other before I went to bed, but still it hurt me because I couldn't kiss her goodnight.  However, I am a truck driver, I love having a wheel placed firmly in between the palms of my hands.  I love hearing the engine roaring down the highway, the beautiful paintings that God paints everyday.  I love making it to my next destination and knowing that I made it without hitting anybody or anything.  Truck driving isn't a job that anybody can do, you either was raised in it (like I was), or you love to travel and want to get paid to do it.  I didn't become a truck driver because of the ability to drive an 18 wheeler, I became a trucker because it is something that I am proud to do and very few people have an understanding of it.  My dad was an owner/operator for 20 years, and I was around trucks all of my life.  I knew at some point in my life I would end up driving, but I never suspected that it would be at this point in my life.  Truck driving isn't just a job, it is a skill that takes years to master.  You can pick it up quickly but it takes years to master because you never know what is on top of that hill, or around that bend that might get you into a  pickle.  Truck driving is a lot like golf (witch by the way, I am starting to learn how to play it) in the aspect that no matter how long you practice, when you step up to tee off, you never know how that ball is going to react to what is going on with the wind and how the course is set up.  Like I said truck driving is like golf, you know that your rig will respond a certain way when backing if you set up right, but 99.9% of the time, you will never ever set up the same the second time like you did the first time. Why? Because their might be a car in the way or you held the wheel to long before bringing the wheel back to straighten the truck up with the trailer.  Believe me,  backing  can be a pain in the butt, but it is something that you will always practice, especially if you have a multiple stop load.

In Closing, I hope you have learned something from this post, weather it was that Truck Drivers are special people or it takes a special person to be a truck driver.  I hope this gives y'all a little more understanding of what I do in a daily operation. Take Care and God Bless.