The Big Rigs

What's been happening?

October 31, 2009 | Categories: trucks, diesel, dodge ram, new design, vehicle sales, ford f-series, gm, ford, chrysler

Sorry to have been so long since the last entry... been a wild year for me. Let's see, what's been going on? Well, my friend Vikki who piloted the red Peterbilt in the left margin has opted from the trucking ranks.  That Pete spent too much time in her driveway and not enough on the highway.  And when you're paid by the mile, that isn't gonna cut it, even for a company driver.  So she returned the rig to headquarters this summer and has gone on to other work, although she is keeping her CDL just in case. I stayed away from commenting on the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies (at least here -- I did comment elsewhere at Edmunds), but since they're out and re-establishing themselves, I will say this much...

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