Trucker denies guilt in 10-death crash

76 Year Old Donald Leroy Creed of Willard, Mo told a Miami, Ok judge today he wasn’t guilty of killing 10 people in a accident that involved his Associated Wholesale Grocers truck on June 26th. Mr. Creed said he had no idea what happened to cause a group of cars that were stopped in a backup due to another accident to end up under his truck. I for one was relieved to see the area residents for the most part supporting the trucker. Some say the support comes from him being an older person. As of this far the only evidence being released is that he ended a 22 Minute cell phone call 8 minutes before the impact. Highway Patrol investigators said his cruise was set on 71 at the time of impact, which the turnpike speed limit is 75. I will start by saying this is very sad that so many people lost their lives. I wasn’t there when the accident took place but I have driven a truck for over 10 years and have seen times when I could have been in this same spot. Back in May I was east bound on I-70 coming thru Columbia Mo when a young lady switched lanes only leaving less than 2 car links between me and her and slamming her brakes on to make a exit ramp, I was able to slam on my breaks fully loaded and turn right off the shoulder to avoid missing her. I am without doubt I would have killed her had I not of done so. I have seen stuff like this happen time after time in my years. And if this is the kind of thing that happened to Mr. Creed it isn’t right. I’ve personally known a few guys over the years that did unfortunately take a life while driving a truck and it breaks my heart to see the hell and torment these guys go through always wondering what they could of done different. I for one will pray for Mr. Creed because no matter what Judge in Miami, Ok does to him he will always have that heart ache inside.

Killing 15 Babies is Legal!

I usually don’t blog about the stuff you would see on your local 6 o’clock news channel, but this pisses me off. After reading the story today about Irene Vilar who has a Abortion Addict, I set back and said OMG. According to what I read Mrs. Vilar’s book will soon hit the shelves of your local book store called “Impossible Motherhood”. In this book undoubted she blames being born Puerto Rico and her dead grandmother who died when she was 8 for sick addiction to killing babies as this is what did in her interview with ABC. Mrs. Vilar has had 15 abortions in 16 years most of which she while she was married. Reading the article that ABC News put out I would haft say she seems like a smart person as she was enrolled in Syracuse University when she was only 15 years old. Oh did I mention she has 2 children she raises daily! Now I am not going to argue whether or not abortion is right or wrong but I will Stand up and say when abused to this degree there is no way to justify 15 abortions when you are aborting your husband’s children or having no medical illness which abortion would be justified in. What a sick world we live in when the government will leave such a program as the right to abortions open to where it can be used to such degree.

Dyeing Fright Brokers

Could freight brokering become a monopoly or maybe even a thing of the past? According to today’s Transport Topic’s news letter, freight brokers are failing at a staggering rate of over 70%. At over 70% this would haft to be one the fastest fly by night business currently in the US. I for one have seen the evil hand of unstable fright brokers who book you on a load today and by the time you drop their load they are closed. Well according to the people I have talked to most are feeling bad for the brokers who are closing up. Well NOT ME! The ones I feel sorry for are the one who hauled their loads in weeks or months before they closed. With the economy in the shape its end not a lot of owner operators can make it after being screwed on a foul nonpaying load. I’ve seen personally several men loss their trucks and even their homes over crooked brokers before. And I am afraid that with the upturn on failing brokers we will see more of the owner operators and small trucking business’s fold up. So guys beware of these no name brokers when booking your next load.

H1N1 Flu Is hell

I will haft to say when I heard all the talk about the Swine Flu, Better now known as the H1N1 on the Open Road on Xm months ago I was fairly uninterested. I figured this was one of those things where people get all worked up over nothing. Well 2 weeks ago my sister whom is only 4 started pre-school and right off the bat she caught the H1N1 Flu. And upon our families surprise when she was taken to the Doctor their office was full of children infected with this flu. At this point we were aware of how fast it spread but once again I stood back and said “Nothing to stress over I’ve never had the flu”. I figured for some stupid reason I would be spared lol. My sister caught it on a Friday and by Monday nearly our whole family had it. My mother ended up gravely ill and had to be hospitalized for several days. But we all survived it this far. The H1N1 Flu is still spreading around NW North Carolina really bad but most everyone I know are now on the ending stages of it. Now let me tell you this stuff hits your respiratory system hard. I guess the best way to explain how it felt was like someone put rubber Cement in our lungs. Now can you imagine trying to cough up that thick crap? It took a few weeks, tomorrow being 2 weeks for me and my wife and we are getting better just still trying to get the finally part of the mucus from our lungs. I wish anyone luck who gets this crap.