Book One By Gerald Lee Jones Author’s Note & DisclaimerThis book is a collection of my personal memories and experiences during my trucking career. While I have done my best to be truthful and accurate, the events are described as I remember them. Some names, locations, and identifying details may have been changed to protectContinue reading “A Trucker’s Life”
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Book Preview – A Trucker’s Life: Book One
Content:This is a collection of short stories from my working life as a professional truck driver. The first three chapters explore how trucking was never my first career choice—and how that changed over time. Chapters 4 and 5 explain how I got into this life in the first place, and the direction it seemed toContinue reading “Book Preview – A Trucker’s Life: Book One”
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the many friends, mentors, and loved ones who have shaped my journey, both on and off the road. To my family — thank you for your patience, support, and love, even during the times when the road kept me far from home. To my friends and coworkers over the yearsContinue reading “Dedication”
Acknowledgments
First and foremost, I would like to thank God for granting me the strength, determination, and resilience to complete this book. Without His guidance, none of this would have been possible. I am deeply grateful to my family, friends, and fellow drivers who have been part of my life’s journey. Your support, encouragement, and sharedContinue reading “Acknowledgments”
Table of Contents
A Truckers Life Book One: The Company Employee Years Copyright Book Preview Dedication Acknowledgments Chapters: My Situation: Support The Author…https://my-trucker-life.com/2025/08/11/my-situation-support-the-author/ About The Author:…https://my-trucker-life.com/2025/08/11/about-the-author/
CHAPTER 1: The Road I Swore I’d Never Take
For me to tell this story properly, I have to start at the very beginning with my working life. I started out learning about responsibilities at a very young age, and following in my dad’s footsteps, I was not a fan at all. Funny thing is, becoming a trucker was the last thing I everContinue reading “CHAPTER 1: The Road I Swore I’d Never Take”
Chapter 2: The Trucking Life I Never Wanted
My father lived and breathed trucking, and my older brother idolized it. But from what I saw and lived through as a kid, trucking was the very last road I ever wanted to take. I’ll start this chapter by sharing that—despite all his business ventures—my dad was, first and foremost, a union trucker. When IContinue reading “Chapter 2: The Trucking Life I Never Wanted”
Chapter 3: The Day My Life Changed
If you recall from Chapter 2, my stepmother passed away. I feel the need to clarify that further. Mom Laura died by suicide on October 10, 1969. I was 12 years old at the time. My little sister was not quite two, and my baby brother was just six months old. Looking back, I nowContinue reading “Chapter 3: The Day My Life Changed”
Chapter 4: The McCormick Years
In 1978, I started working for McCormick/All Portions Food Service. This facility produced individual portion pack products. You know what I’m talking about, like McDonalds Ketchup packets. The plants’ main customers were McDonalds, Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips, Gordon Food Service, and a host of smaller companies. They portion packed ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, tacoContinue reading “Chapter 4: The McCormick Years”
Chapter 5: Goodbye McCormick, Hello Overnite Transportation Company
Even though this chapter begins the story of my early years at Overnite Transportation Company, there’s a short but eventful period I need to cover first. I was laid off from McCormick in May of 1982, but I didn’t get hired at Overnite until September 21 of that same year. So, I had four monthsContinue reading “Chapter 5: Goodbye McCormick, Hello Overnite Transportation Company”
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