Told from the perspective of everyday Germans, both soldiers on the front lines as well as citizens on the home front. Learn about their perspective on the war and the hardships they endured from their letters home as well as personal diaries, court records, and military correspondence. You may be surprised to learn that the holocaust wasn't as big of a secret from the civilian population as was originally reported; something that … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
Trailer Tire Blowout in Texas 5-10-2016
May 11, 2016 by ·
Almost every day, sometimes several times a day, I see other truckers broke down on the side of the road. Frequently, they've blown a tire and they're either waiting for a service truck to arrive, or the service truck is there replacing the tire. Well, after nearly five years of driving 18-wheelers all over the country, I've had my first tire blowout! Now, I've had flat tires before; sometimes when I hook a trailer I find that … [Read more...]
#KnightLight Viral Campaign Shows Solidarity Following Workplace Shooting
May 9, 2016 by ·
On May 4th, a disgruntled former employee of Knight Transportation's Katy, Texas facility shot and killed Mike Dawid, his former supervisor. Although, I didn't know him, he seems to be well known in the trucking industry and truckers all over the country are showing their solidarity with Knight Transportation and Mike's family by posting pictures of their trucks parked at night and using the hashtag #KnightLight. For more … [Read more...]
