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me & my volvo Text Lina Törnquist Photo Jeremy Charles RICKIE HOLLINS: "To have the comforts of home when you're out on the road is awesome" The Hollins have been driving together for 13 years. Now, Richard couldn't imagine a life on the road without Elizabeth. "I don't think I could or would want to drive without her. Because that's my bud. That's my partner. That's my right hand. Where I fail, she's right there and where I'm slacking, she picks up the slack." But starting out, working as a team wasn't all smooth riding, explains Elizabeth. "The first two, three years it was a power struggle. It was a question of 'who's the boss?'. We fought about space a lot." Now the feeling of love and family on the road is very tangible. Talk between the Hollins is upbeat and sweet. Elizabeth peppers her language with 'thank-you's' and 'sweethearts' and she laughs – a lot. Fittingly their Volvo VN is decked out with most of the creature comforts of a real home. The customized trailer contains a kitchen with a fridge, freezer and a microwave. It also has a full-size, drop-down bed and a flat-screen 32" HD TV. "Being able to lay back and have the comforts of home when you're out on the road as long as we are is awesome," Rickie Hollins says with a broad smile. WELCOME TO MY CAB Meet the Hollins and get a closer look of their cab at www.youtube.com/ volvotrucksusa VOLVO VN Motor: D16 500 hp Gearbox: I-Shift (12 gears) Cab: Customized Day Cab Trailer: Great Dane Cargo: Hitachi computers 18 DRIVER 'S DIGEST #1/2013 VTM_1_13_US_en.indb 22 DDQ113PG008-19_30-31_Common Pages.indd 18 2013-05-22 14:51 5/22/13 10:18 AM VTM_1_13