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November 2013

Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info

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Voices Appreciating drivers until, well, eternity All of which prompted Wendy to deliver a big dose of kudos to George and all the drivers out there "doing it right." It also led to Parker's proposal At the start of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 15, amid a tale of a buzzing blue-bottle fly in the cab, Wendy Parker wrote an account of her owner-operator husband, George, delivering among bad circumstances. This included George "trying to get someone inside to answer the phone, a security guard finally came over and talked to him like he was an idiot, and everyone figured out the CSR who had taken the delivery information neglected to note there was a new warehouse across town." Wendy Parker chronicles her journey on the road with her owner-operator husband, George, in the George and Wendy Show blog on OverdriveOnline.com. Scan the QR to read more from her on your phone or tablet. for "Trucker Appreciation Life," ongoing to eternity. As she put it: "You make our lives as we know it possible, and very few people give you the credit you deserve. Be safe out there, and know there are people who truly appreciate what you do. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go explain to George why I just whacked a bottle of aspirin off the bunk side table into his face. Why is it when there's a fly in the cab, we immediately believe we're Chuck Norris and have the ability to slap a fly dead?" Insurance, Inc. www. www. AITAInsurance.com w Providing products and services to the Transportation Industry since 1997 For more information, please visit: AITAonline.com Visit our website for more information AITAonline.com Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com Untitled-21 1 Voices_1113.indd 11 November 2013 | Overdrive | 11 8/27/13 10:07 AM 10/29/13 10:41 PM

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