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28 www.FlatbedTruckingJobs.com April 2016 stead of babysitting a situation (and trailer) he should have never been a part of. Here's the kicker. You'd think this was a one time thing, and lesson learned, no more loads booked to that dock, right? That would make sense, right? Oh yeah, this is trucking. Turns out this was the fourth time a truck and trailer that wouldn't fi t had been sent to that address by the same company. So while it's easy to make fun of Cali- fornia, their skirt laws weren't the essential problem here. The fact that a company would continue to make the same ex- tremely costly mistake, over and over again, and expect the driver to babysit it, is the problem. Doing the same thing, over and over again and expecting different results — the defi nition of insanity. I'm no fan of California's prohibitively restrictive laws, but I'm also not a fan of insanity. Just say no to being nuts. Please. F WISDOM & WISECRACKS Wendy Parker rides with her husband, George Parker, an owner-operator who pulls dry van. She chronicles their ad- ventures and her observations from the shotgun position in her blog and at their website, www.thegeorgeandwendyshow.com Let US help YOU Recognize Your Drivers for Millions of Safe Driving Miles, Years of Service, etc. Ph. 1.800.633.2021 WWW.AWARDCOMPANY.COM Fx. 1.800.613.4633 Your Award and Promotion Headquarters for over 35 years.