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What It’s Like to Be…a Long-Haul Truck Driver

Hauling 32,000 lbs of dead rats, strategically planning every turn and pit stop, and soaking up the highway sunrises and sunsets with Kathy and Gene Lednicky, team truck drivers. What’s the chatter like on the CB radio? And what’s a “lumper”? Dan Heath: Kathy Lednicky is a long haul truck driver. She’s been doing it for seven years now. And she’ll tell you it’s not an easy job. And one of the hardest parts about it is you’re by yourself for long stretches of time. Kathy Lednicky: I would recommend a cat on the truck, except you have to deal with the litter box. But I would recommend the cat over the dog because you don’t have to take the cat out, you know? you have to stop and take a dog out and everything like that. ….[READ]

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