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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: A Phenomenal Event
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Sunday, December 4, 2011. Last Saturday I was privileged to take part in the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge in New Zealand. I was signed up for the solo ride of 160 kilometers around the lake, up and down hills with a miserly forty kilometers of more or less flat road surface. It was certainly a punishing experience, not in the least because of the stormy conditions in which we started (causing many to cancel their appearance at the start). The organization of the event was superb! The Taupo district is a ma...
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: Hot Barbie
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Monday, June 11, 2012. Nervous roasting on the barbie. The truck radio is never busier than when the call goes out that the barbie is hot. Regularly the question comes through,"Report on the barbies, please." "Hot going west, cold going south," comes the reply. When the weigh bridge is open, there is an unequaled level of intensity among the heavy haulage operators. It is all about road safety, of course. This is stubbornly maintained, despite the fact that on one occasion a driver was fined $120....
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: Line Dance on the Riddock
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Saturday, July 7, 2012. Line Dance on the Riddock. Cattle truck behind milk tanker going west, do you copy? Comes the question from the UHF. "Yeah, mate, cattle truck here," the answer comes back. "Would you like to get past? I seem to be going a bit more slowly than you." :"That would be good." "Okay, I will let you know and will slow down if necessary. Just wait for my signal." "Thanks, mate, Will do.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visit me on Facebook. There was an error in this gadget.
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: Blinding Darkness
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Blind fellow road user. The title may appear to be a contradiction in terms, but let me assure you that there is indeed such a thing as blinding darkness. What do I mean? Especially for heavy haulage drivers who travel approximately 1000 kilometers daily, such moments add dramatically to driver's fatigue, as their vision is required to adjust time and again over many hours of driving. Ghost on the road. The scene becomes particularly interesting when the full glare of the high b...
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: A Tender Moment
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012. He looked at her. She looked at him. There was no spark; she continued to have her dinner, a gourmet dish of gum leaves. He gently climbed down the steps, closed the door of his truck, and went for a short walk around the parking lot. Driven Writer takes a break until June, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visit me on Facebook. There was an error in this gadget. Ethical Issues Under the Magnifying Glass. Blood Sweat and Gears at Strategic Publishing Group. I have stu...
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: Who is to blame?
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Who is to blame? Recently I heard a lengthy report on the radio regarding the problem of traffic deaths on country roads. Apparently the number of traffic casualties on country roads is disproportionate to the national average (which would include urban areas and main traffic arteries in the nation). For heavy haulage traffic the problem is exponentially big, as a sixty-eight tonnes mass hits one of those potholes. Owner-Driver. Makes the point of the serious economic cost to ...
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: June 2012
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Blind fellow road user. The title may appear to be a contradiction in terms, but let me assure you that there is indeed such a thing as blinding darkness. What do I mean? Especially for heavy haulage drivers who travel approximately 1000 kilometers daily, such moments add dramatically to driver's fatigue, as their vision is required to adjust time and again over many hours of driving. Ghost on the road. The scene becomes particularly interesting when the full glare of the high b...
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: November 2011
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Blood Corpuscles in the Societal Bloodstream. Seen on the side of a B-Double: Road Transport - Have a Lifestyle. Another trucking company sports on its heavy haulage: Without Trucking Australia Stops. The Greek media has been speculating on whether the government will be forced to bring in the army to make sure the country does not run out of fuel and other basic goods. A truck drivers' strike that has wreaked havoc in Greece. For years, the army was brought in over the weeken...
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: July 2012
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Saturday, July 7, 2012. Line Dance on the Riddock. Cattle truck behind milk tanker going west, do you copy? Comes the question from the UHF. "Yeah, mate, cattle truck here," the answer comes back. "Would you like to get past? I seem to be going a bit more slowly than you." :"That would be good." "Okay, I will let you know and will slow down if necessary. Just wait for my signal." "Thanks, mate, Will do.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Visit me on Facebook. There was an error in this gadget.
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Herm Zandman - Driven Writer: July 2011
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Thursday, July 28, 2011. The Not-So-Secret Truckers' Jargon. Flash for Cash east of Horsham," came the voice over the UHF. "Thanks, mate! Was the reply. A mobile speed camera was sitting in the 80 km. zone cleverly obscured by some foliage. Truckers have certain expressions to alert each other regarding traffic situations which may easily cost them a day's wages (or more! Can some one report on the barbies, please? Wednesday, July 20, 2011. A Great Mate in the Outback. In my case the mudguard was intact,...
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