Ep. 25 // I Got It From My Dad

Published: June 11, 2019, 8 a.m.

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\\nPhillip and Cory Adams are sure to leave you grinning with
\\ntheir father/son banter, teary-eyed with stories of tragedy, and ready to take
\\non safe driving with their episode of Terminal Exchange.
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\\nFather/Son Duo
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\\nYou\\u2019ll hear their smiles in this episode. You\\u2019ll feel
\\ngut-wrenching agony. You\\u2019ll be thinking about how easily you take safety for
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\\nPhillip chats with his dad, Cory Adams, who is Nussbaum\\u2019s Development Coordinator. But, one thing leads to another, and their playful banter leads into a choked-up memory.
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\\n\\u201cTrucks \\u2013 they can all be replaced. But lives can\\u2019t.\\u201d
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\\nDriver Development
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\\nWhat does Cory do at Nussbaum? Mainly, he helps increase the
\\nfleet\\u2019s fuel efficiency. But listen in as he unloads how he began trucking (at
\\nthe ripe age of four) and his journey through Nussbaum.
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\\n\\u201cI think he stepped on the brake pretty quick. I would have ran right through the barn otherwise.\\u201d
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\\nYou Can Never Be Too
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\\nCory shares a searing memory that will shake you. There\\u2019s a
\\nreason behind his passion for safety. And you\\u2019ll be hugging your loved ones a
\\nlittle tighter after hearing his close encounter.
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\\n\\u201cDon\\u2019t continually beat yourself up over your mistakes but learn from them. Keep them in mind just enough to avoid repeating them.\\u201d
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\\nDad Jokes
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\\nGet ready to facepalm. We\\u2019ve got dad jokes for days and a
\\nsurprise coming your way for Father\\u2019s Day. Peek behind the curtain with a short
\\nsnippet in this exchange. Tune in for the full bonus exchange coming soon!
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\\n* \\u201cI had to study it out to figure out why I got good
\\nfuel mileage.\\u201d* \\u201cI can attribute why I do get good fuel mileage
\\nmuch to my dad.\\u201d* \\u201cI think he stepped on the brake pretty quick. I
\\nwould have ran right through the barn otherwise.\\u201d* \\u201cI had always said I\\u2019d never be a truck driver.
\\nI\\u2019ve learned I\\u2019ve got to be careful about what I say I would never do. I also
\\nsaid I\\u2019d never own a Dodge\\u2026 I\\u2019ve owned three of those.\\u201d* \\u201cIt wasn\\u2019t so much an opportunity as a
\\nnecessity.\\u201d* \\u201cI put a ratchet on there and a cheater bar on
\\nit. And I was jumping on that cheater bar to make sure I got it on tight.\\u201d* \\u201cThat was back when you didn\\u2019t know what was
\\ngoing on until you got to the next telephone at the truck stop and you stood in
\\nline waiting your turn.\\u201d* \\u201cDon\\u2019t continually beat yourself up over your
\\nmistakes but learn from them. Keep them in mind just enough to avoid repeating
\\nthem.\\u201d* \\u201cIt reminds a person. You never can be too
\\nsafe.\\u201d* \\u201cTrucks \\u2013 they can all be replaced. But lives
\\ncan\\u2019t.\\u201d* \\u201cA lady told my brother-in-law, \\u2018Well, you\\u2019ve
\\ngot 18 wheels, you can stop faster.\\u2019 He said, \\u2018Well that\\u2019s not really the way
\\nit works\\u2026\\u2019\\u201d* \\u201cDistracted driving is not limited to cell
\\nphones.\\u201d* \\u201cI can sometimes drive faster than somebody else
\\nand get better fuel mileage.\\u201d* \\u201cIf you let the truck do things by itself \\u2013
\\nit\\u2019ll do alright. But a driver who is taking advantage of what the truck has is
\\neasily getting 2 MPG better. Easy.”* \\u201cIt can be a lot of work. It\\u2019s not supposed to
\\nbe an easy job.\\u201d
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\\nCompany Newsletter Featuring Eddie Adams’ (Cory’s Dad) New Truck
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