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\\nThis week we welcome Jonathan Rust to Terminal Exchange. And
\\nyou could write at least a 12-chapter book on him. Jonathan starts the episode
\\nby meandering through how he got started in trucking, but the fairytale opening
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\\nIn one of the most real episodes to date of Terminal
\\nExchange, Jonathan shares the humbling twists and U-turns of his life. Jonathan
\\nsteps through the events that have shaped who he is today: meth/cocaine
\\naddiction, wrecks that will leave you shaking, the cornerstone of his son\\u2019s
\\nbirth, the life of a single father, and the death of his best friend.
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\\nBut the tragedies cannot outweigh the blessings he has now \\u2013
\\na loving \\u201csuperwoman\\u201d wife, an outstanding teenage son, and a family that he\\u2019s determined
\\nto change the narrative for.
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\\nHe\\u2019s cheated death multiple times and is now living life to
\\nits fullest. Press play on this episode of Terminal Exchange with Nussbaum
\\ndriver Jonathan Rust.
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\\n* \\u201cI learned a lot in that garage. Telford Avenue
\\n\\u2013 Mount View, California.\\u201d* \\u201cWhen you go to a situation where people are
\\njust devastated, you see people working together. It doesn\\u2019t matter race,
\\ncolor, creed, religious background \\u2013 everybody is human, and everybody is
\\nhelping each other.\\u201d* \\u201cThat gives me hope for the human race\\u2026 It
\\nreassures me and gives me faith in humanity.\\u201d* \\u201cEverybody survived, but the house took a direct
\\nhit from a 9,000-pound Spanish Oak.\\u201d* \\u201cHe literally was the turning point for my life.
\\nAs soon as he was born, I realized that it ain\\u2019t about me no more. Time to get
\\non the grind and make sure I can give this little being the best life I
\\npossibly can.\\u201d* \\u201cNot a lot of people have Jamaica on their
\\nwedding certificate!\\u201d* \\u201cI knew I had bigger potential than where I was
\\nat that point. And I was coming to the realization that if something doesn\\u2019t
\\nchange for me, it\\u2019s going to put my son in a very hard path. Because poverty
\\nbegets poverty.\\u201d* \\u201cIt was a nightmare. Not only was I on a bus for
\\n4.5 days, but I was also going through detox.\\u201d* \\u201cI don\\u2019t beat myself up for my past. Because it doesn\\u2019t
\\nmake any difference, all I can do is push forward and try to live a better
\\nfuture.\\u201d* \\u201cI missed everything, and I just laid the truck
\\nover and rolled it over in the middle of the road. And I didn\\u2019t hurt anybody.
\\nOr destroy anything except for my body and the truck.\\u201d* \\u201cIt\\u2019s not just sitting in a seat and driving.
\\nYou literally have a battering ram under your control.\\u201d* \\u201cI don\\u2019t hide my past. I share it openly with
\\npeople. Because I think it shows people that there\\u2019s always hope, and you can
\\novercome really anything.\\u201d
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\\n* Hurricane Michael* Mexico Beach* Honeymoon Headquarters
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