Ep. 46 // Into the West: Bill Petersen

Published: Nov. 12, 2019, 9 a.m.

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\\nHe\\u2019s been trucking. Forever. And he\\u2019s dabbled in it all:
\\nreefer, doubles, flatbed, owner-operator, you name it, and Bill knows something
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\\nPull up a chair with the always-smiling, always-traveling,
\\nnever-short-on-a-story Bill Petersen in this episode of Terminal Exchange.
\\nBesides five years in the U.S. Army, Bill has been driving since he was 16
\\nyears old.
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\\nThis California to Canada transplant will make you laugh and
\\nfuel your desire for travel as he shares true big fish stories, places he\\u2019s
\\nvisited, and how he doesn\\u2019t go to work every day \\u2013 he just continues on the
\\nadventure.
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\\n* Phillip: How long have you been a truck driver?* Bill: Legally? Or illegally?* \\u201cIf I never had to go past Ohio again, I\\u2019d be a
\\nhappy camper.\\u201d* \\u201cI go runnin\\u2019 into the house to go to the
\\nbathroom. I come back out, and I said, \\u2018Dad, they took the bathroom!\\u2019 My dad
\\nturned me around and said, \\u2018See that little building right over there?\\u2019\\u201d* \\u201cNever seen her before in my life, but I looked
\\nat my friend and said, \\u2018I\\u2019m gonna marry her one day.\\u2019\\u201d* \\u201cI\\u2019ve tried to work local, and it wasn\\u2019t for me.
\\nMy wife got to the point and said, \\u2018You need to get back on the road. You are
\\nno fun!\\u2019\\u201d* \\u201cFind a job that\\u2019s something that you like, and
\\nit\\u2019ll never be a job. It\\u2019ll be an adventure.\\u201d* \\u201cTreat the customer like they\\u2019re paying you your
\\npaycheck. Because they are!\\u201d
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\\n* Grand Coulee Dam* Glacier National Park* Columbia River Gorge
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