Hot enough for you?
It’s so hot here the farmers are feeding their chickens ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs!
We heard it’s hot in Texas too.
HOW HOT IS IT? - ODE TO TEXAS
The devil wanted a place on earth
Sort of a summer home
A place to spend his vacation
Whenever he wanted to roam.
So he picked out Texas
A place both wretched and rough
Where the climate was to his liking
And the cowboys hardened and tough.
He dried up the streams in the canyons
And ordered no rain to fall
He dried up the lakes in the valleys
Then baked and scorched it all.
Then over his barren country
He transplanted shrubs from hell.
The cactus, thistle and prickly pear
The climate suited them well.
Now the home was much to his liking
But animal life, he had none.
So he created crawling creatures
That all mankind would shun.
First he made the rattlesnake
With it's forked poisonous tongue.
Taught it to strike and rattle
And how to swallow it's young.
Then he made scorpions and lizards
And the ugly old horned toad.
He placed spiders of every description
Under rocks by the side of the road.
Then he ordered the sun to shine hotter,
Hotter and hotter still.
Until even the cactus wilted
And the old horned lizard took ill.
Then he gazed on his earthly kingdom
As any creator would
He chuckled a little up his sleeve
And admitted that it was good.
'Twas summer now and Satan lay
By a prickly pear to rest.
The sweat rolled off his swarthy brow
So he took off his coat and vest.
"By Golly," he finally panted,
"I did my job too well,
I'm going back to where I came from,
Texas is hotter than Hell.
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Carrier of the Month
Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc.
Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc., headquartered in Clayton, Alabama, is America's premier flatbed truckload carrier. They are known and trusted throughout the country as one of the best places to work, as well as one of the most reliable shippers in the industry.
In 1956, Dempsey Boyd and his brothers founded Boyd Bros. Transportation with a vision of making it the best in the business and the promise to do what it takes to make that dream come true.
Now, nearly half a century later, it's clear that they have turned their pledge and plans into reality. Boyd Bros. has grown to become one of the nation's largest trucking companies, leading the flatbed segment, and specializing in time-sensitive transportation of iron and steel products, lumber, roofing, and other valuable building commodities.
Boyd Bros. Transportation Principle Beliefs
• Operate Safely and Legally.
• Value, Respect, and Trust Our People.
• Do What We Say We Will Do.
• Require High Standards.
• Continuously Improve and Train Our People.
• Spend Wisely.
• Communicate, Communicate, Communicate.
• Work Hard, Work Smart, and Enjoy Life.
Learn more about Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc. by exploring visiting their website:
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Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc. is known and trusted throughout the country as one of the best places to work, as well as one of the most reliable shippers in the industry. They are proud of who they are, and you'll be proud to drive for them.
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July 22-23, 2011
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Wilmington, OH
I-71 at Exit 50
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Trucker Buddy of the Month
May 2011
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson, a driver for Crete Carriers is the Trucker Buddy for Mrs. Jenny Gubbels’ Woodland Park Elementary third grade class located in Norfolk, Nebraska.
“Although I have participated in Trucker Buddy in the past, this was a new match. Mr. Anderson is from the same town as our school, so we were fortunate to have him visit as well as show us the world through a trucker's eyes. Maybe I should change that to a trucker's hand. Mr. Anderson sent us letters frequently. By this I mean that there was an average of two or three letters a week, and they were very detailed. We did not need a read-aloud book. Our world came alive through his vigilant correspondence. His letters were written with lessons for the children and words of wisdom about their lives. The children looked forward to each and every letter, and so did I. Mr. Anderson even brought his son to visit us. He is in the military and has flown and been to our current war zones.” said Mrs. Gubbels.
Mrs. Gubbles feels her class has really be enriched by being in the Trucker Buddy program and having Trucker Buddy Dave. He faithfully sends letters on where he is and what he is doing and she saves all of them because they are well worth reading over and over again. She even shares them with her principal, secretary, and other adults in the building who enjoy reading them too.
Mrs. Gubbels says “Mr. David Anderson was a superb role model and truly dedicated to our students and your Trucker Buddy program.”
One of Mrs. Gubbels’ students wrote this:
Thank you for being our Trucker Buddy. I love having you as our Trucker Buddy. I love your truck and think it is cool. Thanks again for being our
Trucker Buddy.
Signed: Your #1 fan.
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