About Author: Kim Grimm

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Kim Grimm has had a license to drive a truck for over 30 years and has driven over 2.5 million miles in her trucking career so far. Changing gears a few years ago, she gave up pulling a reefer and is now doing heavy haul. Kim lives in McFarland, WI with Pete Briggs and the two never go anywhere without their two cocker spaniels, Mr. H and Mrs. Beasley. Kim has been writing for 10-4 Magazine since 2003.

Posts by Kim Grimm

  • Back in January, I wrote about OOIDA and all the help they could give a driver who wants to branch out and get their own authority. Now, I want to...

    The Next Step

    Posted on May 1, 2012 | No Comments
    Back in January, I wrote about OOIDA and all the help they could give a driver who wants to branch out and get their own authority. Now, I want to...

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  • After recently seeing a picture of a truck down in one of the “cave warehouses” near Kansas City, Missouri, it made me remember the times I had been down in...

    Going Down Under

    Posted on April 1, 2012 | No Comments
    After recently seeing a picture of a truck down in one of the “cave warehouses” near Kansas City, Missouri, it made me remember the times I had been down in...

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  • When you’re talking about family traditions and trucking, you usually think of men – but not this time – think again. In this case, we’re talking about a family tradition...

    It’s A Family Tradition

    Posted on March 1, 2012 | 1 Comment
    When you’re talking about family traditions and trucking, you usually think of men – but not this time – think again. In this case, we’re talking about a family tradition...

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  • The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America. Conceived and promoted 100 years ago in 1912 by entrepreneur Carl Fisher, the Lincoln Highway went coast-to-coast...

    America’s Main Street

    Posted on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment
    The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America. Conceived and promoted 100 years ago in 1912 by entrepreneur Carl Fisher, the Lincoln Highway went coast-to-coast...

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  • Being an owner operator is one thing, but when you decide to get your own authority, it puts you in a totally different ballpark. When my significant other Pete Briggs...

    Getting Your Own Authority

    Posted on January 3, 2012 | No Comments
    Being an owner operator is one thing, but when you decide to get your own authority, it puts you in a totally different ballpark. When my significant other Pete Briggs...

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  • I was introduced to the H.W. Farren Co. a couple of years ago when my friend Pete Briggs was hauling oversize loads for them. Their trucks and drivers were loading...

    Helicopter Haulers

    Posted on December 1, 2011 | No Comments
    I was introduced to the H.W. Farren Co. a couple of years ago when my friend Pete Briggs was hauling oversize loads for them. Their trucks and drivers were loading...

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  • It has been three years since my friend Bette Garber passed away. I can’t believe how fast time flies. For those of you who knew Bette, you are lucky! For...

    Remembering Bette

    Posted on November 2, 2011 | No Comments
    It has been three years since my friend Bette Garber passed away. I can’t believe how fast time flies. For those of you who knew Bette, you are lucky! For...

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  • Most truck drivers hate being told they have to go out on Long Island. Not me – I was bummed that we wouldn’t be stuck for the weekend to enjoy...

    A Jewel On Long Island

    Posted on September 1, 2011 | No Comments
    Most truck drivers hate being told they have to go out on Long Island. Not me – I was bummed that we wouldn’t be stuck for the weekend to enjoy...

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  • Alex Bashenow of Bargersville, Indiana has always dreamed of being a trucker. Unfortunately, his physical and mental condition has kept him from fulfilling that dream – until now. Alex is...

    Dreams Do Come True

    Posted on August 2, 2011 | 4 Comments
    Alex Bashenow of Bargersville, Indiana has always dreamed of being a trucker. Unfortunately, his physical and mental condition has kept him from fulfilling that dream – until now. Alex is...

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  • Bill Moon had a vision. In 1963, at Exit 284 off a short stretch of the new Interstate 80, in the middle of an Iowa cornfield, Bill imagined a lit-up...

    The Perfect Spot

    Posted on July 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Bill Moon had a vision. In 1963, at Exit 284 off a short stretch of the new Interstate 80, in the middle of an Iowa cornfield, Bill imagined a lit-up...

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