Drive Green » Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com Utility tractor show Fri, 16 Oct 2015 19:10:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/05/25/truck-driver-diary-8/ http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/05/25/truck-driver-diary-8/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 14:27:23 +0000 http://drivegreentractors.com/?p=705 Truck Driver DiaryIt’s time for another edition of the Truck Driver Diary with Tim Pol. Tim has driven the truck all the way across the country now so it was time to catch up with him and see how his journey is going. You can see Tim reflected in the window of Fresno Equipment getting the truck all shined up.

We started out learning about his experience getting the truck stuck in some mud in Maryland. All went well even though Tim says it was kind of a nightmare for a while. He says he’s met a lot of people and had an opportunity to hand out a lot of business cards. Tim says that other than having some different accents the people he meets all have similar questions and issues.

You can listen to my interview with Tim here: Truck Driver Diary

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]]> http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/05/25/truck-driver-diary-8/feed/ 0 Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/04/18/truck-driver-diary-7/ http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/04/18/truck-driver-diary-7/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:42:28 +0000 http://drivegreentractors.com/?p=559 Truck Driver Tim PaulThis edition of the Truck Driver Diary comes to you from Monkton, MD.

It was a wet day at the My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase races but I found truck driver Tim high and dry in the trailer so I got an update from him on how things have been going on the road. He says that things have been going really good during his portion of the schedule. People have had lots of questions and seem very happy to have the opportunity to see the new utility tractors and get on them to test them out.

Tim says our “Kicker Gator” utility vehicle has really been getting a lot of attention. Here at this location there were a lot of Gators in use which was especially helpful in the rainy, muddy conditions. Tim says our show goes west next and I’ll be at a couple of those stops. Before then though I’ve got lots more interviews to post in coming days.

You can listen to my interview with Tim here: drive-green-monkton-driver.mp3

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]]> http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/04/18/truck-driver-diary-7/feed/ 0 Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/04/06/truck-driver-diary-6/ http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/04/06/truck-driver-diary-6/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:39:54 +0000 http://drivegreentractors.com/?p=508 Truck Driver Tim PaulThis edition of the Truck Driver Diary comes to you from Danville, KY.

Our newest driver of the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show truck is Tim Pol, standing here next to the 6D, 5D, 5E, 5M, 5E Limited and 3E Series numbers on the cab. I spoke with him at the end of our event in Danville, KY. He says he gets asked by people when he stops to let them take photos of the truck. I wonder how many pictures of this truck are out there.

Tim says he gets asked a lot of questions since people assume he knows everything since he’s driving the big rig. His first road anecdote is pretty funny. He says that his first stop he had a kid come up to him just let him to know that he didn’t like John Deere. Tim says he should have given him a shirt and cap. I agree. He is an on the road evangelist for the brand!

You can listen to my interview with Tim here: danville-truck-driver.mp3

Don’t forget to visit our event photos: Drive Green Utility Tractor Show Event Sets.

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You can listen to this edition of the Truck Driver Diary here: drive-green-murfreesboro-truck-driver-diary.mp3

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]]> http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/03/02/truck-driver-diary-5/feed/ 0 Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/02/09/truck-driver-diary-4/ http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/02/09/truck-driver-diary-4/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:55:26 +0000 http://drivegreentractors.com/?p=301 Truck Driver Mark RooseIt’s time for another edition of the Truck Driver Diary with Mark Roose.

Mark was very relaxed when I spoke with him in Ft. Worth and says he’s been working his way around Texas, visiting with a lot of people. He says the truck keeps drawing crowds he even hears it mentioned on the radio.

You can listen to my interview with Mark here: dg-ft-worth-truck-driver-diary.mp3

Don’t forget to visit our event photos: Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo photo album.

]]> http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/02/09/truck-driver-diary-4/feed/ 0 Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/01/20/truck-driver-diary-3/ http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/01/20/truck-driver-diary-3/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:12:21 +0000 http://drivegreentractors.com/?p=205 Truck Driver Mark RooseDuring the “Dallas Branch” leg of the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show we’ve got a new truck driver. We’ll be catching up with Ron Lang again though.

Our new driver is Mark Roose. I caught him on a break this afternoon during set up for tomorrow’s Houston Farm and Ranch Club event. Mark had a mostly uneventful drive down from Iowa and talks about his role in the Show.

You can listen to my interview with Mark here: drive-green-driver-1-20-09.mp3

Don’t forget to visit our event photos: Houston Farm and Ranch Club photo album.

]]> http://drivegreentractors.com/2009/01/20/truck-driver-diary-3/feed/ 0 Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com/2008/12/22/truck-driver-diary-2/ http://drivegreentractors.com/2008/12/22/truck-driver-diary-2/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:47:49 +0000 http://drivegreentractors.com/?p=119 Truck Driver Ron LangIt’s time for another edition of the Truck Driver Diary.

I wasn’t able to make all the stops of the tour in Florida this month but truck driver, Ron Lang, sure did. He says the stops in Okeechobee and Tampa, Florida went very well.

He also had a great anecdote about meeting a Florida State Highway Patrol trooper on the way home at a north Florida rest stop. He wasn’t sure what to expect but found out that the driver and his son are big John Deere enthusiasts. The Trooper couldn’t help but notice the rolling billboard and asked Ron some questions about some of the new equipment, including zero turn radius mowers. I’m sure we’ll hear more great stories from our show truck driver as we continue on down the road.

You can listen to the Truck Driver Diary here: drive-green-driver-12-22-08.mp3

]]> http://drivegreentractors.com/2008/12/22/truck-driver-diary-2/feed/ 0 Truck Driver Diary http://drivegreentractors.com/2008/12/05/truck-driver-diary/ http://drivegreentractors.com/2008/12/05/truck-driver-diary/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:27:42 +0000 http://drivegreentractors.com/?p=70 Truck Driver Ron LangA regular feature I’m starting right now is the “Truck Driver Diary” with Ron Lang, seen all comfy here in his Kenworth cab. I’ll be speaking with Ron throughout the show from various locations, even if I can’t be there, to hear about how things are going.

So in this first installment I asked Ron about his trip to Florida with the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show Truck. He said that other than some rough weather it was a smooth ride. He really liked the setup at the kickoff event in Middleburg where I conducted this interview.

You can listen to the Truck Driver Diary here: jd-middleburg-lang.mp3

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