Trucking industry needs a load of drivers
The nights Kenneth Karkau spent in his own bed used to be few and far between.
The former truck driver lived on the road for much of more than 20 years – hauling freight from state to state for three days at a time, then coming home for a day before doing it all over again.
Driving big rigs was a lifestyle choice for the Johnsburg resident, who started his driving career in the Army in the mid-1970s while stationed in Frankfurt, Germany.
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