A Bit about Marlon



            Hi. I'm Marlon and I am 41 years old and married for 15 years now to Lynda. We have three sons, Elijah, who is 13, Isaiah who is 10 years old, Joshua, who is 3 years old and our newest addition, Angelina born November 2005. You can see their pictures in our Photo Album . I drive an 18 wheeler for a living and used to enjoy it although I was away from home a lot. However, I prefer to stay closer to home more now. I am good with machinery so truck driving came easy to me.
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            I have a Kenworth truck now. It is quite comfortable with two beds (one single, one double) and lots of space so my whole family will fit in. I also have a 53' Utility box trailer with Air Ride.

            While on the road I am careful to stop at the cleanest truckstops that I can find with the best price on fuel and great food. Some of the best bets are Flying J and Fifth Wheel truckstops. However, there are only two Flying J's in Canada. One is in Vaudreuil, Québec off 540 at exit 3 and there is a brand new one off the 401. Also, there isn't much to stop at on the QEW between Toronto and Hamilton but there is a Fifth Wheel in Grimsby at the Casablanca Bld. exit. I wrote a list of truckstops along the 401 in Ontario and rated them to help you pick a good place to stop while on the road.

            Any new drivers or family of drivers that are interested in trucker talk should check out my list of CB lingo . If you happen to be listen on your CB, my handle is Dr. Jekyll .
            Camera When I am not on the road, I like to dabble in photography . I have a Pentax K1000 camera that I used to take with me everywhere I go. I'm interested in learning more about special effects and portrait photography. Maybe one day I'll give up driving for snapping pictures.

            I also really enjoy gardening. I bought my own house and spend whatever time I can planting a garden and landscaping my terrain. I used to work in landscape design for a few years so I know what I'm doing. But my wife complains that I make too much gardening work for her when I am away so I have designed it to be low maintenance to make things easier. she is whining now because I just dug up her front lawn to turn that into garden too!I do organic gardening so there is lots of good healthy food as the reward for all the work!

            I am quite the fan of Gary Larson and The Far Side. I have the whole Gallery collection of his books. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't get the humour. I find him very insightful.

            I also enjoy snowmobiling . I have 7 old snowmobiles that I have collected to fix up and re-sell. I enjoy restoring machinery and am having fun with my new projects. The kids love to scoot around our trails on the 3 snowmobiles that I have operating.


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            You can me at
            truckerboy@yahoo.com


            Last updated October 7, 2007.

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