Millhouser: Passing along survival lessons learned post 9-11
“You’re driving a coach, climbing a two lane mountain pass. On the right is a 2,000 foot drop, and to your left is a sheer…
Learning from a relationship specialist
Halla and I were discussing the state of the industry the other day, and she came up with some brilliant insights. You all know I…
Technology, driving style and love
It was a MIRACLE. A sudden power outage in downtown Dallas had darkened all the traffic signals. In New England, my stomping grounds, this would…
Is it always somebody’s fault?
My buddy “Titanic” was inbound with a dive charter when he heard an SOS. A 90-foot sightseeing boat was burning off the entrance of the…
Time to get out of Dodge
A Dodge City deputy sheriff had stopped me late one night. Setting the parking brake, I met him at the door, and he explained that…
Wrong about Bobb
It felt like my bosses would kill me (firing being too gentle).
We were meeting with a big customer who asked what I thought of…
I’ve got a bridge to sell you, but the clearance is low
My new boss Jim and I were on a sales trip in western Pennsylvania. Jim only lasted a few months, and I don’t remember his…
Bureaucrats know nothing about effective regulation
“I know NOTHING!”
You may think I’m talking about myself, but actually it’s a quote from a character in “Hogan’s Heroes,” an iconic 1960’s sitcom.…
Private-sector involvement could help public transit
A young driver was highballing across Chicago’s west side at the wheel of a semi when his trailer clobbered a low overpass. He was nearly…
Never allow a loose nut behind the wheel of a coach
If there was a competition for “bus slalom,” my buddy’s weary old 4106 could have contended for the gold.
He’d checked everything: tie rods, bearings,…