David Longanecker came to truck driving late in life after retiring from a rewarding fifty-year career in higher education. He grew up in a rural agricultural community in Washingt...view moreDavid Longanecker came to truck driving late in life after retiring from a rewarding fifty-year career in higher education. He grew up in a rural agricultural community in Washington State where his interest in big rigs began. He served in Vietnam and earned a doctorate, enjoying a career in higher education administration and policy analysis at the state and federal level before retiring and earning his commercial driver’s license.view less