What happened on this trucker's ROUTE FROM HELL?

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#1 -- "Rumble" -- 1:26 -- A rumbling sound in a forest in Arizona would be the start of a strange series of events.

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[jefferykaighin]

Thank you for covering this Brother, your description of Devin was as close as I could have said myself. I was 2 years older than him but I grew up with Devin in Tonganoxie Ks and played football with him every year. He was a straight-up good guy, no drugs or anything stupid and always had a smile on his face. Whatever happened to cause this was no fault of his own, no way no how. I'm not sure why he was called home so early, and I never will. I wanted to Thank You for presenting his story in a positive disposition because that's how he was, a good hard working American Man!

[shawndashno]

Me and a few of my buddies ran into a trucker at a bar a few years back. Poor guy looked so lost and was just sitting alone. So we went over and sat with him. Turns out his truck had broken down (something with the transmission) and he was stuck in our town for a few days and had never been here, and didn't know anyone. He told us the only thing he had was money. We told him not to announce that, then we took turns buying rounds, playing pool and darts, just generally giving the guy a good night. He was super grateful and a really awesome dude. He looked pretty intimidating, like the dude in the story, but he was a great person. We got him a cab to his hotel and at some point I must have given him my number. Cause I didn't think I'd ever hear from him again, but about a week later I got a call and it was the trucker. He just wanted me to know his truck got fixed, he had finished his run and was finally back home. He thanked me for giving him a fun night out and for just hanging out with him. I never heard from him again, but I will say, the stories he told us and the places he had seen were crazy. Mad respect to all the truck drivers out there. Never heard from that guy again, but wherever you are my man, stay safe.

[CedrickBagleyDaSurvivor]

I know exactly what happened to Devin. I've been a tucker for 20yrs. He had what we call the Million mile stare. You drive so much, for long, that you lose your mind. It's part of the reason why we have required breaks now. But even still, some drivers come to the brink. There has been a few times that I had to tell Dispatchers & Brokers...Fuck you, I'm taking a break, I'm done.

[LeeAnnGarney]

My Grandmother always told me to be thankful for the farmer who grows your food and the trucker who brings it to you.

[Haxorus_rulz]

Turning a corner and seeing a huge truck hurling towards you has got to be one of the most heart stopping moments ever.

[Nefville]

I went out with a buddy of mine who drove for JB Hunt for a week and we went all over Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. From experience I can tell you its much more than a job. You live and sleep in the truck, driving 14 hours a day maybe talk to someone on the phone or at the loading dock and wash, rinse and repeat. It gave me a lot of respect for truckers, who are really the backbone of this country. True professionals.

[Peculiar]

Extreme sleep deprivation. I’m a owner operator trucker and ex army veteran. I learned from both careers how serious sleep deprivation can be.

[ammarisrar]

To all the truckers out there watching this episode and reading the comments, I just wanted to let you know how thankful I am to have you guys do what you do, we would not survive without you, everything that are in our houses came because of you guys, respect for all truckers out there, love you guys

[spidermonky]

Devin is my boyfriend’s grandpa thank you for talking about him, his wife and daughters still talk about him. I first learned about him through Mary it’s still nice that he’s not forgotten.❤

[markuss]

I listen to MrBallen during my graveyard shifts at work and I always fear I’m gonna become one of these strange, dark and mysterious stories delivered in story format.

[jameshunter]

I worked with Devin at Iowa Beef Processing down in Emporia back in the early eighties on the Round line and he quit to become a truck driver he was a really nice guy and a hard worker.

[danielleterry]

16 year trucker here, saw many horrific things out there from another driver getting stabbed at truck stop in AL to stopping at a rest area in WY and hearing a chain saw at 2 am . Since only a small black car and another truck there I knew something wasn’t right and quietly got back to my truck and called 911 next day the trucker and his wife were found cut up but officers got there to late and black car was gone. Way to much goes on out there and people are just weird. Truckers are targeted a lot and after a look into how many are killed every year a law was passed that we can carry with a license. Many companies don’t allow it but I carried anyway, rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6

[Honoriajoy]

My dad is a long haul trucker, he works a lot still and is gone for weeks at a time. I never understood when I was a kid, but I do now and appreciate his hard work even more. God bless truckers.

[Drivenout]

As a trucker for 12 years so far, I can say that going mad is a reality. We live in this roaming bed in a box, being this alone can definitely get to you. sometimes you just got to put your foot down and say "I'm stopping here. I'm sleeping and I dont care what you think" I do strive to be professional, to be reliable but yeah you gotta look out for your self in the end, take a break. go home. get out of the truck. go do vacationy things. dont let your mind get the better of you. Love you all, fellow 18 wheelers, and make sure you all keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up.

[DD-gwve]

This is so sad. Imagine losing someone you love under those circumstances. And the poor kids growing up and not ever really knowing what happened to their dad. Heartbreaking.

[MagguyAugustin]

You are the right person to make the viewers understand the stories without being there, talking with gestures reinforced sincerity and make the messages more interesting and memorable.

[jadeybaby]

Psychosis was my immediate thought when I heard “he couldn’t sleep”. Whether the sleep deprivation is initially caused by drug or not, it’s what causes psychosis and it’s very scary! I’ve seen it happen. I feel so sorry for Devin’s family 😢

[sarahhecker]

My dad was a trucker. We live in Ohio and a manager of a restaurant noticed him slumped over his wheel in New York. He passed of a massive heart attack. He use to tell me stories of other truckers going mad. It's rough being a trucker, it's stressful, strainful, ur lonely, my dad was always gone, to always make sure we was stable and it took his life in the end. He died 2 months after his 42 birthday, 24 years ago.

[imjudgingyou]

My dad was a trucker for a while, and still kind of is (CDL driver for a construction company now). People say you sit on your ass all day, but you’re also in charge of a potentially giant metal death machine. It’s hard work and truckers are the back bone of this country. Thank you all truckers!

[LadyNicky]

I remember this airing on Unsolved Mysteries around 1998. I am wondering did they ever found him. I guess the story of him is close to home a lot because my father has been driving trucks since 1992 and he stopped in December of 2020 or 2021 due to a bad wreck in his truck. He wasn’t at fault but the people hit was that ultimately took their life. My father hasn’t been right since and gave up completely driving at that point. Shout out to all truck drivers because without you guys and women, we would not have what we need to survive and for that, thank you so much.