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Just trucking along.
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American News (Aberdeen, SD)
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October 1, 2007
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Byline: Sarah Ottney
Oct. 1--Larry Hopfinger loves trucks.
"When I see a truck go by, it turns my head," Hopfinger said. "I want to see what kind it is, where it's going, what it's hauling."
The 50-year-old Aberdonian drives a concrete mixer for Consolidated Ready Mix Inc. of Aberdeen.
His favorite part of the job is the variety -- driving to different towns every day, seeing different people.
Hopfinger started out at age 19 driving a garbage truck for the city. Then he switched to a Ready Mix truck, then back to a garbage truck for a few years. Then he realized his true love was driving a Ready Mix truck, and he came back to that job.
Hopfinger said ...