Thread: Straights for the road

Originally Posted by Flatire67

Yes we truckers are a ragged group of vagabonds but it's a living

It's a living, but it ain't no life.

30 years and 3 million miles looking at the world through wind shields. I hung up my spurs 10 years ago.

First 20 years, I loved it. Next 5 I tolerated it, last 5 I hated it. I didn't hate the driving part, I hated the attitude of all the young buzz cut cops and the truck driving school graduates with NO DAMN CLUE about the old "code of the road". Last run I made was on 13 axles to KS. Got it delivered, stacked the trailer, drove back, pulled all my stuff out of my truck, walked into the dispatch office, pitched 'em my keys, credit cards, and what nots, and told 'em to mail me my check, I didn't live there anymore. The dispatcher stood there looking like the butter just slid off his biscuit and wanted to know why.

Told him I was tired.

Every now and then when I see a REALLY nice heavy haul rig, I get interested for about three seconds til reality kicks in.