Driving across the country we saw a lot of trucks, and as passengers of an over sized vehicle ourselves we were allowed into the mysterious world of trucks, truckers, truck stops and diesel fuel pumps. Here is a list of things we saw trucks, well, trucking across the country. Triple box cars!
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Friday, March 28, 2008 Trucker Strike Coming? It would be a wonderful thing to see. But so far, nobody has been able to settle on a date for pulling the big rigs off the road. “If they were to shut down (trucking) for a couple days they’d give us a blank check.” Benjamin Cooper, 77, [...]