Ten Little Truckers

10 little truckers, cruising down the line --
One had a heavy foot, and then there were nine
9 little truckers, the hour getting late --
One dozed a moment, and then there were eight
8 little truckers, the evening seemed heaven --
One showed his driving skills, and then there were seven
7 little truckers, their lives full of kicks --
One bought a bottle, and then there were six
6 little truckers, impatient to arrive --
One jumped a traffic light, and then there were five
5 little truckers, wheeling near the shore --
One viewed the scenery, and then there were four
4 little truckers, happy as could be --
One passed on a hill, and then there were three
3 little truckers, busy, it is true --
One neglected truck repairs, and then there were two
2 little truckers, and the day nearly done --
One didn't dim his lights, and then there was one
1 little trucker, who's still alive today --
By following the safety rules, he hopes to stay that way

I am compiling a photo gallery of all my trucker buddies. If you would like me to post your picture on this site, please e-mail it to me along with your screen name, server (if not AOL), first name, and hometown and I will post it as soon as possible. Please put Trucker Page Pic in the subject line of the e-mail. Thanks Y'all!!! Hope you enjoy the site.

Ask the average person on the street what does the word trucker mean to them and you will usually get a response like.....No good, no home, not for family, rolling down the highway slob. As a former wife of a trucker and good friends with many others I can tell them a different story. Where else does a man give up so much of his life to support his family. The average working man sleeps in his own bed, spends time with his wife and family everynight and weekend. Doesn't have hundreds of dollars spent on phone bills just to make sure everything is ok at home and business is taken care of. The average man doesn't miss out on the birth of children or grandchildren, christmas isn't spent alone in a truck stop while under a load to get the load where it is to be the day after christmas. Just so the "average" working man has his toilet paper, his newspaper to read the next morning, and the food and necessities to go on with his everyday life. Think about it people, it had to come from somewhere and that somewhere is a truck. A truck driver brought it to you. So the next time you think about what the word trucker means remember your everyday life was brought to you by a trucker. I believe they are some of the Best Damn People around!!!!! Now join the campaign and Stop The Abuse Against Our Drivers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's a big guy, he's a small guy.
He comes in all sizes and shapes...short, tall, skinny and fat.
Laughing and serious, happy and sad.
He's transportation with a grin on his face,
distribution with a cocked left eyebrow.
He's progress with diesel fumes in his hair.
He makes his living holding 10 tons of steel in his hands.
He has highways in his eyes.
He's a truck driver.

He hauls milk for the nation's babies, dresses for the nation's ladies.
Steel for our country's defense, and bread for the nation's breakfast tables.
He like straight highways, blonde waitresses, slot machines that payoff,
Friendly cops, and bonus checks.
The road's his home. He drives today so the world can live tomorrow.
Laughing, cocky, husky, he's tough enough to hold his cargo against
a hurricane, and gentle enough to stop 10 tons of wheeled steel
to let a 12 ounce kitten cross the road.
He can tell you where to get the best piece of apple pie
on the highway, and where the radar traps are,
and which road to take to make the fastest time.
He hates, in the order named, phonies, roadhogs, tough traffic cops,
highway weigh stations, small-town justices of the peace.
Steep hills, cackling cargo, and a weak coffee.
He's America on wheels. He's big business with a road map in his pocket.
He's a truck driver.

Without him, there would be no gasoline to run the nation's automobiles.
No steel to make the machines, no concrete to build the highways.
No merchandise to spin the wheels of trade.
Born 200 years ago, he would have been a buccaneer,
a privateer, a freebootin' soldier of fortune.
Born 100 years ago, he would have been a frontier scout,
a stagecoach driver, a rider of the Pony Express.
He has eyes that look over mountains,
He likes to see the other side of hills.
He eats better than bankers, dresses like a Texas rancher,
is more independent than a newly-elected senator.
He's an authority on politics, women, highway construction, baseball,
and the best way to run a trucking company.
He likes the feel of the night wind on his face
and the sound of a purring motor.
He lives by the code of the road and passes
no man by who needs a helping hand.
He's got problems, and is not bashful in airing
complaints about the state of the world at large.
Every trip he threatens to get off the road and live like other men,
but he never does. The highway is a flirting Lorelei who hums
a haunting tune for the men who chase the horizon on spinning wheels.
And when the tires sing, and the road is straight,
and the moon is bright on a ribbon of cross-country highway,
he's the happiest, most useful man in America.
He's a truck driver.

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This page is dedicated to all my trucker buddies everywhere.

Drive Carefully Y'all!!!

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