Truckers who have been around for a while can remember back when we helped one another, had random chance meetings at a truck stop or customer, and held conversations with one another about many things. Chance meetings could occur in a parking lot just because one truck driver admired another’s truck. Or they are both leased to the same carrier. Or one is interested in working with the other’s carrier. Maybe it was a chance meeting over a dead battery, busted hose or an air line leak. Whatever the reason, truckers talked to one another, helped one another and discussed the current state of the trucking industry, weather or road conditions. Seasoned professional drivers would mentor the new drivers to help them get started.
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