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Originally Posted by RedRaven
They never think about the trucker who's got to haul those animals eventually...
They never think about the trucker who's got to haul anything eventually.
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It really was amazing he didn't get hurt bad, trying to load those animals... It sure isn't an easy job, that's why I wondered if it was worth it to these truckers, simply because it paid well...
Roscoe wasn't in it for the money so much as he's always just been a cowboy type. Big hat, big belt buckle, cowboy boots, country music. There are a lot of truck drivers who do the cowboy thing, but he always took it a lot more seriously than most. Hauling cows to market, or to the slaughter house, that's about as close as you can come to being a real cowboy here on the east coast in the 21st century. I think that's why he did it, more than anything else.
I'm think the main reason he hung it up was because somebody quit, and my old boss got in a bind, and begged him to come back. He came back and stayed until they shut down all their trucks. Then he bought a truck and leased onto Landstar intstead of going back to hauling bulls. I don't know why.
Knowing Roscoe, probably because hauling bulls didn't give him enough time to chase women. Can't chase women when you're driving 6,000 miles a week.