The-Signal.com from Santa Clarita, California, published a blog posting recently telling the story called “For those long, late hauls.” It tells stories of Truck Drivers who haul at nighttime.

The first story is of a truck driver who carries 6,200 gallons of milk during the night named Homer Hogue. He travels from Bakersfield to Artesia California, which is 245 miles. He’s been driving this dedicated run for 15 years! A U.S. Air Force veteran, at age 67, he knows the ropes.

How does he do it? Homer says that a night driver must have a sharp mind. He doesn’t listen to the radio so that he can stay focused. “You got to keep your mind on your driving. You don’t have a lot of room for error.”

Homer actually enjoys the dedicated run at nighttime. He seems to like the alone time and less traffic. His wife loves his route hours for a funny reason. “My wife thinks it’s great. It gets me out of her hair, and she gets the TV remote controls to herself.

This story shows the dedication of drivers and the hard life they live. It reminds me of a poem found on pikeh.com:

“…We’ve run with some real good people, and I smile as I recall The hard times and the fussin’ and the good times on the road, The camaraderie as we ran together thru the night and hauled our loads. Truckers always pull together when they find some common ground, and when you’re lookin’ for good people, there’s none finer to be found!” By Vicki Scofield “Storyteller” copyright 1996.”

http://www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/32574/

http://pikeh.tripod.com/truckerspoems.html