Old Trucker

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Brian F.'s Comment
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So I go to the truck stop a mile down the street from my house for an emergency Belgian Waffle with strawberries and a scoop of Ice cream. Anyway, sitting next to me at the counter is an old guy in a bomber jacket telling stories. The guy is 83 years old, lives alone, fought in the Korean war in 1951 and still drives his own restored Freightliner pulling MRI and CT vans from hospital to hospital in central NY. I'm a little surprised they would have a guy his age with a stroke in his history pulling million+ dollar vans around but Good for him.

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Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Old School's Comment
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Brian, I have met two guys in their eighties out here still doing it every day. At my first trucking job on the day I got hired there was another gentleman there who was 73 getting hired also.
LDRSHIP's Comment
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The founder of the company I work celebrated is 104th birthday last month. He still drives himself up to the yard 2 or 3 times a week to check on things.
Brian F.'s Comment
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Awesome
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