Why do truckers tell stories?

I ran 6,200 Miles last week.....an that's the truth!

 

I ran 6201 miles last week! Slackers get to work!!!

 

Where's the fun telling the truth,lol.

 

You're not going to believe this, but.......all those stories are true!

 

They tell stories because they are idiots.

 

The reason most people lie is because their insecure, truck drivers are very insecure about their livelyhood for the most part, they see machines taking more and more of their jobs (for good or bad) and most realize they got trained with no upfront money out of pocket and little to no training (so basically anyone can do it), people lie when they want to appear needed and important.

 

Yeah, with his student/trainee/slave THEY MIGHT have done 6,000 miles.

 

I've got BS deflectors on my ears these days. I don't sit in the "Professional Drivers" section at the restaurant, and I'm tired of liars. I stand and wonder what deficiencies they are trying to mask by telling me a bunch of crap - while their jaws flap, and my life ticks away. But - yes, as you can see by my signature, I too found the industry attracted, errrrr, ummmmm, - storytellers.