Any body on here know one arm trucker!

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  1. booley

    booley Road Train Member

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    Big Rig Videos has a video with a bull hauler o/o with only 1 arm
     
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  3. GreenPete359

    GreenPete359 Road Train Member

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    I don’t think insurance will be an issue. I’ve never in my life had an auto insurance company if i was missing a limb. That goes for since i’ve bought my truck as well.

    This is the ultimate don’t ask don’t tell.
     
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  4. kimbosa

    kimbosa Medium Load Member

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    Right! I was thinking same thing untill they look at my license. Lol!
     
  5. rank

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    I knew a guy that was a truck driver all his life and his right arm basically stopped at the elbow. He had a couple of fingers on his elbow. Birth defect. The guy just passed away last month at 75.
     
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    I saw one guy once with i'm not sure exactly it was awhile ago. I wasn't really looking at his arm or missing limb. But I am pretty sure he was missing it. And he was a flatbed guy too. He was with Bennett I think.
     
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  7. you bet my main man Jimmy Ardis
    from South Carolina near summerfield.. otherwise known as the monkey gouger..
    been trucking over 30 years..
    the old Jerry's at Manning South Carolina ta is named after him the Jimmy Ardis T/A
    just look up Jimmy Ardis or Monkey Gouger truck driver. see all kinds of great articles about him through the years he's got that hook right there one arm prosthetic for years and years and years .
    Ever listen to Steve Summers or listen his late olddad truckin Bozo back in the day you know exactly who the monkey gouger is he loves those Chevrolet race cars...lol
     
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  8. kimbosa

    kimbosa Medium Load Member

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    I think i know who talking about! Thanks
     
  10. yeah like I said just Google Jimmy Ardis watch what comes up there's all kinds of stuff Trucking awards through the years for million Miles all kinds of stuff safe driving by him.
    there's even a book about him now..
    he has a Twitter account all kinds of stuff you can find Jimmy all over social media..
    we had dinner last year over at the Texas best barbecue in Tyler Texas I was sitting there eating a sat down and I said holy cow it's the Monkey Gouger had a good couple hour talk.. he's pulling for Cargill
     
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    Back in the 70's I knew a tire man that was one armed, he could fix them old split rims as fast as anybody.
    He was pretty rough in a bar room brawl too.
     
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