Ideas for Television Show about Trucking

OK, now here is a new idea for you. See, you have two guys and a truck, see? They pretty much run the entire lower 48 and sometimes Canada, see? They are usually home every night, see?

Let us see here, we will call the guys, hmmmmmm, uh, how about, nah, that won't work see? I know IKNOW IKNOW let us call them uh Cannonball Mike Malone and his sidekick uh Jingles ya see. Oh no that won't work, see? JERRY! Yeah, that's it, we call his side kick Jerry Austin, see.

These two will travel any highway, see, they'll go anywhere, name your destination, and brother, they'll be there, see. And then be home that night! Uh huh.

They will get into a lot of "adventures" together, including an attempted hijacking, Cannonball Mike being called away from his anniversary dinner with his wife so that he and Jerry can run a fake load of dispatcher brains, as a decoy. . .

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Nah, it would never work. Only lasted 39 episodes back in '58.

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For the love of GOD if you are going to make a show about trucking, try for a bit of "realism" in it. Forget the "romance" and "adventure," but show the daily grind. Show the mind boggling rules and regulations, show the nightmare scenarios of trying to get into docks that were designed for a 20' box truck with a '53 foot trailer.

Show the hours of delay at shippers, consignees. Show the bad truck stop food, at high prices. Show the lot lizards.

SHOW IT ALL, or don't show it AT all. . .

 

Don...Seriously?

The reality of it all would probably bore most people to death!

Oh...Wait!

Dancing with the Stars and American Idol worked...Maybe the public IS that stupid!

 

How about a under cover cop in a big truck? Lizard walks up. Busted.... Guy at fuel island.... Wanna buy some cheap fuel? Busted..... Hey I got the latest copy of PC Miler.... busted..... Anybody want their wheels and tanks polished? Sure here you go.. I need a receipt for that for my taxes..... Sorry, I don't list it as income... cash only.... busted..... Hey driver ya want some high speed chicken feed? Busted.... Pan handler says I need some money for gas..... my kids are in the car and I ran out just down the street... busted.... Guy with jakes on grabbing gears in the lot and saying I ain't got no panties on.... busted...

 

schneider is a reliable good company that is worthy of a movie shot the equipment is great good pay and good miles some ideas are to get as much info as you can review the equipment ask as many drivers as you can and make sure you have permission first

 

Trucking companies are made up of so many differant types of people, mostly just middle of the road, blue collar family men and women from all over the place. Most of the information you can find for your television show would be found at any truck stop fuel island in the Country. Maybe find a few truck drivers to do a ride along with, see the highway through the eyes of a trucker, I can promise you one thing, if you do sit up in the cab of an 18 wheeler for a few days, you will never see a four wheeler the same way ever again. :]

 

HAHA tell me your joking, schneider drivers are always parked on the shoulder crying because they just saw there last check. I think the chick wants a driver, with a personality and back bone, not a programed tool hanging on to a bent steering wheel. Hey Sugar Britches you need a co. that runs Chicago to the east coast, that,s where the action is. There,s still a few cool kats out roaming the roads. Or broke down in Chicago chasing a Polish chic around the table, like me, ignoring works messages,just because I can. haha

 

I've an idea that THIS thread is as subject to being hijacked as any other thread. You are welcome.

 

How about some type of a reality show? Show students going through the school process and follow them through their first year. See how many make it and how many wash out. The one(s) that last gets $50K and a job at a company with ungoverned trucks. Maybe find some first year drivers that didn't go to school and are learning OTJ and follow them too.





Now that the serious stuff is over....

How do you guys feel about Obama and Jake brakes?