Why is country music stereotypically synonymous with trucking?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bentstrider83, Aug 30, 2021.
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And I am totally aware of the shift. Of course I started driving in 2004 when that trend was already firmly implanted. Only reason I know anything of truck-stops being for truckers was the numerous ones I saw as toddler when my dad had to move from state to state every year in the late 80s chasing jobs until finally finding one in CA(he later told me he got an offer in Phoenix too, but I guess he got bit by whatever the CA vibe was back in the 80s. WISH HE CHOSE PHOENIX INSTEAD). I definitely remember that one in Hesperia across from the current Pilot. The aroma of BBQ wafting from it was to die for.
Another weird thing that I feel sets me apart from many of these "newer" drivers I encounter today is again, the training standards. 2004, I was again just freshly 21. But still had the chance to be taught by many of the grizzled, old hands that had been clearly driving since the late 60s. The lessons they taught and the stories they passed along. Now it's just kids teaching kids in most places. People that possibly got their licenses back at the crack of the 2010s and are now hopping into the training bandwagon.
I reckon if I decided for some strange reason to train at a reputed school, I'd emulate the same people that trained me. The students would probably be both scared and baffled by the whole appearance.Last edited: Sep 1, 2021
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Probably so used to their pop-rap/pop-punk station from their larger city on the same dial that they never changed it. Weird thing about most jazz stations I listened to early in life, they were usually on those lower, "88.something or other" that are normally populated by FM-Talk or religious stations. How these pop-music lovers migrated that far down the frequencies and explored is something of a mystery to me. -
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My grandfather always had Southern swing jazz playing in the shop. Never had a radio in his trucks. Nh220 Cummins made the music. My dad and uncles were into everything from jazz to Ozzy. Hank Williams, Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker to Parliment Funkadelic. I am the same. I know lots of truckers from the ages of 20’s to 80’s that are same. Some dress country running cattle while playing Metallica. Not much new hip hop tho. Too negative. Old school like Run dmc or cypress hill is on the playlist rotation. My dad is 72 and my mom was telling me a few months ago he put in the rage against the machine evil empire cd on a run up to dfw. Lol!
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