As I traveled down the highway from Memphis, Tennessee to San Antonio, Texas in 2003, I decided to conduct a little research on my own to see how many eighteen wheelers I could count during our tow day journey. On the first day of my research, I started at 9:00 am and stopped at 7:00 pm that same day. By then, I had already reached 3,000 and that was enough counting for me once we reached Dallas.
The next day, I would start up the count at 8:00 am leaving Dallas. At noon, I had already counted 1,000 rigs and we still had a way to go before we would reach our final destination. after stopping for gas, restroom breaks and resting periods, we finally reached San Antonio around 9:00 pm. I had already stopped counting at 7:00 pm because it was getting dark and my eyesight was preventing me from finishing up the count. Already, I had made it to 6,000. The next morning I would tally up my count and found that I counted 9,000 trucks on the highway and that was from them heading east on the interstate.
I had also counted 2 jackknifed trucks and that was surprising itself for I had never witness a eighteen wheeler laying on its side before. I usually see it on television and that was as close I was able to see them.
I also had truck drivers in my family involving my dad who passed away when I was a teenager and my stepdad who was taking us to San Antonio that year.
It is usually a tradition for the oldest son to follow in the footsteps of his dad and take an interest in his dad’s career. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do so due to my vision. So, I became a visually impaired artist and begin taking an interest in painting and still feel like I am carrying on the tradition in a different mode.
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