Why The ‘Trucker Salute’ Is A Tradition Worth Saving

Nov 29, 2019 at 09:18 AM CST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck drivers say today’s children don’t seem to be taking part in a tradition they cherished as a child, and they’d sure love for it to become more common again. Pumping one’s fist in the air, in the so-called “trucker salute”, was a fun way for kids to pass time during family road trips. If they were lucky, and caught the attention of the big rig driver, that trucker would respond with a loud bellow of their air horn. Jim Bohannan, Sr. Vice President of Mister “P” Express in Jeffersonville, Indiana says it’s happening less and less. His fleet numbers nearly 200, they also train new drivers. He says that those drivers spend 10 to 11 hours on the road each day, some other companies keep their drivers on the road for 2 to 3 weeks at a time. All that time in the cab can wear down one’s spirit. The “trucker salute” does more for morale than most know.

Nov 29, 2019 at 09:18 AM CST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck drivers say today’s children don’t seem to be taking part in a tradition they cherished as a child, and they’d sure love for it to become more common again. Pumping one’s fist in the air, in the so-called “trucker salute”, was a fun way for kids to pass time during family road trips. If they were lucky, and caught the attention of the big rig driver, that trucker would respond with a loud bellow of their air horn. Jim Bohannan, Sr. Vice President of Mister “P” Express in Jeffersonville, Indiana says it’s happening less and less. His fleet numbers nearly 200, they also train new drivers. He says that those drivers spend 10 to 11 hours on the road each day, some other companies keep their drivers on the road for 2 to 3 weeks at a time. All that time in the cab can wear down one’s spirit. The “trucker salute” does more for morale than most know.