Ultradog MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Twin Cities
Back in the mid 80s I drove OTR for a couple of years.
Once I was driving through Nebraska, doing about 65, minding my own business.
Along behind me comes a big black Peterbilt with a cattle trailer and whoosh, passes me like I was standing still.
I got about 20 miles down the road and pulled into our regular fuel stop. There sitting idling was that same big Peterbilt.
So I got my fuel and went inside to pay and there was an older gent sitting at the counter having a cup of coffee. No one else around.
So I asked him if he was driving the bull hauler.
He said "Yep."
So I told him he had passed me about a half hour back and must have been really flying.
He just said "Yep."
So I asked him how fast his truck would do anyway.
He just said "Son, I don't really know."
So I mentioned he must gave some idea.
He acted like I was bothering him a little.
But finally he said, "Son, I can't say how fast it will go. All I know is when I get it into
top gear and really get to rolling I have to put goggles on the first two rows of bulls to keep the wind from blowing their eyeballs out."
Once I was driving through Nebraska, doing about 65, minding my own business.
Along behind me comes a big black Peterbilt with a cattle trailer and whoosh, passes me like I was standing still.
I got about 20 miles down the road and pulled into our regular fuel stop. There sitting idling was that same big Peterbilt.
So I got my fuel and went inside to pay and there was an older gent sitting at the counter having a cup of coffee. No one else around.
So I asked him if he was driving the bull hauler.
He said "Yep."
So I told him he had passed me about a half hour back and must have been really flying.
He just said "Yep."
So I asked him how fast his truck would do anyway.
He just said "Son, I don't really know."
So I mentioned he must gave some idea.
He acted like I was bothering him a little.
But finally he said, "Son, I can't say how fast it will go. All I know is when I get it into
top gear and really get to rolling I have to put goggles on the first two rows of bulls to keep the wind from blowing their eyeballs out."