When I was driving over-the-road, every once in a while I would hear or see truckers deal drugs to each other. Sometimes I would hear them on the CB talking about a girl named Lucille. At first I thought it was some kind of a joke. But I soon learned that she is very real and everything that I heard about her was true. Read the rest of this entry »
How Truckers Deal Drugs at Truck Stops
Can Truckers Legally Carry a Gun Across State Lines?
I’m a big fan of the Second Amendment, and I do carry a gun myself, when I can do so legally. I have a right-to-carry permit from my home state (Indiana), and my permit is honored in twenty-eight other states. I did a lot of research on this subject for my own personal knowledge, so I can make sure I stay within the law. And, I figured there must be a lot of drivers out there who were wondering the same thing.
In fact, I was sitting in a room with about ten other truck drivers a few weeks ago and the subject of carrying a gun came up. Two of the drivers there admitted they carried a gun in their truck. I didn’t admit it, even though I had one in my truck, and I wondered if anyone else wasn’t admitting what he had. Which had me wondering how many drivers really keep a gun with them. From what I heard that day, I’d guess that three or four out of ten drivers probably pack a gun in their truck (in states where they can do so legally). Read the rest of this entry »