Originally posted by jac Googling 'origin of ...' gives Truckers Report where a contributor claims that chicken haulers, looked down upon in the '70's, started putting them on to upgrade their image. But what do I know. I own a K3.
Oh yeah, Truckers Report. A forum where the m0dErAt0rZ will ban someone simply because they are a m0dErAt0r at another driver's forum.
Ask me how I know this.
Oh, and the story about the Chikin Lights might have some validity, as back then the Chikin Haulerz did have a bad rep. But back then most truck drivers had a bad rep. Lots of drug use, alcoholism, hardened felons driving because they couldn't get any other kind of work . . . . . . . .
Wait.
Things haven't changed much in 40 years.
Even after the Fitness For Duty regs that came about in the early 1990's drivers still can't decide which is more important, to smoke dope or work. Yeah, that law sure fixed things, didn't it?
Sorry, I got off on a tangent again. I'll try to play nice now.
Honest.