October 4 was National Truckers Day, a date meant to honor the men and women who keep America moving. Unfortunately, truckers report the “celebration” was little more than hashtags and lukewarm coffee.
“I got a ‘thank you’ from my dispatcher, then he asked why I was still waiting at the dock,” said driver Tim Garrison. “Some holiday.”
Politicians flooded social media with trucker appreciation posts, many posing next to vehicles that weren’t even trucks. One senator shared a selfie beside his Tesla with the caption: “I support truckers every mile of the way.” The backlash was swift.
Truck stops offered token gestures. A Love’s in Indiana gave free coffee refills, but ran out of cups before sunrise. TA offered a “Keep on Truckin’” bumper sticker, which one driver called “the participation trophy of holidays.”
Drivers say the real recognition they want isn’t free hot dogs but working conditions that don’t feel like haunted warehouses. “Give me a dock that loads in under three hours,” said driver Amanda Lee. “That’s my National Truckers Day gift.”
Until then, October 4 will remain more of a PR stunt than a holiday. As one driver put it: “They say it’s our day. Funny, it still felt like theirs.”
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