The long-awaited trucking market recovery is finally here – and drivers across the country are marking the moment the only way they know how: laying on their horns until their neighbors regret buying property near the highway.
“We’re officially shifting out of reverse,” declared the president of the National Freight Hopefuls Association. “We’re calling this National Horn Honk Week. Good luck sleeping.”
For the first time in months, rates are steadying, capacity is easing, and freight volumes are inching back up. Dispatchers everywhere are reportedly smiling – a phenomenon not seen since 1998. One even admitted, “My wife didn’t recognize me. Thought I was the plumber.”
Truck stops reported record sales of novelty air horns. “We sold out in 24 hours. One guy bought six. Said it was ‘for morale,’” laughed a clerk in Nebraska.
Not everyone’s celebrating. A coalition of small towns across the Midwest released a joint statement: “While we support the trucking industry, if we hear one more 180-decibel blast at 2 a.m., we’ll start laying spike strips.”
Still, the industry is riding high. “It feels good to finally deliver loads without apologizing for the rate,” one driver said. “I might even fix my left blinker. Maybe.”
Shippers are already noticing the shift. “We haven’t had this many trucks show up on time since before the pandemic,” a warehouse manager commented. “Of course, they’re all honking like maniacs, but we’ll take what we can get.”
Meanwhile, one particularly excited fleet announced a nationwide giveaway. “Every load gets a free air horn. If you can still hear when we’re done, you weren’t paying attention.”
Experts warn the celebration may be short-lived. “Recovery is fragile. All it takes is one TikTok trend convincing people that freight is bad for the environment, and we’re back in the ditch,” an economist shrugged.
For now, the horns keep blaring. As one driver put it, “We earned this. If anyone’s got a problem, they can meet me at the next truck stop – I’ll be the guy with six air horns and no regrets.”
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