Posted by Ultradog MN on January 23, 2013 at 20:01:00 from (184.100.109.75):
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."
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