Iowa 80 Truckers

What surprised you about this reading?
The first thing that surprised me or rather made me laugh was all the things that were at this trucks stop. It was almost like they had their own little town where they could go to a dinner and a movie. I also thought that all truck drivers were independent, I know they worked for company's but just firgured they set their own times. I also felt sorry for the truckers which I didn't expect to do at all. I just seen them as fat, bearded men, but they really do have a tough job. When I read the title of the article I figured it was going to be pretty boring to read, but it surprised me that I found a lot of the things interesting.
What intrigued you about this reading?
It intrigued me on how much actually goes into truck driving. I always thought that they picked up the stuff dropped it off and did it all over agian. But there's paper work, log books, and a whole bunch of rules that they have to follow. I agreed with the Dan guy when he was talking about the different speeds of the trucks. It makes sense that the two differnt speeds would cause more porblems then the same speed. I want to know if this same stuff is going on. Why are the truckers paying for their trucks to be unloaded? Why aren't the stores paying people to do this? And like Dan said if we know that America would shut down if the truckers stopped working, we are we treating them this way?
What disturbed you about this reading?
This part intrigued me and disturbed me at the same time. I didn't like the fact that some of them packed drugs around in there trucks. The part that intrigued me though was the fact that the truckers police themselves. I didn't really like the fact that they treated him badly because they thought that he was a spotter. They treated him unkind alot. It disturbed me when Dan was talking about how they only get paid when the truck is moving. They could be on duty for a long period of time and not get paid a cent. I think it should be paid by the hour, instead of the mile. They want the truckers to cheat but when they get caught they have to pay for it.