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Title: Truck Driving in Iraq: You Think It's Tough Here?

Author: Allen Smith

Article:
<b>Truck driving</b> undoubtedly has its challenges here in the
United States. Crowded highways, not enough parking areas and
long hours are just a few of the problems drivers face on a
daily basis. I was enjoying a meal at a Petro Truck Stop the
other day when I heard another driver complaining about the
food. It appeared that he felt that some of the items on the
buffet were not hot enough. I agreed that some of the entrees
could have been warmer, but I really didn't care. I was just
enjoying the meal.

This situation got me thinking about the complaints I hear from
other truck drivers. Perhaps I'm just "different," but I simply
cannot relate to many of these problems that <b>truck
driving</b> faces here at home. As I was completing my meal,
another driver walked in and was upset because he had driven
through the night and was still unable to get unloaded. He said
the only thing left to do right then was getting something to
eat, take a shower and go to bed. He ate his meal complaining
the entire time about his run through the night. I thought about
the truck drivers in Iraq.

The most dangerous job in the Middle East is <b>truck
driving</b>. I wondered about certain correlations between
<b>truck driving</b> here in the U.S. and <b>truck driving</b>
in Iraq. I looked around and listened to more complaining by
other drivers about their "hardships." I took a hard look at
myself. I thought about the good job I had and the ability to
make a nice pay check. I looked at all the food on the buffet
readily available for my taking. I knew that later that night I
would be home and my wife would have the coffee ready and I
could sit and relax in my favorite chair. I thought about my
freedom. Hardships? What hardships? I decided to compare the
complaints with the life of truck drivers in Iraq:

<ul>

<li> U.S. Drivers-------------------------<a
href="http://truthabouttrucking.com/">Truck Driving</a> in
Iraq</li> <li>Waited 3 hours for tire repair ----------------
Had to change own tire</li> <li>Complains about rough roads
------------ Drives where there are no roads</li> <li>Truck A/C
isn't cold enough ------------No A/C in 150 degree weather</li>
<li>Watch out for Pot Holes --------------- Watch out for Land
Mines</li> <li>Had to drive all night --------------Drives with
night vision goggles</li> <li>Worries about missing schedules
---------- Worries about snipers</li> <li>Mattress is too hard
------------------ Sleeps with 50# of body armor</li> <li>Fellow
drivers can be rude -----------Fellow drivers can be
terrorists</li> <li>Watches out for bad drivers ------------
Watches out for mortar fire</li>

Army Specialist Timothy Staddon with the 123rd Main Support
Battalion under the First Armored Division, is a truck driver in
Iraq. His job is to haul supplies, parts and food to the forward
support battalions located right in the center of Baghdad. He
has been shot at by unseen snipers and has to be on the look out
for 155MM shells buried in the sand that explode when you drive
by. This young man, and many more like him, are heros. Because
of them, we remain free.

As of May, 2006 twenty-four American truck drivers have been
killed while working in Iraq from shootings and road side bombs.
Drivers in Iraq experience post-traumatic stress disorder just
as our soldiers do. They form "shadow armies" in order to
deliver food and supplies to the troops. One of the few women
truck drivers in Iraq, convoy commander Cindy Morgan sums it up
perfectly: "We live, we eat, we sleep, pretty much side by side
with our troops. And we get shot at, we bleed and we die beside
them."

I know <b>truck driving</b> can be a rough life. However, as I
sit in the comfort of my home or enjoy a meal out, and the only
thing I have to do is fight a little traffic in order to have my
evening out, I simply can't justify any complaining. I look
around and only see abundance. Because of our soldiers and the
civilian workers who have chosen to risk their lives <b>truck
driving</b> in Iraq . . . I look around and I only see freedom.

About the author:
Aubrey "Allen" Smith is a veteran driver and author of the Truth
About Trucking. Exposing the scam of <a
href="http://truthabouttrucking.com/">truck driving</a> for new
drivers, he is an expert in the field of transportation. Learn
the TRUTH before you begin. Please visit
http://www.truthabouttrucking.com today. We SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

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