Long-hauling precious goods. Maybe this is just me, but I love thinking about what could be inside semi-trucks as I roll down the interstate. Could the semi be filled with cookies, meats, wine, or something entirely non-food related, like Band-Aids?
It’s a fun little road trip game to try, and sometimes it’s easy to connect the dots about what a trucker is hauling from the advertising on the outside of their load. But other times it’s a mystery.
However, a Texas flat-bed driver is leaving nothing to the imagination when it comes to what he or she is hauling. In a recent viral clip, a Texas driver is drawing attention to their flatbed trailer for the precious cargo they are hauling. While this is not a commercial hauler, they are protecting their goods and secured a case of Coors beer on their flatbed tightly with ratchet straps.
According to the comments section, it’s an old wives’ tale that hauling an empty flatbed trailer is bad luck. If that’s the reason this case of beer is strapped down, then I think that’s a pretty good way to avoid any bad luck. However, Texas law also does not allow alcohol in the truck cab of a commercial vehicle, unless it is part of a manifested shipment. Texas law states that no alcohol may be within arm’s reach of the driver, and that if the driver is on a highway, no alcohol may be in the cab of the vehicle. It’s unclear what capacity this driver is hauling, but either way, this driver was taking no chances with the law.
As for this case of Coors, I A) hope it makes it to the final destination safely and B) has some ice to go on after its journey through the Texas heat. It may be February, but it’s toasty down here, folks.
Check it out:
@fortnite_griddy_02 #beer #fyp ♬ Be Like a Woman – Chris Rainbow
The comments on this post did give me a chuckle as I read through them, so check out a few of my favorites before you go:
“How the marketplace deal went.”
“Should be the easiest Coors ad ever made.”
“He was probably laughing the whole way home.”
“Eastbound n down.”
“Texas goated.”
“Bro is living life and flexing at the same time.”
“Precious cargo.”
“Hell yeah, brother!”
“God, guns, and beer = Texas.”
“goods secured.”
“I’m a little disappointed. That should be a two-strap minimum.”
“wide load.”
“Typical day after hauling some hay in Texas.”
“And here I thought it was a light beer.”
“That’s for Tax purposes…. Officially work miles driven.”
