Diary of a Truck Driver

Last night I was plodding up the New England Highway, heading to Brisbane when the call came over the two-way that there had been a fatal accident.

I turned on the scanner to see what I could find out. Three dead but the truck driver was okay and it was only ten minutes behind me.

It’s rather chilling to think that a car full of people just went past, I probably had to flash them to dim their lights and now they are all dead. I don’t know why the accident occurred but it was a head-on and wasn’t pretty from all accounts.

For god sakes, pay attention out there.

Early this week I was contacted by the National Library to see if I was happy for ‘Diary of a Truck Driver’ to be included in their archives. Initially I thought it was a spam but it turned out to be legitimate.

So now the blog is to be archived for ever in the National Library‘s Pandora project.

I must say I’m rather flattered that my inane rambling could deserve preservation for the National Interest. Obviously my scripts are considerd to be ‘of significance and to have long-term research value’. When I started ‘Diary of a Truck Driver’ it wasn’t for fame or credit just as a vent. I’m surprised every time someone subscribes, be they potential drivers or ABC correspondent but for the National Library to contact me… well.

One thing that this incident did highlight was that there was no reference to an email address to contact me so now I’ve added a contact form to the blog.