“Probably he’s loaded up with perishables headed for Montreal,” Garraty said. “All the way from Boston. We forced him off the road. He’s probably afraid he’ll lose his job—or his rig, if he’s an independent.” “Isn’t that tough?” Collie Parker brayed. “Isn’t that too goddam tough? They only been tellin’ people what the route was gonna be for two months or more. Just another goddam hick, that’s all!” “You seem to know a lot about it,” Abraham said to Garraty. “A little,” Garraty said, staring at Parker. “My father drove a rig before he got… before he went away. It’s a hard job to make a buck in.
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