And how every driver he knows just loves tuning in Terry Gross on the radio all over the country. It all came together when he began discussing NPR. He does go out of his way to describe every African-American he meets as deeply wise, elegant, dignified, etc. He casts shade of some sort or another on suburbanites, southerners, and military members. He also makes it plain he doesn't think much of most of his high-end C-suite customers. More fundamentally, he just comes off as unlikable, a misanthropic curmudgeon, He doesn't think much of other drivers, what with their belt buckles and cowboy boots. but plagarizing a Mark Twain gag and passing it off as a real experience that happened to him (the 202/2002 bit he claims happened on his first day)? That's a mortal sin.

Stealing an couple old trucker jokes and making them into an 'true stories' is a venial error. Which is pretty funny given how he brags on his professionalism. well, he's either lying or confessing to DOT violations. And when he tells you he drove Florida to Connecticut in 2 days.

90% of drivers don't use CB radios anymore cell phones have made them nearly obsolete. Number one, he makes up BS for no other reason than to make himself sound more interesting: I hate to break it to you, but no, the waitresses at truck stops do not treat drivers differently based on the type of cargo they haul. As a former long-haul trucker myself, I obviously had a bias to enjoy Finn Murphy.

The Long Haul by Finn Murphy