02/14/2026
They say “be rested.”
They say “be alert.”
They say “no excuses.”
Then they take away every place to stop.
Truck stops full by 4 PM.
Rest areas closed or jammed.
Parking bans everywhere else.
So you end up here…
On the shoulder.
Watching traffic fly by.
Hoping nobody hits you.
Hoping DOT doesn’t decide this is the problem.
You’re expected to run perfect…
On broken sleep…
With nowhere legal to shut down.
Miss your clock? Your fault.
Park illegally? Your fault.
Too tired to drive safely? Still your fault.
They demand peak performance…
While giving you zero place to rest.
This isn’t safety.
It’s setting drivers up to fail.
And every driver out here knows it.
