Life of a Military Truckdriver
                BY Travis T. Tobiasson U.S. ARMY

Here we are just about to close another chapter in our lives 

For some it’s the second chapter in deployments in their military careers

But for most it’s our first

We’ve dealt with a lot out here from the ied’s, to car bombs, to small kids throwing rocks and so forth

We’ve taken it all and kept things rolling

We’ve had our losses but for us we have been fortunate that no one has been killed

We’ve had some of our close friends go down with injuries but we kept on 

We’ve been there for each other when they were down and out 

We’ve kept each other going

We’re nothing more than an extended family who keeps at it until the job is done

NCOs and privates we work together and have gotten to know each other so well

We know who’s going to do what and when with out even having to communicate it

We work hard to keep trucks up, and we have had to roll with the punches many times over

Anything to complete the mission

We have delivered fuel, water, ammo, and tents

We have kept units going and gained the respect of many

We hold the most dangerous job in the service but we don’t let that keep us from doing our job

We get blown up, we roll out the gate

We get blown up again, we still roll out the gate

We have a job to do and we get it done

We have dealt with changes and have taken the good with the bad 

No matter what or how bad the changes are we just grit our teeth and keep it going

When someone is down we pick them up 

We have sacrificed a lot of sweat and blood to keep our reputations at a high

Even when higher up does something or makes some stupid decisions we still make it look good

We value respect and give it whether or not we get respect in return

We are the truck drivers in the army we keep things moving

We are part of the transportation corps. 

We value the corps motto:

Nothing Happens Til Something Moves --- Transportation Corps., U.S. ARMY