Over recent years many truckies have questioned the camaraderie which exists between drivers.
They reckon that drivers in this era are generally not as friendly to each other as they once were.
Natural disasters, however, often result in a return to the “good old days” especially when drivers are stuck close to each other when roads are closed.
That was well and truly the case during the recent floods in north Queensland.
Spy has heard of drivers with gas cookers offering to share their food with others.
Sharing insect repellent with other drivers who were stuck beside highways near waterways was common.
Spy heard of several classic cases of genuine camaraderie when scores of drivers parked at roadhouses joined in for a cricket match.
They were split into two teams using rubbish bins as wickets and pieces of wood as bats.
Old Spy heard that one middle-aged driver managed to slam several “Tom Mixes”, or sixes as they are known.
These projectiles slammed into parked trucks but no damage was done as tennis balls were used.
Many other drivers erected makeshift tents with rope attached to trucks and enjoyed shade in the burning sun.
All of this released the lads from boredom of being stuck without knowing how long it would be before roads were opened.
On the flip side, others are adamant that there is hardly any camaraderie between drivers under normal circumstances.
And that this only occurred on this occasion because they came together as a result of the floods.
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