One particular song, written in this slang, deserves to be sorted out. No need to second guess, the song is Convoy by C. W. McCall (Bill Fries).
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The story is basically about truckers rebellion and their slan-talk over the extremely popular citizen band – CB radio.
Movies like Smokey and the Bandit and Convoy (inspired by the song) were on the top of popular culture of 70’s. Everything escalated when independent truck drivers went on trucker strike 1979.
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Cell phone technology improvements inevitably led to decreased popularity of CB radios, and eventually fading the trucking hype.
Setting Standards in Trucking Industry – 1980’s
During the 80’s, trucks and truck drivers weren’t mainstream of pop culture any more.
In this decade, Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and the Surface Transportation Assistance of 1982 were the most important moments in the industry.
First one deregulated the industry, causing increased competition and lower pay for drivers, while second one standardized trucks size and weight limits on a federal level, removing a barrier state problems.
