my father was a driver himself.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver, or driver in Ireland, the United Kingdom, India and Pakistan) is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck (usually a semi truck, box truck or dump truck). Truck drivers provide an essential service to industrialized societies by transporting finished goods and raw materials over land, typically to and from manufacturing plants, retail and distribution centers. Truck drivers are also responsible for inspecting all their vehicles for mechanical items or issues relating to safe operation. Others, such as driver/sales workers, are also responsible for sales, completing additional services such as cleaning, preparation and entertaining (such as cooking and making hot drinks) and customer service. There are three major types of truck driver employment:   Both owner operators/owner driver and company drivers can be in these categories. In Australia, drivers of trucks and truck and trailer combinations with gross vehicle mass greater than 12 tonnes must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours, 30 minutes every 8 hours and 60 minutes every 11 hours (includes driving and non-driving duties).\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "My father was a truck driver from Decatur GA.  His father was a truck driver too, from Haralson, GA.  My family has been in the USA since the late 1600's"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I wanted to be a truck driver when I was younger, but I am not the best driver and big trucks kind of scare me"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Me too.  I never drive beside them, only behind or ahead.  Things break on those trucks all the time, but they keep rolling, rolling, rolling, transporting goods all over the country."}, {"role": "user", "content": "And with the price of gas today, those things have to be super expensive to get from point A to B"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, you are correct.  I am reminded of the 1971 film producing debut of Stephen Spielberg that was called \"Duel\", starring Dennis Weaver about a mad trucker who terrorizes a plymouth valiant on the highway."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I haven't seen that one, but I like Stephen Spielberg's films.  Maybe I should check it out.  Maybe its on Netflix"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You should do that.  Netflix can get you that movie in a stream on your computer, or by DVD  by mail for a reasonable price.  No need to pirate anything."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yea netflix is awesome, Im thinking about getting rid of cable and just going to just using netflix."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Just get a smart tv or a roku.  Netflix has been mired in legal controversy since it's debut in 1998."}]