Haulage Companies - Truckers Headed For the Bright Lights?

Driving for haulage companies might not seem likeChris Tarrant
the most glamorous of jobs, but all you truckers outYou won't find him working for haulage companies
there should know that you're in great company! Notnow, but the radio broadcaster and TV presenter
all of the world's rich and famous start out at thewho is probably best known as the host of the
top, and there's more than a few who earned theirgame show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' also
living from driving before they hit the big time.served his time behind the wheel. Before making it
Elvis - the King? Or the King of the Road?big in the world of television, he worked as a long
Actually he was both, God rest his soul. A year afterdistance lorry driver, a security officer and a school
graduating from high school, Elvis Presley startedteacher. These days you're more likely to find him
working as a truck driver for the Crown Electricbehind a fishing rod than the wheel of a lorry.
Company. He was either so good at his job or gaveChevy Chase
such an awful audition that Eddie Bond, the leader ofFunny man Cornelius Crane - 'Chevy' Chase - might
his friend's professional band, suggested that he stickbe better known nowadays as an award-winning
to truck driving as he was 'never going to make it aswriter, comedian and actor, but he can actually lay
a singer.' Well, what can we say, except that soonclaim to a truly impressive range of previous
afterward haulage companies around the world mustoccupations in his earlier days. Mr Chase did
have been ruing the day that he cut that first record!everything from waiting on tables and working in the
Sean Conneryconstruction industry, to working as an audio
Now, Sean Connery might have driven some prettyengineer, a busboy, a theatre usher, a produce
snazzy cars in his role as James Bond, but it wasn'tmanager in a supermarket, a salesman in a wine
always that way. Amongst a variety of jobs whichstore, a motorcycle messenger and yes, you've
included labourer, artist's model and coffin polisher noguessed it, a truck driver. Another great loss to the
less, he too was a lorry driver who must have hadhaulage companies of America but a huge gain for
the owners of the haulage companies in Scotlandthe world of comedy!
crying into their beer!