UNEXPECTED GOODNESS
“You told your mama you’d like to see lots of trucks on your birthday. How High Can You Count?”
Oliver Johnson turned 8 years old last year in his home in New Zealand. Lonely by nature, his mother had just the idea of what might cheer him up.
Young Oliver is obsessed with trucks. He knows the name of every truck, every truck manufacturer and every trucking company, so his mom, Katherine, offered $50 to anyone who would come give him a ride in their big rig for his big day.
Katherine hoped one truck driver would take her up on the offer, but instead, Barry Hart, owner of Hart Haulage Trucking, decided to take it two steps further and organize a whole convoy.
“Every one of these truckies that are doing this, and there are probably 10 trucks, at least, that are coming from Auckland. It will cost them $500-600 to get that truck down there, do their thing, and go away, and not one of them is asking for anything,” Hart said.
A convoy of approximately 65 trucks showed up for Oliver. That’s the way they do it in New Zealand! It was a birthday Oliver will never forget.
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