This is about a truck driver journeying from Glasgow to the South (probably England)in a lorry called an Albion Reiver (makers name: Albion Motors of Scotstoun) They used to have a 'rising sun' emblem on the grill at the front of the truck, and were known for reliability, the company has long since gone, Mark sings of his paperwork being OK and of having enough sleep, that would have been the 'log sheets' that drivers had to fill out daily telling of their journey details and rest periods etc. this is the only tune I can recall that mentions trucks and trucking, especially British trucks.
An excellent article on the Albion here: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/12/sure-as-the-sunrise.html
The seats don't adjust--they're pretty barebones service-first trucks, much-loved by their drivers of a former era. And beautiful trucks/lorries. The song really captures the way the drivers felt about their trucks, it seems--some of the actual drivers helped with the research for this article and also mentioned loving Knopfler's song.
An excellent article on the Albion here: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/12/sure-as-the-sunrise.html
The seats don't adjust--they're pretty barebones service-first trucks, much-loved by their drivers of a former era. And beautiful trucks/lorries. The song really captures the way the drivers felt about their trucks, it seems--some of the actual drivers helped with the research for this article and also mentioned loving Knopfler's song.
This is about a truck driver journeying from Glasgow to the South (probably England)in a lorry called an Albion Reiver (makers name: Albion Motors of Scotstoun) They used to have a 'rising sun' emblem on the grill at the front of the truck, and were known for reliability, the company has long since gone, Mark sings of his paperwork being OK and of having enough sleep, that would have been the 'log sheets' that drivers had to fill out daily telling of their journey details and rest periods etc. this is the only tune I can recall that mentions trucks and trucking, especially British trucks.
An excellent article on the Albion here: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/12/sure-as-the-sunrise.html The seats don't adjust--they're pretty barebones service-first trucks, much-loved by their drivers of a former era. And beautiful trucks/lorries. The song really captures the way the drivers felt about their trucks, it seems--some of the actual drivers helped with the research for this article and also mentioned loving Knopfler's song.
An excellent article on the Albion here: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/12/sure-as-the-sunrise.html The seats don't adjust--they're pretty barebones service-first trucks, much-loved by their drivers of a former era. And beautiful trucks/lorries. The song really captures the way the drivers felt about their trucks, it seems--some of the actual drivers helped with the research for this article and also mentioned loving Knopfler's song.