Trucker-style hats were suddenly all the rage and everyone were wearing them everywhere. But you can bet that it all began with an unknown owner driver. Jobs that took them up and down the roads in the bright desert sunshine necessitated the use of sunglasses and hats to help keep the glare out of their eyes while driving. Somehow, someone decided these guys looked pretty cool and, voila, a fashion was born! But the question must be asked then, what is the best hat to wear while working on those owner driver jobs.
From the classic black Stetsons to the cheaper straw varieties, you can pick up one of these at any gas station across the country while on owner driver jobs. These hats are stylish and cool. The brim usually extends four inches all the way around the crown and provides you with shade from every angle. The only problem with wearing a cowboy hat while driving, is that you might need to lower the head rest on your seat so that the back of the hat brim doesn't bump against it and prevent you from sitting all the way back.
If those owner driver jobs regularly send you to the colder regions of the States, then perhaps you might want to try getting this über cool and wonderfully warm style of hat. An aviator hat is reminiscent of the hats the old bi-plane pilots used in years past, and usually come with ear flaps, are often lined with fleece or fur, and are somewhere between funny-looking, cool, and functional. They come in so many styles and patterns that you can tailor a hat per job if you wanted: a plaid one for the trips to the mountains, neon one for the northwest, and a camouflage one for those hauls to the south.
The traditional neontruckerHats never really goes out of style. And there are such a variety of these things that you can even have your own made up - they are a perfect place to advertise, so why not get a few trucker or baseball hats and have your logo put on them? That way, not only will you be able to be stylish while keeping the sun out of your eyes on your courier work or long haul jobs, but if you happen to leave your hat sitting at a table at a truck stop, it can be considered less of an inconvenience and more like free advertising.
Norman Dulwich is a correspondent for Courier Exchange, the world's largest neutral trading hub for same day courier jobs in the express freight exchange industry. Over 2,500 transport exchange businesses are networked together through their website, trading jobs and capacity in a safe 'wholesale' environment.