He checked in as usual, confirmed his departure, and rolled out before dawn. That was the last verified contact anyone had with him.
When he failed to arrive at the scheduled delivery point, dispatch initially chalked it up to a delay. Breakdowns happened. Weather caused slowdowns. Drivers sometimes took unplanned rest stops. But as the hours stretched into a full day with no word, concern began to replace routine patience.
### An Empty Highway and a Growing Panic
By the second day, the situation was no longer normal. The trucking company attempted to reach the driver through every channel available at the time. His CB radio remained silent. No gas station clerks remembered seeing him. No weigh stations logged his truck passing through. It was as if both the man and the vehicle had simply dissolved into the asphalt.
Authorities were notified, and a search began along the planned route. State troopers checked rest areas, truck stops, and accident reports. Helicopters scanned wooded areas near sharp turns and ravines. Other drivers were questioned, many of whom remembered hearing a familiar call sign earlier that day—but none could place it precisely.
What made the case especially troubling was the truck itself. A full-size rig does not disappear easily. It leaves tracks, eyewitnesses, or wreckage. Yet there was nothing. No skid marks. No abandoned trailer. No signs of theft or violence.
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The Cargo Question
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