Watch from Timex

There may be only a few essential accessories in a trucking man’s life, but like chrome on his truck, they are very important. A good pair of sunglasses, well-worn leather boots and a buttery-soft wallet are more about image than they are about necessity.

Truckers surveyed on etrucker.com say that sunglasses are the most important accessories for their truck-driving image. Other accessories such as boots, belt buckles, wallet, watch and the ever-popular trucker hat contribute to swift sales at truckstops.

Some of you are like trucker Jeff Gross, from Columbus, Miss., who says he doesn’t mind paying extra for brand names like Oakley when he’s shopping for sunglasses. “You get what you pay for,” Gross says. He’s looking for quality and comfort and is willing to spring for the hefty price tag on designer sunglasses. Not so for Jim Kiley, a trucker out of Galva, Ill. He buys cheap and in quantity. His wife, Carol, says he’s always leaving them, stepping on them or sitting on them. “It’s not worth it to him to spend the money on expensive sunglasses when he’s just going to have to turn around and replace them,” Kiley says.

No matter what your spending philosophy is, the object of your desire may be just a truckstop or mouse click away.

What Time is It?
Not just for telling time, watches today can do everything except fill out your log book. Even an inexpensive version can be waterproof, glow in the dark, ring an alarm and count laps around the parking lot. The more you spend, the more features you can get. But if you just need to know what time it is, you can’t go wrong with this reliable version from Timex for $39.95.