LANESVILLE, Ind. – What was supposed to be a routine lunchtime stop for truck driver Kevin Swisher and his young daughter Letty on March 3 has turned into an Internet sensation among the trucking community.
As usual, Letty was “all over the CB and giving the Trucker Salute (a nice big honk) to as many drivers as she possibly could,” Swisher wrote on a now-viral Facebook post.
After he parked his rig, known as “Little Swish,” and went inside the truck stop with Letty for a bite, he heard “a woman (who) was doing nothing but complain about big rigs and how they’re always in the way and messing things up in the economy as well as the road.”
Swisher wrote that he and other truck drivers standing in line for food “were struggling to keep our mouths shut.”
Just then, Letty chimed in, telling the woman that “Truckers like my dad save the world one truck load at a time, if you don’t like them, you should put back what you have because this is a truck stop and everything, like what you have in your hand and on the counter came here on a semi.”
Swisher wrote that the woman left the truck stop empty handed, and Letty received a rousing ovation for her speech defending truckers.
“As we made our way out the door after getting our lunch, a driver came up handing her this big bag of candy thanking her for her support and standing up for truckers,” Swisher wrote on his Facebook post.
“Once back in the truck we turned up the CB and the radio was nothing but drivers talking about how this little girl stood up for what she believed in, defending those who sacrifice so much for others to keep the world moving.”
Swisher’s original post has been shared dozens of times online and has thousands of Facebook likes.
Swisher told The Trucker that “Letty is ecstatic knowing her story has made the impact that it has.”
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When does she get cal she need to be listen to
Love this Great Big Little Girl Who Is Smarter Then Half The Adults I Know! And a big shout out to your parents for raising an Intelligent and compassionate humanbeing🥰🥰🥰
Lol – you all think a just turned 5 year old said all that – yeah, NO – didn’t happen. The parents are clearly lying.
Maybe they should focus on buckling this kid into a seat belt instead of trying to make money. They ride her around in a semi unbuckled- who does that !?
If you go through the dads tik tok the mom made a post reading some poem that says those exact words they’re now crediting to the child on 2/1/22….. weird huh.
Funny how they now have a go fund me to try and monetize off of this. Imagine that.
I’ll take things that didn’t happen for $1000 Alex.
Those works belong to a poem about truckers.
That’s not a comment from a kid.
Shame on these people trying to use their child to get money so daddy can buy a ‘new pete’.
I’m sure that’s a lie too – that child didn’t ask for that as her dream – LMFAOOOOOOOO.
The internet is wild and these lying people are shit.
Hey Letty, you did good. Don’t believe the lying bull that comes out of some peoples mouths
I sure would like emails from truckers on the long haul. I’m an 82 year young woman in Nevada.
Be safe, Letty, buckle up.
Helen
It’s me again Letty. I forgot my email for you, your dad and others. You are a lucky girl. All the wonderful places you get to see and the folks you get to meet. I know you’re a big girl, keeping your dad company. [email protected] care, Letty. Grow up happy. Helen