On the Road Again. And Again. And Again. And Again…

Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 02.04.03 | 4:53 PM ET

What’s it like to be the guy who drives a truck for touring musical superstars? Chad Smith reveals the ups (prime rib dinners, luxury hotels, free concerts) and downs (400-mile drives in the middle of the night, few breaks, little sleep) of hauling equipment for country act Brooks and Dunn in a piece in this month’s Road King. Smith keeps his rig clean and spit-polished. Why? “It’s a rolling billboard,” Smith told writers Cindy Hazen and Mike Freeman. “It gets a lot of attention. Wherever you go, someone is riding beside you. Occasionally they’ll snap a picture, and I’m blinded by a flash.”