The truck in the old area of the city had a team of men working on it to get it ready for the road; it had to be finished by midnight so that it can travel through the city; trucks can only leave and enter the city at night, to pick up it's load and head North into the interior of Sindh.
The bumper at the front was decorated and fitted, all stainless steel added, hanging chains and cloth fitted to the body, tape and trim in the cab completed, woodwork cleaned, polished and the whole truck varnished; the varnish coat is very thin and contains more solvent than varnish, this ensures that the truck looks good on collection, 2 years in the sun and all the red colour is faded, the owner will then bring the truck back in for a redecoration. A well varnished truck should last 5 or more years but that is bad business for the truck yard owner, he wants it back in much sooner!
Work continued into the hours of darkness with the lone electrician connecting all the lights fitted to the truck, of which there are numerous, and can be of any colour, red at the front and white at the rear is not uncommon, the cab always has a red glow though.
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