Response to The Night Trucks

Kent Meyers' "The Night Trucks" was personally one of my favorite essays so far. I love the ethereal feel in the description of the shadows, and for whatever reason I'm always captivated by essays that take place at night. I really enjoyed the way Meyers described the evolution of thought someone will go through as they do the same task over and over for many years, transcending from novice to expert, and how to that person it is surprising how good they have actually become at that task. I'm not entirely sure what happens at the end of the piece, however, and while I'm mostly sure that his father had died and the cattle business was being given up, I wanted more information on the why.