These two guys in this short video represent millions of men and women in America. Most drivers can at some level relate with how they feel. The older fella was incredible, sharp, and full of knowledge about how he sees this country and where it is going. I really enjoy talking with my elders, My ol' man once told me you got two ears and one mouth that means you should listen twice as much as you talk... ***So i sit here listening.***
The second man is my pawpaw! I just found this video and I am so fortunate because he passed away and I don't have much left of him! Thank u for this video! I love you pawpaw fred!
Yes he was spot on. I have been chasing the highway now 37 years. It was never a ME industry until the last few years Yesterday in Moody Alabama at the loves. I hate sitting in truck stops because that's were the real garbage can be seen. This POS rolled his window down and just chunked his damn dinner trash out the window.AS HE DROVE past a trash can. I earned my right to call the trash exactly what they are. TRASH. The what was the 1 percenters are now the 90%.. Just like anything in life.If we as good representers of an industy don't kick the trash out.It will take over as it is doing.
My grandpa sitting right next to me just watched this, said the same thing. Drivers don't care for one another anymore and companies they work for don't want drivers to interfere when they see problems occur. I told him how a trucker got stuck in a ditch in a rest stop Flying J. and all people did was take out their camera and video taped the guy being stuck. I showed him a few on youtube. He could not talk for a few minutes as he was getting choked up about it. Then he said, This would of never happened when he was trucking. He said there would of been 40 truckers all around helping him to get out. He also says that trucking is the backbone of this country, and as each day goes by we lose more and more respect for the people who make this country run. He also says he believe truckers need to get a Union or they will suffer more in the years to come. I told him that truckers these days now gets 0.33cents per mile. He got choked up holding back tears with a shocking look on his 91 year old face, and said its a shame. And then he kept repeating , they need a Union, they need a Union before its all too late. I learn a lot from my grandpa, I'm fourth generation trucker and hope to be at least 50% as good as he was.
Same here. i learned from an old timer, so i learned on those values. The other day just in my personal car, I saw a bull hauler broke down. 8 bull haulers stopped to help, this was in middle of no where idaho. Thanks to Christopher fiffie of big rig videos, hes bringing light of real truckers and hopefully bringing things back..
RecordTrance well said Sir...my deceased dad was a continental truck driver in the 60s and 70s from Ireland. Cross on the ferry (no boarding lip between land and ferry boat, just back it straight on.....) no cb, no radio, no bunk, no mobile) 4 kids and a wife in Ireland. Crossing the border in northern Ireland, bombs going off, carrying meat to the American army base in Germany. When he walked in the bar, the respect he had from local truck drivers, I remember looking up and thinking "thats MY dad) great men, long hours and very little sleep, window open and chilblains on his ears to keep wake, its in the blood isnt it? Drive safe Sir...
This is still by far one of my most favoite videos on youtube. It hits home..its honest...and its very powerful. See what you've done...got me watching everyones old videos again..lol
I just started trucking a year ago. Local driver for new England. I know I got it easy with GPS , cell phone, air conditioning, heater and power steering so I carry a lot of respect for the guys that got it done in some of the harshest conditions. It seems like nowadays every minute of the day we're racing to make it on time to get our work done and there is no time to even have a conversation more than three minutes. So now if you're broke down on the shoulder, instead of someone pulling over to check on you, you get a blast of wind from trucks whizzing by without even moving over a lane.
Been a banker for 27 years. Started researching trucking industry seven years ago and got my CDL one year ago. All these guys just said is 100% correct. I turn my CB off becasue so many truckers seem to have turned on each other. I hoped I would find trucker fellowship and friendship but so far, all I have found is just the opposite.
I was lucky to have spent the better part of the 70's trucking with my Dad. Those were some real good times right there! He still drives today, even after retirement, because he like it.
I drove otr from 1969 to 1990 until a neurological disorder sidelined me. My nephew and his wife drive now, and from what they tell me things have gone to hell in a hand-basket for the industry. Probably the only reason I still miss my days & nights out on the road is the fact that it was fun back then. The freedom and independace we felt then has been taken away from drivers today by technology. I gave many drivers a ride when they were brokedown by the side of the road, and had some stop to help me one cold night in the fall on NYS state rte 17 as sat on top of a hill watting for my brother a mechanic to bring me a new turbo. One guy even gave me coffee. It certainly was a whole different world back then, and I loved every minute.
+John M. If you think Reagan was a communist, you ARE delusional. I can't even think of a more patriotic American. But liberalism is a mental illness so I'll just consider that into your comment.
+Pat Russell ......... It was a figure of speech! But Reagan was, is responsible for deregulation of trucking, and screwing it up. who helped him ?? republican voters! Patriot your ass he avoided the draft for ww2.
+John M. I know where you're coming from with Reagan and deregulation. In 1978 I had just bought my own truck and leased on with Bass Transportation out of Flemington, NJ. My usual run took me from NJ up to Nashua, New Hampshire, then over to Rochester, NY and back to Jersey. I usually made three and a half trips a week. When deregulation hit I started losing about $20.00 a trip. And each week it dropped down another $15.00 to $20.00 a trip At the end of the first month I was making about $65.00 a trip less than I was when I signed on. That was all I could take, and thanks to Reagan I was forced to sell my truck and go back to driving for somebody else. Reagan ruined a lot of truckers livelihoods with his BS deregulation.
I love to hear strong opinions coming from senior people. It makes me feel better and guilt- free as a senior person when I speak my piece. I don't have to settle for being made to feel like some young punk teenager just wanting his own way and throwing a tantrum if he doesn't get it. I have looked up to the senior population all my life, learned many important values and followed their example. After all they have experienced life's trials and they know best in dealing with them.
I came into the industry at the end of the great times . I started in 1989 and never looked back . the industry sucks now . nobody cares about anybody but themselves. IT WILL NEVER EVER BE LIKE IT WAS EVER AGAIN
Matt Taylor 10-4 driver 10-4 it will never be what it was hell 80%won't know what 10-4 mean hahahahahha! I am just trying to make it down the last big hill I want another 18 yrs I got 28 now but idk we'll c . these heart beats that run the north east suck and it's harder and harder every nite to come in . my company hires dispatchers and safety from within so I may try that best of luck to u driver hammer down on that lawn mower hell put a set of stacks and big mud flaps on it
who wants the clocks to turn back 20-30yrs when trucking was still trucking when we all took pride in this industry. was proud to be called a over the road truck driver. now... shit I'm sadly ashamed at this industry. the government said we was UN skilled labor that's when it went downhill. these trucking schools put anything with a heartbeat through and pencil whipped them into a truck and turned them loose. I'm done.. it's dangerous on a daily basis just to drive in my lane down the highway without worrying about some super four wheeler steering wheel holder playing Billy big rigger side swiping me. they win they officially turned this industry into a fucking joke.
I started my trucking company in 1989 got out of it in 2011 you are so right it does suck and no one gives a fuck about it or anything anymore the whole world is fucking crazy starting with our shit ass government !
Your words ring out across the interwebs. I hope everyone reads this comment! Times have changed but I think we the trucker nation can make that different. Take care brother.
My father was over the road in the 1950's 1960's & 1970's & 80's he ALWAYS wore a clean uniform. I remember him and other drivers pulled over at the side of the road SHAVING at the side of a creek!! They ALWAYS looked CLEAN and respectable you could go to ANY truck stop and ALL of the drivers were in uniform. ( they were ALL ww2 vets) What do you see on the road today.................................
You could always tell what a trucker hauled by how he dressed. Some of us like me still dress properly and have all sorts of respect for the industry but so many people don't anymore. Oil/gas haulers wore button down shirts, oil stained jeans, black or dark brown cowboy boots, and had a cap that had the name of a gas company on it. Freight haulers wore button down shirts or clean white t-shirts, brown or blue jeans, polished cowboy boots, and a cap with the name of the company they pulled for on it. Bullhaulers wore, button down shirts, starched blue jeans, a well broke in pair of cowboys boots, well used cowboy hat, and they always had a faint smell of manure on them but they were always the most helpful, and most polite ones in the whole industry, flatbed haulers wore, button down, or clean white t-shirts, blue or black jeans, lace-up boots, and a cap with the name of their company on it. You rarely see this dress code being used anymore but I have been a bullhauler since the 80's and I still follow this code.
Now most drivers now don't want to touch freight, wear sandals, talk on their cell phones, think vaping & driving with jakes on makes you a super trucker.
Thanks Trucker Steve for those very kind words of what it use to be. I started in March of 1971 when it was just a pure joy to drive the big rigs. But time has changed and the government has gotten what they wanted. Automatic transmissions big 15 liter engines is a big step from the past. I still love the game but hate all the politics of trucking. Truck'em safe Steve !!!
Im 29 and drive truck. I wish i was born in the 50's. Its like being raised on the farm where all your neighbours are all part of the family, helping each other out, the mentality, caring. Than you move to the city and people are so different.
I am a retired Carnie and I have the greatest of respect for Truckers. Many times we experienced minor difficulties while hauling our heavy shows and equipment down the road. It was ALWAYS Truckers who came to our aid and if they were pressed for time and couldn't stop for long, they ALWAYS radioed for help. I will never forget you!
It's sad. I loved to truck,I loved it the very first time I drove one. The company trainer could not believe that I had never driven before so It was in my blood from the start. I drove for twenty years before I gave it up. It was just to much to deal with anymore. Drivers are paid the same amount I started out at, everything has gone up, used to be that showers were free but now they charge you $5 for one. We get zero respect from anyone, shipper's receivers and companies treat us like trash and drivers wouldn't pee on you if you were on fire. Years ago when I lived in NC I hauled furniture for W&L Motor Lines and later 4 Truckers. In those days I could hook up with a few drivers and have a blast all the way out to CA but now. No one talks anymore and if they do it's nothing you want to listen to. Drivers are constantly angry at the world these days and I think it is because of everything they have to deal with. Back in the old days everyone was happy but now, it's like everyone is miserable because of the job they have to do. It's a shame. There is not a day that goes by that I don't miss trucking, I love it but I just cant deal with all the BS. I mean, I miss is so much that I cant watch certain moves (Smokey and the Bandit) or listen to certain songs (Big wheels in the moonlight by Dan Seals does it every time) because they make me cry. I know that sound silly and childish but I just love it that much. My first trainer 20 years ago told me that if you love it you will love it for life and it's all you will ever want to do. Yeah, he was right.
you can still get free showers plus you earn points to buy shit I've bought TVs xm radio so you must of been a sleep for some time I keep my cb off so not to hear all of the B.S only on in bad weather
The King's Servant Very well said man this just reminds me all of the problems were having in America today like liberals whining and destroying stuff because Trump won and Clinton lost.
I like driving and seeing the country everyday but things that piss me off are the non driving 4wheelers and most shippers and cons take too long to get you back to driving..
Another thing. Riding with a friend of mine that is a trucker, the old school truck stops have some of the best food around, I try to remember them when driving a four wheeler through near these places. A shame to see them slowly going away or getting torn down for TA's and Pilots and their fast food junk.
God Bless that Old driver.. he said a mouthfull there.. I was taught by an old school driver(my Uncle Raymond) and to this day still do my job the way he taught me.. help another driver in need.. be a pro.. Show respect and work hard... to bad that type of person has fallen by the way side... Great vid!
The reason why drivers won't stop to help a break down is because the equipment is so complicated today they know they can't really help and they are responsible for the load on they trucks getting to the location so they can get paid.
Jim Finigan exactly. I have been driving company for only 2 months, but I decided to buy an old 2007 automatic frieghtliner Colombia cashed. I would rather make around a dollar a mile instead of 35 cents a mile. You have to pay your dues, and after a year, u can easily get a $20/hr local gig, plus OT. OR u can get hired at some local places out of school. Me. I chosen the owner operator route , because i want more money starting out, and i can go take a vacation whenever I want. Besides after a year, I'm going to landstar so i can be paid by the load. And its all because of a cheap old equipment I have lol
The equipment has changed.Many people have never tried to shift a B-61 Mack two-stick duplex trans. or heard an Emeryville (International) DCO-405 (Diesel Cab Over) with a Cummins 220 and back-drop manifold tied to a 10 speed Road Ranger Trans. Or climbed into the cab of a Diamond-T and listened for the tales it could tell if we only could hear.What made trucking was the character in the hearts and lives of the men who drove coupled to amazing skill in most.
yeah the older gent told it all straight. I did see recently Trump had a bunch of truckers and trucking company CEOs over for a visit, and from what I could tell everyone did seem clear on at least some of what needed fixing and how to go about doing that. Cant say I'm really a Trump fan, but I never saw obama sit down with a driver who had 20 years otr and try to hash out what they could get fixed.
Amen MrAzrancher. Its really sad to see. As a newbie in 2008 I was coming down from Wisconsin into chicago, and hit a deer. A lot of drivers saw it, and I fortunately was able to get off the road to see what damage had happened, one driver (old school) pulled behind me to check that I was ok. I thought he was coming over to beat my butt for pulling over. You just don't know about drivers anymore, some would rather hurt than help. We're all brothers, lets act like it and help one another out.
Its all because of the steering older. Rookies drivers trained by some drivers having 2 years of experience and the "old school" ways is mostly gone because of those. We could have it back. But we wont have it back by reading this random comment. Truckers will have to work for it
Lanae - Your pawpaw Fred, was a really nice man. We reached out to many drivers who turned us down to film them. The second we asked him he got real excited about being able to talk trucking and share his knowledge. Many of the other drivers on the CB told him "know one wants to talk to you old timer" He just blew them off and offered to talk with us. We talked at great length about trucking, and life. Until the 90 minute tape ran out actually. (wished I still had the full tape) In that 90 minutes we shared, he taught me so much, he had a huge impact on my life. I will always be grateful for your paw paw Fred. He was a great man.
0TruckMafk ☢TM™"... The BigMean CommentSection BadAss Unfortunately, we have allowed this industry to go to shit. I started driving about 30 years ago. Back then we were professionals. Now, it seems that most of your drivers out there are McDonald's rejects. And these guys in the video are right on the money. It IS our own fault. We didn't raise hell when this decline started and we failed to stand together, choosing instead to stab each other in the back.
Trucker Steve talking about “Old Timer” These young punks out here now ain’t got a clue what it’s like to be a trucker. That man has probably been more miles around a steering wheel hunting a blinker switch than this kids ever thought about driving forward.
When I was a kid, my dad was a State Trooper in Colorado. Believe it or not, many of his closest friends were the truckers he dealt with frequently at the port and on the road. In those days truckers bought their permits from troopers directly. I remember going to some of their houses for dinner occasionally and they lived in the same neighborhoods with doctors and lawyers. Yeah... Much has changed...
I was on the road for 5 months. I didnt mind pulling to the right of the road and letting off on the throttle if there were a bunch of cars trying to get by. It didnt work out me being out there, It was nice to know while I was out there that there were some that still care. Many of you helped me out and I thankyou for that help.
Thanks Steve.. As a driver for 30+ years its great to see someone telling our side for a change.. America needs us.. We need each other.. young drivers need to watch your videos
I have spent 34 years trucking these roads all across America and Canada. I have talked my kids out of following in my footsteps. I wanted them to have careers they could be proud of. In trucking, you don't even get a thank you for a job well done.
The last man interviewed reminds me of my Papaw, the honesty of his words speak to you directly. My uncle wasa driver and is one of the best man I know. Drivers, in the past, would help you bc they could.. now they get in trouble. When I was 7, I was in a car wreck w/my mom, first person to us.... a trucker. The American Trucker is special, God bless them.
My fathers been driving 46 years (age 16-62) still does it and wont ever leave it. He's helped my brother,me,mom,friends,relatives get into trucking because he loves it,but he's always told me that its gone down hill.
I'm from Canada and I was truck'n for 26 years before I moved over too the UK. I've been out of it now since 2002 and I needed that break one needs now and again. I found the time was needed because as much as I love driving, I just needed to leave the wheel and see what they other side was like. I'm now moving back too Canada and I'll be back into it. You can take the man from the truck, but just never take the truck from the man. Once in your blood, it never leaves ya. Can't wait.
I know there is very few drivers that do this but I've only been driving for 2 years and I get out and help old and new drivers back up or clear something, I give showers out to guys that are out of them and I at least ask trucks on the shoulder if they are okay on the cb. I'm only one guy but we can change this, be courteous to each other.
i don't know about other 4-wheelers out there, but I have HUGE respect for you guys and what you do everyday. I hope things improve in the industry and remember we support you! Great video Steve.
its sad but true those guys that were. speaking on this video are worth our respect are worth us listening. to. the older guy reminds me of my pops. and dad when they drove its basically like this. those who have it in em respect those legends like these gear jammers. and learn from them i know i do. thank you to all the legends of the highway more than just a job its a life
I couldnt agree more. I do have to say that with so many communication devices these days, is more the reason why drivers dont stop to help the others. Regardless of that fact, I try to always stop for them in cold winter conditions. I have been at this 11 yrs now. I am 32, but as old school as can be. I try to stress that to so many new drivers. Standing up is what we need to do more of. I was terminated just recently standing up for myself and other drivers. DONT LET THEM ROLL YOU OVER
Great comment. I am 58 yo and just got my CDL I was trained by several old timers and I hung onto every word they said. I am living in Utah and drive up in North Dakota and I always stop to see if a driver needs a hand,We all need to stick together. My previews career was Medical electronics but kids are all grown and gone so now I am doing what I have always wanted to do. Anyway thanks for your comment it is good to know that there are like minded people out there.
Unfortunately I didn't get to drive when it was fun in the old days. but my ex did and he taught me a lot. taught me how to drive with me sitting on his lap. As a kid, I had always loved trucks. never had drivers in my family but there was just something about a truck that fascinated me. I only got to drive long haul for almost 4 yrs. after our first child was born, the 3 of us were on the road 3 days after. she got her first teeth and learned how to walk between Flagstaff and L.A. I do miss it.
That old gentleman was great. I used to be a trucker but I HATED all of the regulations and dealing with sarcastic employees at weight stations and always having a fear that I could be , 'DOT'd" at any time and if the officer found the most minuscule error in my log I would have to pay a hefty fine. I got out of trucking, went back to school and became a journeyman electrician where I made so much money I retired early. My heart goes out to truckers now days and always stop and get out of their way if they are making a tight jackknife turn. God Speed to all of you truckers!!!
I drove from 99 to 2012 actually did the same thing, went through a divorce back to school for industrial electrical maintenance. I miss some things about driving but there is more I don't miss
I am so proud of you bro. You will do a good job and make us all proud, we need more guys out here on the roads like you. Take care my brother safe journeys.
Can't believe that some people do not know what DOT means..Delivery On Time! Duh! Thanks to all the truckers out there.Without you, we would not have any of our rations, we take for granted everyday. Thanks to all the smart/safe truckers ..Roll ON!! !8 Wheeler, Roll on! Great vids Trucker Steve.
@ledfoot73 One of the things that kept me sane over here was driving a fork truck and unloading or loading trucks and on occasion, asking the driver if I could sit in his truck for a minute or so. What a buzz, sitting in the air seat looking at the gauges and the mirrors, brought back flashbacks of memories of driving a 1978 GMC 9500 10 speed with armstrong steering too Ottawa or Windsor. Years later driving a 2000 Corn Binder with mould steel or
I remember when I first started driving a truck, It was only about 9 years ago. But even in that short time I have seen so manny changes. I still miss the old days but like most I realize that thoes times are gone. I hope that there are enuff drivers out there that still care enuff too change the way things are. Great job steve, you are one of the few good truckers on the road. Keep it up!
@Whitelinefilms...You never leave trucking in your heart.There are days when the warehouse was pretty cool as did fork truck driving and assembly work.But no matter how much a day goes by and no matter how much funny your having,as you walk down the road, you will forever see trucks and your heart and mind just flies back into the smells of diesel and rubber. Do I regret leaving trucking,yeah,sure,always. But I needed too give my wife what she needed.
Steve ,tahnks for all you do.I have been out here for many years also.Truckers share a bond (wheither they know it or not) That others just could not understand.We need to pull together and remember who and what we are.I personally like knowing that what i do and what i deliver impacts so many in what i hope is a positive way.Again thanks for all you do and have done ,YOU ARE APPRECIATED. Steve Prater fort payne alabama
Great video once again Steve. There is nothing better than hearing the old fella's talk about the "old days", Unfortunately the road in Australia is just the same,no one has the time or is allowed time to help anymore. After 16 years its still a fun place to be, its just the fun isnt the same coz the world has made important
Agreed ! We got progress in equipment and roads. but went backwards in pay.Trucking used to be a good paying middle class job, now it is a low paying working class job.Very difficult to attract and retain quality drivers in this environment.
Sometimes I miss trucking, but then I remember the 20 hour days or driving, refure and try for 5 or 6 more before a 4 hour nap, the sitting at the dock for 12 hours at T&A in Salinas, and then having to be at the Walt Whitman before I even hit Little Sisters in Barstow for a quick shower and wash.........come to think of it, I really do not miss those days....The big companies and little drivers that work for them can have them.
I got a CB in my pickup, on the highway I typically ask lone truckers on the side if they are ok or need help. Usually not much I can do to help, but its the right thing to do.....help your fellow man if possible.
This is still one of my all time favorites. I would love to see a part 2 of this video. From then and now. That would be awesome. There....ya see...good old Newfieguy has given you an idea for a video!!
Steve, Great video snip. I can't wait to see the finished product. What the gentlemen said is so true. My father drove for 38 years and always talked about how things have changed...and not for the better. It's a shame when you can't even count on your brother to watch your back. BOL and thanks again.
I understand that completely. I just hope there are enough drivers out there that want to see a positive future and bring up the younger drivers, to remind them in a sense where we came from.
He's 100 percent right ,trucking was great in the 70s and even part of the 80s I liked being respected ,now I don't mention to people I meet that I drive truck I avoid the subject
44 years here retired, yes I miss it every day, but, but I don't miss the old days when the trucks were crap and I felt like crap every day. In those good old days we could and did run 3 log books running from can to cant east to west. Fast forward the trucks are 100% better than that old 1963 Emeryville International, HOT, HOT, HOT no AC and that door in the doghouse was so warn out the 250 cummins putting hot air into the cab with me, will NEVER BE MISSED. then the big stepup to the 1960 KW cabover with the 380 cat I was in heaven, but still not like those conventional cabs with those big 400-700HP cats, life was hell back then, the new guys got it made. My first job was hauling furniture with a co called GBC out of morristown Tn, lied about experience, was hired, went to NYC first trip with 15 drops af furniture to stores in the city, talk about pulling the seat covers off with my hips, OH WHAT FUN THAT WAS.
Love the video, this is o true, I do believe there are a small number of drivers out there that still have that old school mentality. we are a dying breed brother
He's right it's not the same Ive done many truckage videos and I never see drivers pull over like they used to and I travel quit a bit. I may not drive behinds the wheel of an big rig but after you pay attention you notice it slot when you watch something like this. Thanks.
my dad was a flat bead long hauler truck and trailer in the 60s truck drivers were known as the knight of the roads because they would help anybody . they were tough they were kind they were generous . now my dad says most truck drivers are wanna be cowboys . a real cowboy rides for the brand a wanna be cowboy rides for himself
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i drive a truck in Sweden. it's the same here. I respect the truckers out there. god bless you all and god bless you're family's.
DAMN right, the old timer I right! I am a 26 year driver, when I was a young guy, guys like him took me under their wing, and helped me learn the right way. That old guy is great, he is the very, very last of the old school truckers that TRULY, were professional truck drivers,, and damn good men!
I just love this video. I must have seen it now at least 100 times. But it always draws me back to watch it again and again. No truer words have ever been spoken in a video. Right on brother....to bad we wont be seeing the full feature film of this. 5 stars yet again. Faved and featured!!
Well said! The older gentleman is a driver. We used to be the knights of the road but now our reputations have gone downhill because of the steering wheel holders. There's little respect for truck drivers anymore. Truly a shame!
That old guy I could listen to for a while. He's got a lot of sense...Pretty rare these days. He made a good point about pullin over when there's a line of ppl behind you. Got stuck on Hwy 5 in MO (2-lane) for a good 2 hours stuck behind half a mile of cars and the guy wouldn't pull over for 30 seconds. Just let people pass him one by one when there was a straight away.
Old school truckers rock.
These two guys in this short video represent millions of men and women in America. Most drivers can at some level relate with how they feel. The older fella was incredible, sharp, and full of knowledge about how he sees this country and where it is going.
I really enjoy talking with my elders, My ol' man once told me you got two ears and one mouth that means you should listen twice as much as you talk...
***So i sit here listening.***
The second man is my pawpaw! I just found this video and I am so fortunate because he passed away and I don't have much left of him! Thank u for this video! I love you pawpaw fred!
Lanae Lantz .sorry to hear about the loss of paw paw.
Lanae Lantz my prayers go out to ur family ur pawpaw. is a legend a hero of the highway. i dont know him be he s got my respect u do to man.
He seemed like a great man reminded me of my Lil paw
Lanae Lantz god bless that old timer rip pawpaw
He was a witness to the truth. May your spirit live on. Respect.
That old timer was telling it straight.
Chris Stringer well said. They always do. To bad people these days aren't more like him.
True I miss the Old Days
I was on the shut down on I 80 ln pa. 100% agree with that second driver.
Yes he was spot on. I have been chasing the highway now 37 years. It was never a ME industry until the last few years Yesterday in Moody Alabama at the loves. I hate sitting in truck stops because that's were the real garbage can be seen. This POS rolled his window down and just chunked his damn dinner trash out the window.AS HE DROVE past a trash can. I earned my right to call the trash exactly what they are. TRASH. The what was the 1 percenters are now the 90%.. Just like anything in life.If we as good representers of an industy don't kick the trash out.It will take over as it is doing.
My grandpa sitting right next to me just watched this, said the same thing. Drivers don't care for one another anymore and companies they work for don't want drivers to interfere when they see problems occur.
I told him how a trucker got stuck in a ditch in a rest stop Flying J. and all people did was take out their camera and video taped the guy being stuck.
I showed him a few on youtube. He could not talk for a few minutes as he was getting choked up about it. Then he said, This would of never happened when he was trucking.
He said there would of been 40 truckers all around helping him to get out.
He also says that trucking is the backbone of this country, and as each day goes by we lose more and more respect for the people who make this country run.
He also says he believe truckers need to get a Union or they will suffer more in the years to come.
I told him that truckers these days now gets 0.33cents per mile. He got choked up holding back tears with a shocking look on his 91 year old face, and said its a shame.
And then he kept repeating , they need a Union, they need a Union before its all too late.
I learn a lot from my grandpa, I'm fourth generation trucker and hope to be at least 50% as good as he was.
Same here. i learned from an old timer, so i learned on those values. The other day just in my personal car, I saw a bull hauler broke down. 8 bull haulers stopped to help, this was in middle of no where idaho. Thanks to Christopher fiffie of big rig videos, hes bringing light of real truckers and hopefully bringing things back..
What SHOULD be the CPM, for 2018?, and what it SHOULD been in 2008?
sad...humanity is loosing general idea of love..spend as much time as u can with that wise man you call your grandpa
RecordTrance Much Respects for your grandfather fellow Trucker
RecordTrance well said Sir...my deceased dad was a continental truck driver in the 60s and 70s from Ireland. Cross on the ferry (no boarding lip between land and ferry boat, just back it straight on.....) no cb, no radio, no bunk, no mobile) 4 kids and a wife in Ireland. Crossing the border in northern Ireland, bombs going off, carrying meat to the American army base in Germany. When he walked in the bar, the respect he had from local truck drivers, I remember looking up and thinking "thats MY dad) great men, long hours and very little sleep, window open and chilblains on his ears to keep wake, its in the blood isnt it? Drive safe Sir...
I have respect for people, Older truckers that are nice on the CB radio and off the CB radio are one of a kind.
This is still by far one of my most favoite videos on youtube. It hits home..its honest...and its very powerful. See what you've done...got me watching everyones old videos again..lol
I just started trucking a year ago. Local driver for new England. I know I got it easy with GPS , cell phone, air conditioning, heater and power steering so I carry a lot of respect for the guys that got it done in some of the harshest conditions. It seems like nowadays every minute of the day we're racing to make it on time to get our work done and there is no time to even have a conversation more than three minutes. So now if you're broke down on the shoulder, instead of someone pulling over to check on you, you get a blast of wind from trucks whizzing by without even moving over a lane.
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Been a banker for 27 years. Started researching trucking industry seven years ago and got my CDL one year ago. All these guys just said is 100% correct. I turn my CB off becasue so many truckers seem to have turned on each other. I hoped I would find trucker fellowship and friendship but so far, all I have found is just the opposite.
TNG64 Canada welcomes you.
bill2526 bill2526 because of dipshits like yourself.
TNG64, you have trolls, just ignore them, not everyone is like that.
I was lucky to have spent the better part of the 70's trucking with my Dad. Those were some real good times right there!
He still drives today, even after retirement, because he like it.
I drove otr from 1969 to 1990 until a neurological disorder sidelined me. My nephew and his wife drive now, and from what they tell me things have gone to hell in a hand-basket for the industry. Probably the only reason I still miss my days & nights out on the road is the fact that it was fun back then. The freedom and independace we felt then has been taken away from drivers today by technology. I gave many drivers a ride when they were brokedown by the side of the road, and had some stop to help me one cold night in the fall on NYS state rte 17 as sat on top of a hill watting for my brother a mechanic to bring me a new turbo. One guy even gave me coffee. It certainly was a whole different world back then, and I loved every minute.
+High-Gear Hauler Mr hauler, everything changed, the communist are taking over, no respect, no principals, nothing.
+bracsim ........Its call deregulation and if you think is communist, you may be right! it was done by Reagan.
+John M. If you think Reagan was a communist, you ARE delusional. I can't even think of a more patriotic American. But liberalism is a mental illness so I'll just consider that into your comment.
+Pat Russell ......... It was a figure of speech! But Reagan was, is responsible for deregulation of trucking, and screwing it up. who helped him ?? republican voters! Patriot your ass he avoided the draft for ww2.
+John M. I know where you're coming from with Reagan and deregulation. In 1978 I had just bought my own truck and leased on with Bass Transportation out of Flemington, NJ. My usual run took me from NJ up to Nashua, New Hampshire, then over to Rochester, NY and back to Jersey. I usually made three and a half trips a week. When deregulation hit I started losing about $20.00 a trip. And each week it dropped down another $15.00 to $20.00 a trip At the end of the first month I was making about $65.00 a trip less than I was when I signed on. That was all I could take, and thanks to Reagan I was forced to sell my truck and go back to driving for somebody else. Reagan ruined a lot of truckers livelihoods with his BS deregulation.
I love to hear strong opinions coming from senior people. It makes me feel better and guilt- free as a senior person when I speak my piece. I don't have to settle for being made to feel like some young punk teenager just wanting his own way and throwing a tantrum if he doesn't get it. I have looked up to the senior population all my life, learned many important values and followed their example. After all they have experienced life's trials and they know best in dealing with them.
I came into the industry at the end of the great times . I started in 1989 and never looked back . the industry sucks now . nobody cares about anybody but themselves. IT WILL NEVER EVER BE LIKE IT WAS EVER AGAIN
Matt Taylor 10-4 driver 10-4 it will never be what it was hell 80%won't know what 10-4 mean hahahahahha! I am just trying to make it down the last big hill I want another 18 yrs I got 28 now but idk we'll c . these heart beats that run the north east suck and it's harder and harder every nite to come in . my company hires dispatchers and safety from within so I may try that best of luck to u driver hammer down on that lawn mower hell put a set of stacks and big mud flaps on it
Mike trucker 101 q
who wants the clocks to turn back 20-30yrs when trucking was still trucking when we all took pride in this industry. was proud to be called a over the road truck driver. now... shit I'm sadly ashamed at this industry. the government said we was UN skilled labor that's when it went downhill. these trucking schools put anything with a heartbeat through and pencil whipped them into a truck and turned them loose. I'm done.. it's dangerous on a daily basis just to drive in my lane down the highway without worrying about some super four wheeler steering wheel holder playing Billy big rigger side swiping me. they win they officially turned this industry into a fucking joke.
I started my trucking company in 1989 got out of it in 2011 you are so right it does suck and no one gives a fuck about it or anything anymore the whole world is fucking crazy starting with our shit ass government !
ronald hipp you can say that again. Unfortunately
Your words ring out across the interwebs. I hope everyone reads this comment! Times have changed but I think we the trucker nation can make that different. Take care brother.
My father was over the road in the 1950's 1960's & 1970's & 80's he ALWAYS wore a clean uniform.
I remember him and other drivers pulled over at the side of the road SHAVING at the side of a creek!!
They ALWAYS looked CLEAN and respectable you could go to ANY truck stop and ALL of the drivers were in uniform. ( they were ALL ww2 vets)
What do you see on the road today.................................
well some that have not took a shower in weeks I can do that no way
You could always tell what a trucker hauled by how he dressed. Some of us like me still dress properly and have all sorts of respect for the industry but so many people don't anymore. Oil/gas haulers wore button down shirts, oil stained jeans, black or dark brown cowboy boots, and had a cap that had the name of a gas company on it. Freight haulers wore button down shirts or clean white t-shirts, brown or blue jeans, polished cowboy boots, and a cap with the name of the company they pulled for on it. Bullhaulers wore, button down shirts, starched blue jeans, a well broke in pair of cowboys boots, well used cowboy hat, and they always had a faint smell of manure on them but they were always the most helpful, and most polite ones in the whole industry,
flatbed haulers wore, button down, or clean white t-shirts, blue or black jeans, lace-up boots, and a cap with the name of their company on it. You rarely see this dress code being used anymore but I have been a bullhauler since the 80's and I still follow this code.
Now most drivers now don't want to touch freight, wear sandals, talk on their cell phones, think vaping & driving with jakes on makes you a super trucker.
David Frantz ok uniform guy liker.
Them days are gone. Folks no longer have manners never mind self respect
Thanks Trucker Steve for those very kind words of what it use to be. I started in March of 1971 when it was just a pure joy to drive the big rigs. But time has changed and the government has gotten what they wanted. Automatic transmissions big 15 liter engines is a big step from the past. I still love the game but hate all the politics of trucking. Truck'em safe Steve !!!
Im 29 and drive truck. I wish i was born in the 50's. Its like being raised on the farm where all your neighbours are all part of the family, helping each other out, the mentality, caring. Than you move to the city and people are so different.
In other words it's like living in the South versus living in the North
I am a retired Carnie and I have the greatest of respect for Truckers. Many times we experienced minor difficulties while hauling our heavy shows and equipment down the road. It was ALWAYS Truckers who came to our aid and if they were pressed for time and couldn't stop for long, they ALWAYS radioed for help. I will never forget you!
It's sad. I loved to truck,I loved it the very first time I drove one. The company trainer could not believe that I had never driven before so It was in my blood from the start. I drove for twenty years before I gave it up. It was just to much to deal with anymore. Drivers are paid the same amount I started out at, everything has gone up, used to be that showers were free but now they charge you $5 for one. We get zero respect from anyone, shipper's receivers and companies treat us like trash and drivers wouldn't pee on you if you were on fire.
Years ago when I lived in NC I hauled furniture for W&L Motor Lines and later 4 Truckers. In those days I could hook up with a few drivers and have a blast all the way out to CA but now. No one talks anymore and if they do it's nothing you want to listen to. Drivers are constantly angry at the world these days and I think it is because of everything they have to deal with. Back in the old days everyone was happy but now, it's like everyone is miserable because of the job they have to do.
It's a shame. There is not a day that goes by that I don't miss trucking, I love it but I just cant deal with all the BS. I mean, I miss is so much that I cant watch certain moves (Smokey and the Bandit) or listen to certain songs (Big wheels in the moonlight by Dan Seals does it every time) because they make me cry. I know that sound silly and childish but I just love it that much. My first trainer 20 years ago told me that if you love it you will love it for life and it's all you will ever want to do.
Yeah, he was right.
you can still get free showers plus you earn points to buy shit I've bought TVs xm radio so you must of been a sleep for some time I keep my cb off so not to hear all of the B.S only on in bad weather
The King's Servant try 12 if its not somewhere you get credits from fuel
The King's Servant Very well said man this just reminds me all of the problems were having in America today like liberals whining and destroying stuff because Trump won and Clinton lost.
I like driving and seeing the country everyday but things that piss me off are the non driving 4wheelers and most shippers and cons take too long to get you back to driving..
id love to sit down and talk with that second driver, he has a lot of wisdom to spread . thank you for your service bud, both drivers
Another thing. Riding with a friend of mine that is a trucker, the old school truck stops have some of the best food around, I try to remember them when driving a four wheeler through near these places. A shame to see them slowly going away or getting torn down for TA's and Pilots and their fast food junk.
Teds Bull Pen was a good one
God Bless that Old driver.. he said a mouthfull there.. I was taught by an old school driver(my Uncle Raymond) and to this day still do my job the way he taught me.. help another driver in need.. be a pro.. Show respect and work hard... to bad that type of person has fallen by the way side... Great vid!
When life tries to overwhelm you God's grace is there to pick you up.
my dad was a trucker.He talked of the two lane roads. I never wanted to do it. now i just received a classA. Only saving up to go back to school.
The reason why drivers won't stop to help a break down is because the equipment is so complicated today they know they can't really help and they are responsible for the load on they trucks getting to the location so they can get paid.
Why in my day, we drove spring suspension trucks with no heater and no air conditioner and wooden seats with no cushion and WE LIKED IT! WE LIKED IT!
Nothing is what it used to be. Everything changes with time and nothing in life stays the same. That's life.
Yeah but its supposed to get better, not worse. GET IT? Its called PROGRESS and this industry is not progressing.
Change isn't always positive. Change for the sake of change is never good.
Jim Finigan its still a industry that provides decent money if you do it right. It's how u make it
Miguel Robb That's true.
Jim Finigan exactly. I have been driving company for only 2 months, but I decided to buy an old 2007 automatic frieghtliner Colombia cashed. I would rather make around a dollar a mile instead of 35 cents a mile. You have to pay your dues, and after a year, u can easily get a $20/hr local gig, plus OT. OR u can get hired at some local places out of school.
Me. I chosen the owner operator route , because i want more money starting out, and i can go take a vacation whenever I want. Besides after a year, I'm going to landstar so i can be paid by the load. And its all because of a cheap old equipment I have lol
The equipment has changed.Many people have never tried to shift a B-61 Mack two-stick duplex trans. or heard an Emeryville (International) DCO-405 (Diesel Cab Over) with a Cummins 220 and back-drop manifold tied to a 10 speed Road Ranger Trans. Or climbed into the cab of a Diamond-T and listened for the tales it could tell if we only could hear.What made trucking was the character in the hearts and lives of the men who drove coupled to amazing skill in most.
yeah the older gent told it all straight. I did see recently Trump had a bunch of truckers and trucking company CEOs over for a visit, and from what I could tell everyone did seem clear on at least some of what needed fixing and how to go about doing that. Cant say I'm really a Trump fan, but I never saw obama sit down with a driver who had 20 years otr and try to hash out what they could get fixed.
Amen MrAzrancher. Its really sad to see. As a newbie in 2008 I was coming down from Wisconsin into chicago, and hit a deer. A lot of drivers saw it, and I fortunately was able to get off the road to see what damage had happened, one driver (old school) pulled behind me to check that I was ok. I thought he was coming over to beat my butt for pulling over. You just don't know about drivers anymore, some would rather hurt than help. We're all brothers, lets act like it and help one another out.
Its all because of the steering older. Rookies drivers trained by some drivers having 2 years of experience and the "old school" ways is mostly gone because of those. We could have it back. But we wont have it back by reading this random comment. Truckers will have to work for it
Lanae - Your pawpaw Fred, was a really nice man. We reached out to many drivers who turned us down to film them. The second we asked him he got real excited about being able to talk trucking and share his knowledge. Many of the other drivers on the CB told him "know one wants to talk to you old timer" He just blew them off and offered to talk with us.
We talked at great length about trucking, and life. Until the 90 minute tape ran out actually. (wished I still had the full tape) In that 90 minutes we shared, he taught me so much, he had a huge impact on my life. I will always be grateful for your paw paw Fred. He was a great man.
+Trucker Steve Looks like "no one" decided to knock on the door to talk about trucking. :)
lol wow. "OldTimer", eh? shows you the quality of the next gen garbage out there, eh? You get what you pay for in this industry. fuck
0TruckMafk ☢TM™"... The BigMean CommentSection BadAss Unfortunately, we have allowed this industry to go to shit. I started driving about 30 years ago. Back then we were professionals. Now, it seems that most of your drivers out there are McDonald's rejects. And these guys in the video are right on the money. It IS our own fault. We didn't raise hell when this decline started and we failed to stand together, choosing instead to stab each other in the back.
Trucker Steve I beg to disagree with pretty much everything you are saying
Trucker Steve talking about “Old Timer” These young punks out here now ain’t got a clue what it’s like to be a trucker. That man has probably been more miles around a steering wheel hunting a blinker switch than this kids ever thought about driving forward.
This is the best video yet!! I liked the insight cause I am going for my CDL permit in two weeks. Thanks guys, God bless and keep on truckin!
My dad used to work for them, now he is in a tiny company with his brother. Glad I could help.
When I was a kid, my dad was a State Trooper in Colorado. Believe it or not, many of his closest friends were the truckers he dealt with frequently at the port and on the road. In those days truckers bought their permits from troopers directly. I remember going to some of their houses for dinner occasionally and they lived in the same neighborhoods with doctors and lawyers. Yeah... Much has changed...
Wow, he's a smart man! Lots of experience! He'd be good to teach some of us a lesson or two!
I was on the road for 5 months. I didnt mind pulling to the right of the road and letting off on the throttle if there were a bunch of cars trying to get by.
It didnt work out me being out there, It was nice to know while I was out there that there were some that still care. Many of you helped me out and I thankyou for that help.
Thanks Steve.. As a driver for 30+ years its great to see someone telling our side for a change.. America needs us.. We need each other.. young drivers need to watch your videos
I love the old time truckers... such cool people.
I have spent 34 years trucking these roads all across America and Canada. I have talked my kids out of following in my footsteps. I wanted them to have careers they could be proud of. In trucking, you don't even get a thank you for a job well done.
Best trucking video I have ever seen on YT. Old driver in Binder pretty well said it all.
This guy is spot on THANKS!
I'm a truck I can from a long line of truckers & I uncles, cousin, & grandpa said they remember when the truck game was a brotherhood....
The last man interviewed reminds me of my Papaw, the honesty of his words speak to you directly. My uncle wasa driver and is one of the best man I know. Drivers, in the past, would help you bc they could.. now they get in trouble. When I was 7, I was in a car wreck w/my mom, first person to us.... a trucker. The American Trucker is special, God bless them.
My fathers been driving 46 years (age 16-62) still does it and wont ever leave it. He's helped my brother,me,mom,friends,relatives get into trucking because he loves it,but he's always told me that its gone down hill.
I'm from Canada and I was truck'n for 26 years before I moved over too the UK. I've been out of it now since 2002 and I needed that break one needs now and again. I found the time was needed because as much as I love driving, I just needed to leave the wheel and see what they other side was like. I'm now moving back too Canada and I'll be back into it. You can take the man from the truck, but just never take the truck from the man. Once in your blood, it never leaves ya. Can't wait.
I know there is very few drivers that do this but I've only been driving for 2 years and I get out and help old and new drivers back up or clear something, I give showers out to guys that are out of them and I at least ask trucks on the shoulder if they are okay on the cb. I'm only one guy but we can change this, be courteous to each other.
i don't know about other 4-wheelers out there, but I have HUGE respect for you guys and what you do everyday. I hope things improve in the industry and remember we support you!
Great video Steve.
Thank you to all the truckers out there.Without you are lives would be Shit.Thank you Steve.
its sad but true those guys that were. speaking on this video are worth our respect are worth us listening. to. the older guy reminds me of my pops. and dad when they drove its basically like this. those who have it in em respect those legends like these gear jammers. and learn from them i know i do. thank you to all the legends of the highway more than just a job its a life
Thank you brother, i really appreciate that coming from you it means a lot to me.
I couldnt agree more. I do have to say that with so many communication devices these days, is more the reason why drivers dont stop to help the others. Regardless of that fact, I try to always stop for them in cold winter conditions. I have been at this 11 yrs now. I am 32, but as old school as can be. I try to stress that to so many new drivers. Standing up is what we need to do more of. I was terminated just recently standing up for myself and other drivers. DONT LET THEM ROLL YOU OVER
Great comment. I am 58 yo and just got my CDL I was trained by several old timers
and I hung onto every word they said.
I am living in Utah and drive up in North Dakota and I always stop to see if a driver needs a hand,We all need to stick together. My previews career was Medical electronics but kids are all grown and gone so now I am doing what I have always wanted to do.
Anyway thanks for your comment it is good to know that there are like minded people out there.
First truck I drove was a 1959 REO Gold Comet
Unfortunately I didn't get to drive when it was fun in the old days. but my ex did and he taught me a lot. taught me how to drive with me sitting on his lap. As a kid, I had always loved trucks. never had drivers in my family but there was just something about a truck that fascinated me. I only got to drive long haul for almost 4 yrs. after our first child was born, the 3 of us were on the road 3 days after. she got her first teeth and learned how to walk between Flagstaff and L.A. I do miss it.
10/4 brother. Keep writing that great music.
Truckers do an amazing job of keeping us all safe on the road. It does take an immense amount of concentration to handle one of those big rigs.
I appreciate the second gentlemen for being a straight shooter.
I think I have heard this guy before it is like short commercials audio clips with pictures and what not? I love those clips.
Love this video glad you still have it up thought it was gone! I was driving myself in this time era
That old gentleman was great. I used to be a trucker but I HATED all of the regulations and dealing with sarcastic employees at weight stations and always having a fear that I could be , 'DOT'd" at any time and if the officer found the most minuscule error in my log I would have to pay a hefty fine. I got out of trucking, went back to school and became a journeyman electrician where I made so much money I retired early. My heart goes out to truckers now days and always stop and get out of their way if they are making a tight jackknife turn. God Speed to all of you truckers!!!
I drove from 99 to 2012 actually did the same thing, went through a divorce back to school for industrial electrical maintenance. I miss some things about driving but there is more I don't miss
I am so proud of you bro. You will do a good job and make us all proud, we need more guys out here on the roads like you.
Take care my brother safe journeys.
Can't believe that some people do not know what DOT means..Delivery On Time! Duh! Thanks to all the truckers out there.Without you, we would not have any of our rations, we take for granted everyday. Thanks to all the smart/safe truckers ..Roll ON!! !8 Wheeler, Roll on! Great vids Trucker Steve.
I agree with these two 100%. I drove for 40 years. God bless all you drivers and keep it safe between the ditches.
@ledfoot73 One of the things that kept me sane over here was driving a fork truck and unloading or loading trucks and on occasion, asking the driver if I could sit in his truck for a minute or so. What a buzz, sitting in the air seat looking at the gauges and the mirrors, brought back flashbacks of memories of driving a 1978 GMC 9500 10 speed with armstrong steering too Ottawa or Windsor. Years later driving a 2000 Corn Binder with mould steel or
I remember when I first started driving a truck, It was only about 9 years ago. But even in that short time I have seen so manny changes. I still miss the old days but like most I realize that thoes times are gone. I hope that there are enuff drivers out there that still care enuff too change the way things are. Great job steve, you are one of the few good truckers on the road. Keep it up!
I am really happy that there are people like you out there that see the truth. Sadly, most don't feel the same as you. THANK YOU for keeping informed.
I'm 66 and began trucking in 1974 and you could hear the same gripes then!
I have been driving 30yrs when the only truckstop was on the road was the big red ball union 76 any 2 story t/a was a 76
@Whitelinefilms...You never leave trucking in your heart.There are days when the warehouse was pretty cool as did fork truck driving and assembly work.But no matter how much a day goes by and no matter how much funny your having,as you walk down the road, you will forever see trucks and your heart and mind just flies back into the smells of diesel and rubber.
Do I regret leaving trucking,yeah,sure,always. But I needed too give my wife what she needed.
I'm with you fellas,
Steve ,tahnks for all you do.I have been out here for many years also.Truckers share a bond (wheither they know it or not) That others just could not understand.We need to pull together and remember who and what we are.I personally like knowing that what i do and what i deliver impacts so many in what i hope is a positive way.Again thanks for all you do and have done ,YOU ARE APPRECIATED.
Steve Prater
fort payne alabama
Great video once again Steve. There is nothing better than hearing the old fella's talk about the "old days", Unfortunately the road in Australia is just the same,no one has the time or is allowed time to help anymore. After 16 years its still a fun place to be, its just the fun isnt the same coz the world has made important
Yeah the last guys was really remarkable to talk with he talked for hours he was a really wise man. I enjoyed it very much.
Agreed ! We got progress in equipment and roads. but went backwards in pay.Trucking used to be a good paying middle class job, now it is a low paying working class job.Very difficult to attract and retain quality drivers in this environment.
America moves by you guys...DON'T stop what you are doing ... RESPECT !
You so right Mr Steve...no bother hood no more.... knowledge is powerful....
Sometimes I miss trucking, but then I remember the 20 hour days or driving, refure and try for 5 or 6 more before a 4 hour nap, the sitting at the dock for 12 hours at T&A in Salinas, and then having to be at the Walt Whitman before I even hit Little Sisters in Barstow for a quick shower and wash.........come to think of it, I really do not miss those days....The big companies and little drivers that work for them can have them.
Yeah this old timer was really cool man. He talked about his last 53 years of trucking, drugs,women, life on the road. It was really eye opening.
We work in an industry that doesn't realize how vital it is, we have the power but don't know how to use it to our advantage.
I got a CB in my pickup, on the highway I typically ask lone truckers on the side if they are ok or need help. Usually not much I can do to help, but its the right thing to do.....help your fellow man if possible.
offer to take them for a cup of coffee and bring them back to their truck, or see if they need to go to bathroom or get some food.
I still holler at em to see if they need help... 99% of the time, no response.
Cell phones and XM killed brotherhood.
This is still one of my all time favorites. I would love to see a part 2 of this video. From then and now. That would be awesome. There....ya see...good old Newfieguy has given you an idea for a video!!
+Newfieguy89 they older hand passed away unfortunately. But I would love to do something like this.
@@TruckerSteve So whatever happened to this idea? Would really love to see an update from you melons lost friend!!
Steve, Great video snip. I can't wait to see the finished product. What the gentlemen said is so true. My father drove for 38 years and always talked about how things have changed...and not for the better. It's a shame when you can't even count on your brother to watch your back. BOL and thanks again.
I understand that completely. I just hope there are enough drivers out there that want to see a positive future and bring up the younger drivers, to remind them in a sense where we came from.
He's 100 percent right ,trucking was great in the 70s and even part of the 80s I liked being respected ,now I don't mention to people I meet that I drive truck I avoid the subject
That is exactly right, thank you for watching this and seeing what is really going on out here.
44 years here retired, yes I miss it every day, but, but I don't miss the old days when the trucks were crap and I felt like crap every day. In those good old days we could and did run 3 log books running from can to cant east to west. Fast forward the trucks are 100% better than that old 1963 Emeryville International, HOT, HOT, HOT no AC and that door in the doghouse was so warn out the 250 cummins putting hot air into the cab with me, will NEVER BE MISSED. then the big stepup to the 1960 KW cabover with the 380 cat I was in heaven, but still not like those conventional cabs with those big 400-700HP cats, life was hell back then, the new guys got it made. My first job was hauling furniture with a co called GBC out of morristown Tn, lied about experience, was hired, went to NYC first trip with 15 drops af furniture to stores in the city, talk about pulling the seat covers off with my hips, OH WHAT FUN THAT WAS.
Love the video, this is o true, I do believe there are a small number of drivers out there that still have that old school mentality. we are a dying breed brother
He's right it's not the same Ive done many truckage videos and I never see drivers pull over like they used to and I travel quit a bit. I may not drive behinds the wheel of an big rig but after you pay attention you notice it slot when you watch something like this. Thanks.
my dad was a flat bead long hauler truck and trailer in the 60s truck drivers were known as the knight of the roads because they would help anybody . they were tough they were kind they were generous . now my dad says most truck drivers are wanna be cowboys . a real cowboy rides for the brand a wanna be cowboy rides for himself
i drive a truck in Sweden. it's the same here. I respect the truckers out there. god bless you all and god bless you're family's.
As much as I LOVED it. I'm so glad that it's over. Gotta be here for the kids. That's all that matters to me. For me, life has never been better ~
+JoeNobody010101 Same here. Once the kids came I got off the road. I loved while I was doing it but I'd never want to go back.
JoeNobody010101 means you didnt loved it, you just liked it. Keep on trucking and stay loaded boys
I could listen to that old guy for hours.... Excellent video.
We can make a difference, with people like you and me, one driver at a time. Lead by example.
DAMN right, the old timer I right! I am a 26 year driver, when I was a young guy, guys like him took me under their wing, and helped me learn the right way. That old guy is great, he is the very, very last of the old school truckers that TRULY, were professional truck drivers,, and damn good men!
I just love this video. I must have seen it now at least 100 times. But it always draws me back to watch it again and again. No truer words have ever been spoken in a video. Right on brother....to bad we wont be seeing the full feature film of this. 5 stars yet again. Faved and featured!!
Thank you very much for your support chad. I hope your having a good day.
Well said! The older gentleman is a driver. We used to be the knights of the road but now our reputations have gone downhill because of the steering wheel holders. There's little respect for truck drivers anymore. Truly a shame!
That old guy I could listen to for a while. He's got a lot of sense...Pretty rare these days.
He made a good point about pullin over when there's a line of ppl behind you. Got stuck on Hwy 5 in MO (2-lane) for a good 2 hours stuck behind half a mile of cars and the guy wouldn't pull over for 30 seconds. Just let people pass him one by one when there was a straight away.
Thanks TEXI as you know many,many men feel this way. It seems to be the anthem of most truckers.