The lady driver from Hartly, Delaware is my mother Kathryn Clendaniel and my dad is Lou Clendaniel. I remember when the filming crew was at our place and taking video of my mom and my dad as he is coming around the corner and when he is backing the Peterbilt up with the horse and buggy going by. I miss those days of going on trips with my parents. We wondered what happened to this video, we lost all contact with the filming crew. Our mom passed in 2011 and the head stone is a picture of a tractor trailer with her name on it. She was taken to he cemetery on a flat bed truck with 2 police motorcycle escorts and when they lowered her in the ground they blew the air horn. It was so sad. When our dad passes we are going to do the same thing. My sister and I cried like babies. I appreciate this so much you do not know what this means to us. We can now hear her voice and see her beautiful face.
Robert Zimmerman (aka Bobby) was my Dad, My Brother and I have looked for this Documentary for years... We remember the College Students coming in their RV from California and filming us. My Father has passed on and did not get to see this , but my Mom and Family has watched over and over and laughed and Cried. Thanks for finding this Documentary and sharing it . This is Tire Thumper over and out...
Jon Zimmerman I'm sorry about your dad passing on; he seemed to be a very hard working, honorable family man. At least you and your family get to relive a moment with him through watching this video. Thanks for sharing your story. What became of his truck?
Jon Zimmerman I'm sorry about your dad. He was my favorite story on this video. I can relate to both crying and laughing after seeing this video. I'm glad that you and your brother found the video. This would be priceless to me.
Sorry for your lose Jon. What a cool experience to find this true Americana video. Did your dad always drive? Did you or your brother follow him into trucking? What be came of the Pete? Did he have other trucks later? I always watch these old videos and magazine ads and wonder about the people in them. Very cool to chat with you!
My condolences on the loss of your dad Jon. Lived in Valdese all my life and remember when W&L Motor Lines was in business when I started trucking with Four Truckers running NC to Cali and back
I miss the good old days of trucking when drivers helped each other and had fun traveling the USA & Canada. I still drive my 1974 Peterbilt 359-A Hauling corn
I blew a heater hose, westbound on I-40 back in the early 90’s. Not only did everyone that was drifting along with me stop, but guys on eastbound stopped and carried water over for my radiator! Started in ‘84, made it 30 years with all the changes, then? 3 heart attacks in 4 months. No more trucking, no more:( But I am restoring a ‘74 COE Pete!!
Oh boy, do I remember those days. When mostly cabovers ruled the roads! Fuel was cheap and freight rates were high and 6 out of every 10 drivers were owner operators. There was no flying j or pilots. Just independent truck stops, and they were the best! The old Union 76 truck stops we're about the only example of a "big" one. They had 24hr pump jockeys, showers and a good restaurant. Some even had upstairs sleeping rooms. Those were the good old days. Some of the best memories of my life were spent in my dad's 71 F model Mack. It was a 5 speed w/a V8, twin turbo Mack engine and it would fly!!
Seeing those young boys checking those tires brought back many memories for me...I spent my summers riding with my dad in his cabover Pete seeing this country from end to end. We'd pull outa Miami and stay on the rd for 4-5 wks straight. He was a long haul trucker that pulled anything from car parts to watermelons...always hooked to a reefer. He made me promise him as a child Id never become a truck driver..he'd always tell me "Son...Trucking ain't a job for a family man..dont you ever do it." I sure miss those days..
Man, I could watch the end of this over and over. Back when all the truckers would congregate in the truck stop restaurants have a good meal, coffee, socialize and flirt with the waitress. Imagine all the cool cabovers parked out in that parking lot! You guys may be gone now but you're not forgotten.
You needed to be a business man, lawyer and mechanic as well as a driver when I drove in the 70's. Even went convoying across Arizona once with Smoky as the front door for twelve of us. Smoky told us if we could do 90 he would take us to the state line. Twelve trucks, middle of the night, red and blue leading us across the state haulin ass.
My dad drove right out of Marines back from Korean War until he died in accident in Texas. Four wheeler cut him off and went off road and load of pipe wiped cab out. RIP DAD. When I was growing up in trucks in 70s that's what I wanted to do and dad told me early on a truck driver knows his truck and respects it's size and weight. Can fix his truck. Can defend his truck if legal issues came up. I started driving in 82 and used that philosaphy . Except legal issues were handled by boss. Speed,weight,road inspections etc. Lot of todays drivers are fresh out of driving school and smart bookwise but no common sense or mechanical ability. Automatics,computers,satellite logs. I got out in 99 and turn wrenches now. Miss old days and real trucks. Real drivers
That sound never gets old. I'm nearing retirement and the sounds of the 2 strokes takes me back to the beginning. Ty ever so much for sharing this with us 👍🇨🇦🔧
Back when drivers had professionalism. Drove long hours and never was honest on the log. Now the government decides when you can drive. What a terrible industry trucking has become. Good ole days are dead and gone
True but if we compare traffic those days and traffic now, these rules are necessary, you don't want one of these guys that's been driving for like 20 hours to jam up your car and kill your whole family at once now don't you? And that shit happens TOO OFTEN! drive 8 hours and stop the goddamn thing.
I couldn't agree more. The freedom of the road is long gone and locked right up in jail. Trucking has so many regulating bodies now that have all just smothered every bit of the good stuff right out of this once wonderful career and made it a big shit show as they tend to do with anything the Gov gets involved in. I had so many friends retire or quit and move on to other jobs when the freedom was gone. Now you can get stuck sitting at a DOT stop for 24 hours (if you're lucky) as a penalty for moving your truck 50 feet out of someone's way when you're supposed to be "resting" or off duty. They decide when you can stop for fuel and take no account for traffic, weight, or road conditions. You have to call in asking for an emergency fuel stop and go through a whole inquisition about why you ran out before the computer back at dispatch decided you would. I still drive trucks, but they have farm plates on them and in this state at least we are exempt from pretty much everything as long as we aren't too far from the farm.
@@johnvanderv.4219 and here's our standard safety man. Do you really feel safer with the shitheels they put in trucks today? You say it happens "too often" so how are all those regulations really working out for you? It was your "necessary safety regulations" that did this. You cant govern stupidity, they don't abide by the laws. You just keep piling it on the rest of us until we have nothing left. In trucking and every other profession people like you have done it. Stay on the couch with 3 forms of eye protection all wrapped in bubble wrap and just wait for our heart attacks right? We started out as upright man and all that evolution and then became tool man or tool maker, but now the new age of the "safety man" is here and it's more dangerous than ever.
Man, I wish this documentary was longer. I've probably watched this video 30 times now! I've only been trucking for a couple years but have been around the industry my whole life. I have lots of respect for the old school guys and gals! Keep 'er between the lines, drivers!
Great video of the good old days of trucking. Sure do miss seeing those cabovers with the fantastic paint jobs, almost everything today just seems boring.
This is amazing that after so many years I show up in a video that was taken in the 70s that's me with the fuzzy hair ,cool glasses and mustache mid 20s,I'm 72 now 😎 😀 😄
My mommom was in this documentary. My mom and aunt have talked about how they remember college students coming out and filming. I have been helping my mom search for it since my mommom passed away in 2011, I'm so glad to finally be able to see it.
Almost brought me to tears. God how I miss those days , the real drivers, the equipment. Everything. What the hell happened. God do I feel old and low...Thank you for sharing my old life ! Thank you very much! Keep the shiney side up and the dirty side down. We're clear.
I remember those days 43 years a highway hero. I am the one and only Mr Eighteen Wheeler , that was apart of my life had to retire due to physical conditions. I sure do miss it. You have to love it or you won't last. It take a special person to hold the wheel and keep it between the lines. I thank God for having the honor to have served my country.
A close friend of mine, about 20 years ago when we were both about 40 years old, was stuck in a dead end job and he and his wife wanted a fresh start in Arizona. He quit his job and went to work for one of the "big trucking companies". He drove as many hours as he could get for about 3 years and saved every Penney. He and the wife moved to Tempe Arizona, put a down payment on a house and bought a new mid-sized car with CASH. Trucking is not for just anybody, but it is the last of the Cowboy, Independent Man's jobs. Hard Work, good pay but you really gotta EARN it!
Thanks to all our Truckers out there we get to have quality lives threw the hard work they do to bring commodity to us that makes life a bit more pleasant. My Step Ma Is a retired Trucker & man she had stories to tell. Her Truck was her home & where ever she went so did her 2 little girls, Now her grand Son follows in her Footsteps... A great Video, Thanks.
With this stupid covid bs we Canadian trucks ain't got no restaurants they're all closed I've been eating potatoes chips mostly nice way for them to say Thank a trucker yeah right
The lady with the big pine cone hair curlers brought back memories. Used to see them in the A&P Grocery stores with their curlers in and a scarf wrapped around them.
Boy you are spot on with the A&P Stores. I grew up with one about 3 blocks from my house...They used to have those big coffee grinders working all hours of the day...You brought back some good memories....thank you!
@@maynardferguson9599 A&P was my first part time job in high school. The smell of the 8:00 coffee grinder was the first thing that hit you when you walked in the door. Much better times I think.
I remember lots of these Cabovers sitting in Morganton,Nc. Rotting away Around '99-early 2000s as a kid, Valdese was right around the corner from Morganton! Trucks and Mountains!! R.I.P. Old Good Trucking Days, hats off to all Drivers and retired Thank you for all your hardwork you do!!!
Love this!!! I dreamed of being a trucker when I used to ride with a family friend haulin fresh fish outta Boston to leveland in a 72 Cabover K100 KW. I now own a 74 Pete 352 for fun and its such a throwback thrill to drive it for a cruise. thank you for posting this, wish there was more of these films!!!!!
The little guy at 16:00 checking tires, sweet! I started in '78, my Dad and I.We're both still at it. I have my own company now but still drive as much as I can. My Dad works for me. But I remember these days for sure. Trucking supposedly de-regulated in '80, that's a crock! More regulation now than ever. I remember my daughter had so much trouble when I left home. Heart breaking for sure.
Don't know what was more beautiful a time when we where apart of or when we was young and full of life love the sound of those rigs, made me feel back innthise years.
I am Phoenix That's true, the PeterBilt 359 Trucks are the Best in my Opinion, hard to get a lot of these Older Trucks back nowadays especially Company Wise.
Yeah real pieces of junk the most uncomfortable suspension s*** rattling everywhere no power steering no air conditioning bro that's what you long for you got a funny idea of what a comfortable truck is
I started out in a 78 cab-over Freight Shaker with a 318 Yamaha. It wasn't until 1981 when I bought a Ford LTL conventional with a 425 Cat That I could truck down the boulevard in the Monfort lane without being in the way.
Thank you so much for finding this film. It's like finding buried treasure. My mom Kathryn Clendaniel from Hartly delaware has since passed on. My family had often wondered what happened to the footage that was taken, but never knew where to start looking. Wish there was more footage of both my mom and dad, but truly appreciate what was found.
This video reminds me of my first years of driving. I remember W&L I used to run with some of those guys going to the west coast. The only bad part is I’m still at it 41 years later .
I believe I am the driver in the blue and white KW. I drove for Stucki Trucking out of Las Vegas. The truck is a 73 with a 370 cummings and 5x4. The next truck he bought was 74 with a K and a 13 speed. It was fun. Mike Basaric
NICE! We have a celeb on our UA-cam page. Thanks for the ID, Mike. Any info you can provide would be awesome. Old School Truck Drivers are loving this video!
I think the location is south of Barstow near Wildwood exit and north of Victorville. The date has to be between late 74 and 75 because I started driving the 1975 with the cummings K when Cleon's son Larry got a new KW with a 450K and a double sleeper. The cabover International behind me is one of two that 'New York Meats' out of Las Vegas that ran to LA every day. After driving the 75, I was privileged to drive a 77 W900 extended hood with a KTA600 for Stucki. It was the first KTA600 out of the Seattle plant I was told. The name on it was Citrus World. The next truck Stucki bought was a 78 extended hood with a KTA600 and 5x4 that Larry Stucki drove ( I got to drive it when Larry was on vacation or doing sales work ) The name on it was Casino Foods and was the king of road with putting over 1100hp out. The only trucks that could run with it was Kelso trucking out of Vegas and Hampton out of LA which also ran K's that were set up. You can see a picture of the Casino Foods truck on Stan Holtzman's website. This picture was taken after I moved and Larry stopped driving. The truck was detuned and had lost its polish. Check the Palomino trailer, that is another fun story.
I remember back in the 80s my dad bought a brand new 362 peterbilt and I would go with him every chance I could. My life time dream was to drive his truck. When I was 18 he passed away and I knew it was only a matter of time before my mom would sell his truck. I spent every day in the truck cleaning it and making excuses why I had to drive it. I was actually practicing down shifting and backing the trailer. I was a natural at it one night after my mom went to work I took my trip I always wanted and drove from La Pine, Oregon to New Castle California to my uncles house. Best trip I ever had. I loved the 362 Pete. Even to this day when a truck passes me I flash my headlights to let them know they are clear to back in front of me. Rarely do they signal back like the old school drivers did. Maybe 1 out of 10 trucks But I still do.
O my sweet loving lord, how I loved those those trucks, my dad drove for 40 or more, I use to grab the cab handle and pull my self up in that old cab over, sleep in it when he was home after three weeks of the road, in for a day maybe two, he would hit the old air be for he was in sight, I knew my daddy was coming home, my two oldest brother drove, and I started out in an old cab over, known as the fr,shaker no power steering, no a c. Loved it. Be careful my trucking family be safe. May God ride with you all.
Bought cried remembering trips to the California with my brothers when I was young that would let me drive on the flat ground iwas only 13 in 1978 loved it miss the time I spent with them.
I don't know if it was normal back then or not, but we had a CB in our house right next to the big arm chair in our living room, and everyone I knew as a kid had them in their houses too and even in their garages.
YES... I got my first CB when I was in the seventh grade. I remember back then we used to have to say Our call sign when we talked on them. There were a whole community of folks out there. Some fun times those were.
Brings back so many memories. Ran to the west coast back in the 70s with Watkins Motor Lines. Ran from Greenville South Carolina to Los Angeles California. Drove a cab over Freightliner. Driving a truck is a lot different now. Still drive a truck. Will be 40 years this coming February. Miss like it was when I first started.
Yes they are. Nothing can beat a cab over rolling down the freeway with both stacks blowing black coal. Drivers stuck together back in the day. This new breed will never know what it was like back then. So sad.
Yep, you try and tell people about some of the drivers back then and what happened and they will call you a liar. Kind of like the truth about Southern Shaker. Eddie was a trip if you ever ran with him or set down at a table. He hauled film out of Caroliner and most of the time empty racks that the film was placed back home. That was why he could do what he did and most people never knew it. He never carried weigh over 20,000 pounds unless he had to haul produce back. I was in the scale house when he went though Miss going west on I-40 and the scale house guy said look this. There in black and white was his weight 49,000 pounds gross. Those were the days of fast trucks and slow speed limits. Have seen five or more trucks stoped to help a driver fix their truck.
9:36 The sound of squeaky pedal double clutching is oddly satisfying. Now everything is going to automated manual.. No more “squeak squeak”. I don’t do long haul anymore, local now. It seemed so much more peaceful and calm back then, hate I didn’t get a chance to see those days. I respect the old timers, learned so much about the industry, different techniques and amazing stories. When I was over the road, every chance I got I would check out the older smaller truck stops, some were disgusting while others were really decent with clean showers and good home cooking. I was always sure to leave a big tip. My route pretty much ranged from the southeast (home) to the midwest and Oklahoma plains, NEVER the northeast.. Been local for about a year now and I’m still amazed by how much there is to see in my home state. I routinely send up a word of prayer for all the truckers and their families. We remember our armed forces, firefighters and law enforcement, but we somehow seem to forget about the men and women who are devoted to delivering the medical equipment, appliances, food/beverages, manufactured homes, crude oil, clothing, CHILDREN and everything else in between to make everyday life possible for the citizens who cut us off to make exit ramps and push us down the roads. Long haul company drivers for mega carriers have it worse because they have to deal with rude fleet management on top of DOT officers and everything above. Thank you!
My Grandfather drove for Indian country out of NY for over 20 years, My father drove for Yellow for 32 years. I Spent a lot years riding with My Uncle who was an owner operator for Penns best, Lumped a lot of trailers and learned a lot about the open road and life in those years.. Good memories
I am third generation trucker. First generation owner operator. Done driving 33 years, 23 owner operator. 1 month and 3 days factory work on 30 years ago. I am old skool trucker, Hand high to every truck on road. helping others where can. Talking strangers like earlier years was done. Two driver same time on parking place, walking to bar, never seen, hello and talking, get cup of coffee, sitting same table, talking this and that, never even known name of other one. And back to road. All was one group on that time. Could drive how long days you liked, economycally it was also better earlier. It have been sometimes hard life, money tight, women have not understand what is to live with trucker. But i will be owner operator to so long than healthy is Ok, was not bad choice to have so living, of course also not good, but best for me.
great vid. I'm only 35 years old but remember all the cabovers and A model KWs and 359 long hood petes goin up and down the road. Back when truckin was truckin. Ive been a truck mechanic since I was 17 years old and also work Rd side breakdown. And now a days 85% of the drivers I meet on the Rd cant speak a lick of English and the trucks now a days have no character and so much after treatment bs its just not the same. Even in my short time of being a wrench how much things have changed and its just getting worse.
Shit man that makes two of us. Last year I found out that I had food allergies and my lower back was in the early stages of giving out on me. I’m 28 and only been driving for 3 years. Sad to say that I had to cut my OTR adventures short and stay local. I loved being out there and seeing the country
In the 70s my dad taught me how to check the tires..wipe lights..paint wheels..little did I realize how golden those times were... Today's flip flop drivers don't kick tires. And I guess Bluetooth don't have channel 19. I'm pretty sure most pileups wouldn't be so bad if they could hear what's going on ahead.. But they have the green vests to keep em safe
I remember the strikes, i saw trucks with arrows stuck in back doors. 1guy got his fuel tank shot. I had my 20 ga. Pump in my 67 crackerbox 238 detroit. Good times
Hu just hit my when i read those comments below. Im son of trucker and never drove a truck but it just hapend to start watch this kind of videos. Thing is that i no just that he is a truck driver and i so him couple times in my life. No bullshit just truth. Respect to all of you great people from other side of the world.
f86sabjf Hey kid, I was one of those old truckers that blew the horns with a big grin on my mug. you see, I too was one of those kids that pulled that imaginary horn too! 73s Young Man at heart, and not to worry, THERE'S STILL AFEW OF US OUT HERE!
f86sabjf I'm going on 65 and much to the dismay of many I'M STILL out here making miles and causing TROUBLE!!!😎 great to have folk's who remembers who we were! thank you!
Spent many years behind the wheel of my cabover Freightshacker. Running coast to coast. Drive all week and lay under it all weekend greasing, changing oil, tightening bolts, adjusting brakes, and washing. Sunday evening kiss the wife bye and roll back out to who knows where. Went by Ringo on the ole CB. Sad, but I miss it. I never got rich just kept making payments and making a living.
The lady driver from Hartly, Delaware is my mother Kathryn Clendaniel and my dad is Lou Clendaniel. I remember when the filming crew was at our place and taking video of my mom and my dad as he is coming around the corner and when he is backing the Peterbilt up with the horse and buggy going by. I miss those days of going on trips with my parents. We wondered what happened to this video, we lost all contact with the filming crew. Our mom passed in 2011 and the head stone is a picture of a tractor trailer with her name on it. She was taken to he cemetery on a flat bed truck with 2 police motorcycle escorts and when they lowered her in the ground they blew the air horn. It was so sad. When our dad passes we are going to do the same thing. My sister and I cried like babies. I appreciate this so much you do not know what this means to us. We can now hear her voice and see her beautiful face.
Vanessa Scott I'm from Dover Delaware and I'm sure I went to school with a few of her children or grandchildren
Rest in peace driver. Thank you for sharing her story.
Where has all the good folks and times gone
Wow, sorry for you and the family's loss. Its good that you have this to remember her by.
Sorry for your loss:(
Your mom sounds like she was a hard working lady
Robert Zimmerman (aka Bobby) was my Dad, My Brother and I have looked for this Documentary for years... We remember the College Students coming in their RV from California and filming us. My Father has passed on and did not get to see this , but my Mom and Family has watched over and over and laughed and Cried. Thanks for finding this Documentary and sharing it . This is Tire Thumper over and out...
Jon Zimmerman I'm sorry to hear bout your father I've watched this over and over looking at his 352 I'd love to replicate it one day
Jon Zimmerman I'm sorry about your dad passing on; he seemed to be a very hard working, honorable family man. At least you and your family get to relive a moment with him through watching this video. Thanks for sharing your story.
What became of his truck?
Jon Zimmerman I'm sorry about your dad. He was my favorite story on this video. I can relate to both crying and laughing after seeing this video. I'm glad that you and your brother found the video. This would be priceless to me.
Sorry for your lose Jon. What a cool experience to find this true Americana video. Did your dad always drive? Did you or your brother follow him into trucking? What be came of the Pete? Did he have other trucks later? I always watch these old videos and magazine ads and wonder about the people in them. Very cool to chat with you!
My condolences on the loss of your dad Jon. Lived in Valdese all my life and remember when W&L Motor Lines was in business when I started trucking with Four Truckers running NC to Cali and back
My dad drove for more than 45 years, I'm the 3rd generation. And more to come. Just proud what I'm doing. GOD BLESS ALL TRUCKERS OUTTHERE
Jesus Sanchez good
Thanks driver. I'm a fourth generation driver
3rd generation here as well was driving them old cabovers you see at 13 while the old man was asleep
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I miss the good old days of trucking when drivers helped each other and had fun traveling the USA & Canada. I still drive my 1974 Peterbilt 359-A Hauling corn
I blew a heater hose, westbound on I-40 back in the early 90’s. Not only did everyone that was drifting along with me stop, but guys on eastbound stopped and carried water over for my radiator!
Started in ‘84, made it 30 years with all the changes, then? 3 heart attacks in 4 months. No more trucking, no more:(
But I am restoring a ‘74 COE Pete!!
@@TERoss-jk9ny Back when Anericans still had a heart. God bless you, sir
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@@yaboileeroy3038 yeah right and they can have all the crap from the last 20 years
Out of probably 100,000,000 videos on UA-cam......this one is #1 in my book, anybody else agree with me??
Bobby Alley no.
It's my favorite trucking video also.
100% agree
That's a big ten-roger, good buddy!
I agree! Started out myself in '79 with a, then old, B67 Thermodyne duplex (twin stick) in VT hauling granite.
Oh boy, do I remember those days. When mostly cabovers ruled the roads! Fuel was cheap and freight rates were high and 6 out of every 10 drivers were owner operators. There was no flying j or pilots. Just independent truck stops, and they were the best! The old Union 76 truck stops we're about the only example of a "big" one. They had 24hr pump jockeys, showers and a good restaurant. Some even had upstairs sleeping rooms. Those were the good old days. Some of the best memories of my life were spent in my dad's 71 F model Mack. It was a 5 speed w/a V8, twin turbo Mack engine and it would fly!!
OLD Doggies! Yessir!
A twin turbo five speed Mack? You, sir, lived my dream. How'd that old girl run? I heard the V8's blew head gaskets like there was no tomorrow.
I miss this America.
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I love how it has Hank Williams and Leon Russell back to back instead of some generic sounding country music.
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Back when trucking was fun.
And profitable...
And less regulations...
@@CEOkiller I still have fun making money on the road.
@@jonhamilton2962 Me too, owner operator, my own truck and my own company.
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Holy hell this is cool. Cab overs, cowboy hats, old school glasses, and tucked in shirts on the road with a cb.
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Seeing those young boys checking those tires brought back many memories for me...I spent my summers riding with my dad in his cabover Pete seeing this country from end to end. We'd pull outa Miami and stay on the rd for 4-5 wks straight. He was a long haul trucker that pulled anything from car parts to watermelons...always hooked to a reefer. He made me promise him as a child Id never become a truck driver..he'd always tell me "Son...Trucking ain't a job for a family man..dont you ever do it." I sure miss those days..
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that world is all gone, sure miss it.
Almost makes you sad seeing where it has gone
And most of the old seat warmers are gone with it. THAT's what's sad.
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80s was a hell of a good decade, if not he best!
Things were alot simpler
I agree I grew up during that Decade.
This must be the early 80,s
You should’ve grown up in the 1420’s. Beats the 80’s any day, what I would do to go back
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Man, I could watch the end of this over and over. Back when all the truckers would congregate in the truck stop restaurants have a good meal, coffee, socialize and flirt with the waitress. Imagine all the cool cabovers parked out in that parking lot! You guys may be gone now but you're not forgotten.
Yes when America was America ......plus not forget REGULATION .
You needed to be a business man, lawyer and mechanic as well as a driver when I drove in the 70's. Even went convoying across Arizona once with Smoky as the front door for twelve of us. Smoky told us if we could do 90 he would take us to the state line. Twelve trucks, middle of the night, red and blue leading us across the state haulin ass.
Hell yea driver! We still goin on we’ve got 9 trucks
My dad drove right out of Marines back from Korean War until he died in accident in Texas. Four wheeler cut him off and went off road and load of pipe wiped cab out. RIP DAD. When I was growing up in trucks in 70s that's what I wanted to do and dad told me early on a truck driver knows his truck and respects it's size and weight. Can fix his truck. Can defend his truck if legal issues came up. I started driving in 82 and used that philosaphy . Except legal issues were handled by boss. Speed,weight,road inspections etc. Lot of todays drivers are fresh out of driving school and smart bookwise but no common sense or mechanical ability. Automatics,computers,satellite logs. I got out in 99 and turn wrenches now. Miss old days and real trucks. Real drivers
Cool man.
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That sound never gets old. I'm nearing retirement and the sounds of the 2 strokes takes me back to the beginning. Ty ever so much for sharing this with us 👍🇨🇦🔧
Back when drivers had professionalism. Drove long hours and never was honest on the log. Now the government decides when you can drive. What a terrible industry trucking has become. Good ole days are dead and gone
True but if we compare traffic those days and traffic now, these rules are necessary, you don't want one of these guys that's been driving for like 20 hours to jam up your car and kill your whole family at once now don't you? And that shit happens TOO OFTEN! drive 8 hours and stop the goddamn thing.
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You're talking about steering wheel holders, not truck drivers.
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I couldn't agree more. The freedom of the road is long gone and locked right up in jail. Trucking has so many regulating bodies now that have all just smothered every bit of the good stuff right out of this once wonderful career and made it a big shit show as they tend to do with anything the Gov gets involved in. I had so many friends retire or quit and move on to other jobs when the freedom was gone. Now you can get stuck sitting at a DOT stop for 24 hours (if you're lucky) as a penalty for moving your truck 50 feet out of someone's way when you're supposed to be "resting" or off duty. They decide when you can stop for fuel and take no account for traffic, weight, or road conditions. You have to call in asking for an emergency fuel stop and go through a whole inquisition about why you ran out before the computer back at dispatch decided you would. I still drive trucks, but they have farm plates on them and in this state at least we are exempt from pretty much everything as long as we aren't too far from the farm.
@@johnvanderv.4219 and here's our standard safety man. Do you really feel safer with the shitheels they put in trucks today? You say it happens "too often" so how are all those regulations really working out for you? It was your "necessary safety regulations" that did this. You cant govern stupidity, they don't abide by the laws. You just keep piling it on the rest of us until we have nothing left. In trucking and every other profession people like you have done it. Stay on the couch with 3 forms of eye protection all wrapped in bubble wrap and just wait for our heart attacks right? We started out as upright man and all that evolution and then became tool man or tool maker, but now the new age of the "safety man" is here and it's more dangerous than ever.
Man, I wish this documentary was longer. I've probably watched this video 30 times now! I've only been trucking for a couple years but have been around the industry my whole life. I have lots of respect for the old school guys and gals! Keep 'er between the lines, drivers!
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Great video of the good old days of trucking. Sure do miss seeing those cabovers with the fantastic paint jobs, almost everything today just seems boring.
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If you are enjoying the food on your table and the clothes on your back and everything else you have touched today thank a trucker!
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This is amazing that after so many years I show up in a video that was taken in the 70s that's me with the fuzzy hair ,cool glasses and mustache mid 20s,I'm 72 now 😎 😀 😄
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My mommom was in this documentary. My mom and aunt have talked about how they remember college students coming out and filming. I have been helping my mom search for it since my mommom passed away in 2011, I'm so glad to finally be able to see it.
There is anothrr girl venessa scott claiming it's her mom. Well who's is it .........
Thats great, sorry for your loss of your mom
@@johnvanderv.4219 Vanessa is my Aunt. The woman in the video is my mommom she is my mom and aunts mom.
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Almost brought me to tears. God how I miss those days , the real drivers, the equipment. Everything. What the hell happened. God do I feel old and low...Thank you for sharing my old life ! Thank you very much! Keep the shiney side up and the dirty side down. We're clear.
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I remember those days 43 years a highway hero. I am the one and only Mr Eighteen Wheeler , that was apart of my life had to retire due to physical conditions. I sure do miss it. You have to love it or you won't last. It take a special person to hold the wheel and keep it between the lines. I thank God for having the honor to have served my country.
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Valdez ,NC to LA in 48 hours.... 😁 The good old days.....
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Truly amazing story back then . Wasn't easy on road.. Lots hard times. God bless all trucker .
and trucks weren´t as comfort as today... A new truck was really expensive (even $60.000) and still old trucks ruled the pavement.
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Great documentary! I started driving in '88 and sure wish it was the same way now as it was back then because trucking was fun back then!
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What a treasure to have posted. I'm glad this was saved for forever.
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A close friend of mine, about 20 years ago when we were both about 40 years old, was stuck in a dead end job and he and his wife wanted a fresh start in Arizona. He quit his job and went to work for one of the "big trucking companies". He drove as many hours as he could get for about 3 years and saved every Penney. He and the wife moved to Tempe Arizona, put a down payment on a house and bought a new mid-sized car with CASH. Trucking is not for just anybody, but it is the last of the Cowboy, Independent Man's jobs. Hard Work, good pay but you really gotta EARN it!
Great story. I wish I was a trucker back in the 70s. Damn what a great time.
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@@johnvanderv.4219 damn sure ain't the same!
The book opens up at around 325k for a house in Tempe these days.
Not happening nowadays, it's a rolling jail cell working for a mega carrier.
I rember when i was a little kid back in the 80s all the cab overs.
Always wanted an old cab over kenworth.
Me to bro. K100 double bunk flat top
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Thanks to all our Truckers out there we get to have quality lives threw the hard work they do to bring commodity to us that makes life a bit more pleasant. My Step Ma Is a retired Trucker & man she had stories to tell. Her Truck was her home & where ever she went so did her 2 little girls, Now her grand Son follows in her Footsteps... A great Video, Thanks.
Thank you. It's nice to know someone appreciates us. Doesn't happen a lot.
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MAN!!!!! Memories, Wow !!!! it's great to see something like this, enjoyed it very much thank's for sharing.....
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Cant find that home cooking no more, its sad to be stuck with fast food out there on the road
With this stupid covid bs we Canadian trucks ain't got no restaurants they're all closed I've been eating potatoes chips mostly nice way for them to say Thank a trucker yeah right
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Thank God for the subtitles during the CB chit chat
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The lady with the big pine cone hair curlers brought back memories. Used to see them in the A&P Grocery stores with their curlers in and a scarf wrapped around them.
Boy you are spot on with the A&P Stores. I grew up with one about 3 blocks from my house...They used to have those big coffee grinders working all hours of the day...You brought back some good memories....thank you!
@@maynardferguson9599 A&P was my first part time job in high school. The smell of the 8:00 coffee grinder was the first thing that hit you when you walked in the door. Much better times I think.
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@@prevost8686 did you grow up in the midwest?
Awesome! A time period that died along time ago. How unfortunate for us today. Plus... No cb Rambos.
it aint died ol trucker son's will keep it alive
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Just think about no cell phones!!! If u blew a flat n no mans land you where FUcKeD
@@RCTexanGuy - US 287 between Laredo & Ft. Worth Tx....wow, seems like the land before time began...not much out there.
It will never get back to these I'm truckers son who is brought up by the old school and will keep it old school
My wife an I had alternator go out in little America. Ive done it all. Im retired now. I miss it. Was a lot of fun back in 70s
I remember lots of these Cabovers sitting in Morganton,Nc. Rotting away Around '99-early 2000s as a kid, Valdese was right around the corner from Morganton! Trucks and Mountains!! R.I.P. Old Good Trucking Days, hats off to all Drivers and retired Thank you for all your hardwork you do!!!
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Back in the day when cabovers were common here in the USA🇺🇸
Bull Haulin vs. Beef Engineers! God bless those Truckers.
My childhood ill always remember my dad leaving. Its in my blood thanks dad.
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Love this!!! I dreamed of being a trucker when I used to ride with a family friend haulin fresh fish outta Boston to leveland in a 72 Cabover K100 KW. I now own a 74 Pete 352 for fun and its such a throwback thrill to drive it for a cruise. thank you for posting this, wish there was more of these films!!!!!
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Leaving is hard, but when you get rolling and out on the road there’s no other feeling like it!!
I miss those old time truckers. Good folks they were.
HeartFire451-i.m still here-out there. Since 1970
Cowboy Kody Thank You!
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The little guy at 16:00 checking tires, sweet! I started in '78, my Dad and I.We're both still at it. I have my own company now but still drive as much as I can. My Dad works for me. But I remember these days for sure. Trucking supposedly de-regulated in '80, that's a crock! More regulation now than ever. I remember my daughter had so much trouble when I left home. Heart breaking for sure.
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Thanks Monte!
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Don't know what was more beautiful a time when we where apart of or when we was young and full of life
love the sound of those rigs, made me feel back innthise years.
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These cab over trucks are real trucks in my opinion
I am Phoenix That's true, the PeterBilt 359 Trucks are the Best in my Opinion, hard to get a lot of these Older Trucks back nowadays especially Company Wise.
Thrust in me, nose are better and safe, zooropean pseudo trucks are all cab over = same a plastic junk.
Yeah real pieces of junk the most uncomfortable suspension s*** rattling everywhere no power steering no air conditioning bro that's what you long for you got a funny idea of what a comfortable truck is
@@gearjammer5499 you must be a wimp !
@@gearjammer5499 No power steering or air conditioning? My GMC Astro had both.
Remember going with my dad in those old cab-overs. Rough trucks...thats for sure. Hot too
I miss those o cabovers here in 🇺🇸. Back when the length limit was shorter were the days.
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God bless all of the truckers out there. I'm a 2nd generation trucker my dad and stepmom drove team sure has changed out there on the road
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I started out in a 78 cab-over Freight Shaker with a 318 Yamaha. It wasn't until 1981 when I bought a Ford LTL conventional with a 425 Cat That I could truck down the boulevard in the Monfort lane without being in the way.
nice! Thanks for sharing.
Nothing like a shiny 290 cumma part. Had a 80 tran star 2 with a 10
Reminds me of my first Cabover freight shaker - Spring ride - couldn’t keep anything on the dashboard while bobtailing.
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Thank you so much for finding this film. It's like finding buried treasure. My mom Kathryn Clendaniel from Hartly delaware has since passed on. My family had often wondered what happened to the footage that was taken, but never knew where to start looking. Wish there was more footage of both my mom and dad, but truly appreciate what was found.
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This video reminds me of my first years of driving. I remember W&L I used to run with some of those guys going to the west coast. The only bad part is I’m still at it 41 years later .
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Love it...best video ever...a true depiction of how I was raised...ole school
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i love the video takes me back to my child hood when i would go with my dad to unload trailers at night and when i got my 1984 k100E
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I believe I am the driver in the blue and white KW. I drove for Stucki Trucking out of Las Vegas. The truck is a 73 with a 370 cummings and 5x4. The next truck he bought was 74 with a K and a 13 speed. It was fun. Mike Basaric
NICE! We have a celeb on our UA-cam page. Thanks for the ID, Mike. Any info you can provide would be awesome. Old School Truck Drivers are loving this video!
I think the location is south of Barstow near Wildwood exit and north of Victorville. The date has to be between late 74 and 75 because I started driving the 1975 with the cummings K when Cleon's son Larry got a new KW with a 450K and a double sleeper. The cabover International behind me is one of two that 'New York Meats' out of Las Vegas that ran to LA every day. After driving the 75, I was privileged to drive a 77 W900 extended hood with a KTA600 for Stucki. It was the first KTA600 out of the Seattle plant I was told. The name on it was Citrus World. The next truck Stucki bought was a 78 extended hood with a KTA600 and 5x4 that Larry Stucki drove ( I got to drive it when Larry was on vacation or doing sales work ) The name on it was Casino Foods and was the king of road with putting over 1100hp out. The only trucks that could run with it was Kelso trucking out of Vegas and Hampton out of LA which also ran K's that were set up. You can see a picture of the Casino Foods truck on Stan Holtzman's website. This picture was taken after I moved and Larry stopped driving. The truck was detuned and had lost its polish. Check the Palomino trailer, that is another fun story.
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I miss outlaw trucking...
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I remember back in the 80s my dad bought a brand new 362 peterbilt and I would go with him every chance I could. My life time dream was to drive his truck. When I was 18 he passed away and I knew it was only a matter of time before my mom would sell his truck. I spent every day in the truck cleaning it and making excuses why I had to drive it. I was actually practicing down shifting and backing the trailer. I was a natural at it one night after my mom went to work I took my trip I always wanted and drove from La Pine, Oregon to New Castle California to my uncles house. Best trip I ever had. I loved the 362 Pete. Even to this day when a truck passes me I flash my headlights to let them know they are clear to back in front of me. Rarely do they signal back like the old school drivers did. Maybe 1 out of 10 trucks But I still do.
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I love these folk, My kinda people. 73
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So many cab overs, amazing!
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O my sweet loving lord, how I loved those those trucks, my dad drove for 40 or more, I use to grab the cab handle and pull my self up in that old cab over, sleep in it when he was home after three weeks of the road, in for a day maybe two, he would hit the old air be for he was in sight, I knew my daddy was coming home, my two oldest brother drove, and I started out in an old cab over, known as the fr,shaker no power steering, no a c. Loved it. Be careful my trucking family be safe. May God ride with you all.
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Bought cried remembering trips to the California with my brothers when I was young that would let me drive on the flat ground iwas only 13 in 1978 loved it miss the time I spent with them.
Good old days must of been nice I only started in 2009. My father was truck driver in early 90s how times have changed
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Such a great vid hard working people God bless em all
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I don't know if it was normal back then or not, but we had a CB in our house right next to the big arm chair in our living room, and everyone I knew as a kid had them in their houses too and even in their garages.
YES... I got my first CB when I was in the seventh grade. I remember back then we used to have to say Our call sign when we talked on them. There were a whole community of folks out there. Some fun times those were.
Brings back so many memories. Ran to the west coast back in the 70s with Watkins Motor Lines. Ran from Greenville South Carolina to Los Angeles California. Drove a cab over Freightliner. Driving a truck is a lot different now. Still drive a truck. Will be 40 years this coming February. Miss like it was when I first started.
Thanks Lamar. Things sure have changed, but some of us remember.
Yes they are. Nothing can beat a cab over rolling down the freeway with both stacks blowing black coal. Drivers stuck together back in the day. This new breed will never know what it was like back then. So sad.
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Did some crazy, fun shit when trucking was fun in the seventies. Stories nobody would believe.
Yep, you try and tell people about some of the drivers back then and what happened and they will call you a liar. Kind of like the truth about Southern Shaker. Eddie was a trip if you ever ran with him or set down at a table. He hauled film out of Caroliner and most of the time empty racks that the film was placed back home. That was why he could do what he did and most people never knew it. He never carried weigh over 20,000 pounds unless he had to haul produce back. I was in the scale house when he went though Miss going west on I-40 and the scale house guy said look this. There in black and white was his weight 49,000 pounds gross. Those were the days of fast trucks and slow speed limits. Have seen five or more trucks stoped to help a driver fix their truck.
I remember that old New Mexico Port of Entry that she was talking about. Used to be a truck stop next door.
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9:36 The sound of squeaky pedal double clutching is oddly satisfying. Now everything is going to automated manual.. No more “squeak squeak”. I don’t do long haul anymore, local now. It seemed so much more peaceful and calm back then, hate I didn’t get a chance to see those days. I respect the old timers, learned so much about the industry, different techniques and amazing stories. When I was over the road, every chance I got I would check out the older smaller truck stops, some were disgusting while others were really decent with clean showers and good home cooking. I was always sure to leave a big tip. My route pretty much ranged from the southeast (home) to the midwest and Oklahoma plains, NEVER the northeast.. Been local for about a year now and I’m still amazed by how much there is to see in my home state. I routinely send up a word of prayer for all the truckers and their families. We remember our armed forces, firefighters and law enforcement, but we somehow seem to forget about the men and women who are devoted to delivering the medical equipment, appliances, food/beverages, manufactured homes, crude oil, clothing, CHILDREN and everything else in between to make everyday life possible for the citizens who cut us off to make exit ramps and push us down the roads. Long haul company drivers for mega carriers have it worse because they have to deal with rude fleet management on top of DOT officers and everything above. Thank you!
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Back when you could have a beer with your lunch and nobody Dialed 911.
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My Grandfather drove for Indian country out of NY for over 20 years, My father drove for Yellow for 32 years. I Spent a lot years riding with My Uncle who was an owner operator for Penns best, Lumped a lot of trailers and learned a lot about the open road and life in those years.. Good memories
I wish I could go back in time and meet those 3 cattle truckers. Man I bet they could tell some stories
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Enjoyed the video.
Reminds me of the days when I started trucking, a different place for sure.
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Very cool old footage.
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They said it like it was. Good ol cabovers!🤩
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Chills....better than any movie, thanks for sharing!
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I am third generation trucker. First generation owner operator. Done driving 33 years, 23 owner operator. 1 month and 3 days factory work on 30 years ago. I am old skool trucker, Hand high to every truck on road. helping others where can. Talking strangers like earlier years was done. Two driver same time on parking place, walking to bar, never seen, hello and talking, get cup of coffee, sitting same table, talking this and that, never even known name of other one. And back to road. All was one group on that time. Could drive how long days you liked, economycally it was also better earlier. It have been sometimes hard life, money tight, women have not understand what is to live with trucker. But i will be owner operator to so long than healthy is Ok, was not bad choice to have so living, of course also not good, but best for me.
@ SFtruckerWolf - We never know what the next, moment, day will bring...it's always good to greet, shake hands with our fellow drivers...non drivers.
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@@franceliakarle_1 I am fine.
@@SFtruckerWolf sound good 😊 hope all is well with you?
great vid. I'm only 35 years old but remember all the cabovers and A model KWs and 359 long hood petes goin up and down the road. Back when truckin was truckin. Ive been a truck mechanic since I was 17 years old and also work Rd side breakdown. And now a days 85% of the drivers I meet on the Rd cant speak a lick of English and the trucks now a days have no character and so much after treatment bs its just not the same. Even in my short time of being a wrench how much things have changed and its just getting worse.
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I wish my health was in good shape I would love to live out of a sleeper any day of the week I get so sick of living in a house or a apartment
I've been doing this so long that even when my cabover is parked at home it's still the only place I sleep. Thank goodness my family still likes me.
Shit man that makes two of us. Last year I found out that I had food allergies and my lower back was in the early stages of giving out on me. I’m 28 and only been driving for 3 years. Sad to say that I had to cut my OTR adventures short and stay local. I loved being out there and seeing the country
@@doghouse416 i developed the same habit of preferring the sleeper over my bed in the house 😂
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He was like a family to me and a brother in Christ glad to have been with him when they maid the film love all the family Demry
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In the 70s my dad taught me how to check the tires..wipe lights..paint wheels..little did I realize how golden those times were... Today's flip flop drivers don't kick tires. And I guess Bluetooth don't have channel 19. I'm pretty sure most pileups wouldn't be so bad if they could hear what's going on ahead.. But they have the green vests to keep em safe
I remember the strikes, i saw trucks with arrows stuck in back doors. 1guy got his fuel tank shot. I had my 20 ga. Pump in my 67 crackerbox 238 detroit. Good times
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Thank you so much for this video!
These people deserve a monument in Washington DC.
It's a good one,been around for a while now.I drove truck 40+year's , gone all the time. It was a good way of life , those days are gone now.10-4
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Hu just hit my when i read those comments below.
Im son of trucker and never drove a truck but it just hapend to start watch this kind of videos.
Thing is that i no just that he is a truck driver and i so him couple times in my life.
No bullshit just truth.
Respect to all of you great people from other side of the world.
Love those 352 Pete's!!
Great video love them old truck drivers reason I drive today.
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W/L motor lines was the best company back in the day!!
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This is soooooo awesome! Thank you so much for uploading!
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Great video. Sad thing now is the rates are also going back to the 80's
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It doesn't belong to Brady Trucking, but we love it too. Thanks
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You old timers were my heroes. I was that star eyed kid yanking that imaginary horn. Unfortunately my eyesight kept me away from a cdl license .
f86sabjf Hey kid, I was one of those old truckers that blew the horns with a big grin on my mug. you see, I too was one of those kids that pulled that imaginary horn too! 73s Young Man at heart, and not to worry, THERE'S STILL AFEW OF US OUT HERE!
Kelly Penrod I'm going on 50 and grew up with the Moving on show and BJ McKay shows and God ole smoky and bandit
f86sabjf I'm going on 65 and much to the dismay of many I'M STILL out here making miles and causing TROUBLE!!!😎 great to have folk's who remembers who we were! thank you!
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Happy we found you Brother! Subscribed! Cheers
Listen to the Detroit screaming by at 3:14
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man i miss these days
Spent many years behind the wheel of my cabover Freightshacker. Running coast to coast. Drive all week and lay under it all weekend greasing, changing oil, tightening bolts, adjusting brakes, and washing. Sunday evening kiss the wife bye and roll back out to who knows where. Went by Ringo on the ole CB. Sad, but I miss it. I never got rich just kept making payments and making a living.
Thanks Lee. There are a few of us old truckers still in the business, but most of us are not driving full time anymore. Great video though.
Pleasure knowing you! Keep the shinny side up and God Bless!!! 10-4
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