Episode

Kris, Bobby, and Brooks, who were in town for the Cow Hauler's Round-Up, and Brian's brother, Brett, discuss what driving big trucks was like in the old days.
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[@mikemyers5665]

I used to drive for Ken Holmen cattle company out of Jacksonville Texas . Got caught running over 100 mph 2 times in one day . Was a bullhauler for years . When I got hired on Ken said if you can't stay up 3 or 4 days don't even come over here an wast my time an aneather thing my trucks run over 100 mph an that's the way I want them drove . His trucks put over 1000 horse power to the ground an got 3 miles to a gallon .big caterpillar motors with twin sticks or 15 spd . Them trucks could accelerate like a race car up hill loaded with 50'000 pounds of cattle . Bad ass animal trucks . An if you got tickets Ken would pay them an make sure they weren't on your license . Bullhauling an trucking used to be fun . Now everything is a joke in trucking .

[@johnhylton5044]

I used to load for CV Cattle in Va & go to KS. We load back for Ken quite a bit. That's been about 15 years ago

[@terryw2864]

Yup! Lotta troopers made alot of money on the side catchin' bullracks speedin'.

[@hillbilly8112]

Kent Holeman, spell it right.

[@shayearl2369]

old outlaws. that's when trucking was good

[@puremichigan5817]

Did this for Alagar trucking out of Hot Springs, Ar. None stop....chickens west and produce east....man, those were good drugs....woop, woop ain't no feelin' like chickenmobilin'

[@alialmamun9769]

Those guys are the Real deal right here

[@johnmoore1949]

Real truck drivers!

[@Cricketmh62]

Ya'll had one, I got mine after I had been hauilg cattle 3 or 4 yrs, after the close call at Banning... 96 in a 55, that;s normal, unless ya get caught, then they let ya unload and took ya to the office in town, and Hell I drove for Fred P, Yup Central Texas Cattle Co

[@littledeel]

Modernizing our industry is the worst thing ever to happen to it. Damn puppy mills ruined it for us.

[@timalmich1964]

In the 80s when I drove went 90mph all the time.

[@kenverrill4205]

you boys had to retire and leave me out here with these 11 hour doilies!!!

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

This guy would of been about 2-3 years old when they stopped using tachographs.

[@richardlevari9470]

Speedometers didn’t even work most of the time so you just run up against the governor all night long

[@waynesworld2086]

damn...it...mr trk driver,tx to ca in roughly a day,I know it can b done nooo doubt but wooooo thats hard on ya after awhile lol

[@garrystephens5971]

Garry stephens

[@garrystephens5971]

I would leave out on a Sunday morning out of OKC and be sitting in L.A Monday moning. 23 hours of trucking with Miller out of Stroud Oklahoma did it every week for two years,.

[@waynesworld2086]

Garry Stephens oh no doubt,I ran for outfit covan world wide they had flatbed div haulin military overseas creates,we'd load anywhere from Jacksonville fl up to Baltimore MD then out to long beach ca then unload n reload at same facility n Cally going back east bound with a round trip roughly 5ish days lmao,back then man I stayed on cloud 9 lol,my beautiful kids changed my life my friend,I still gotta trk that can do that but the revenue ain't worth it by no means

[@waynesworld2086]

Garry Stephens no bullshit lie a man I use to work for made it from Norfolk va to long beach n 49hrs lmfao

[@garrystephens5971]

Oklahoma to California

[@1960dooley]

Kris Holman!! My brother

[@Bigeddyb]

And this is the reason we got so many damm! Regulation.

[@soonerlegendspodcast]

And you're probably one of those flip flop and sorts wearing steering wheel holders