Bill Foose: A Living Trucking Legend & His 1980 W900A Kenworth
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
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1st class act. Button up shirt, slacks and shoes. You do not see that to often anymore. Sweet truck.
He’s always in blue & white, I just missed it after he changed for the warmer weather 😆
Took the word I had for him “Class Act”
Bill Foose and Bob Spooner what a crew. 😂
Not many of us old school truckers left. God bless
What a beautiful truck. And this guy represents what truckers used to be
HorsePower,Pride,Professional Attitude. KEEP ON TRUCKING....
Beautiful truck, what a nice guy!
So many of us older truckers can relate to everything he said.👍
Looking forward to making more videos like this. You might enjoy watching some of the other ones on my Trucker Tales playlist :)
Hello Bill, Greg an old driver 75 now from JT leasing. You were a go getter and you still look healthy . Hope your not still mad at me when you sent me with the cab over to Maine with a load , drop on the way and pickup in Maine ..So tired jumped in the bunk never woke up ( missed the load back ) man you were pissed. I’m still dumptrucken in south Jersey One or two days a week to keep busy. I remember when you got 22……lol 😂
I recently met Bill Foose at a truck show in Jersey. When you think "old school" this is who we all mean. We talked like we where old friends (I knew him 15 minutes) and he genuinely loves this old truck and what he and his family have built for themselves. Great to see him here in this video.
I’d initially asked him for this video a year beforehand at the same show. When I saw him in June, he promised he’d do it if we were both there in August. A man of his word, and he did not disappoint!
Definitely a legendary name in trucking. Thanks for sharing his story. Favorite accessory? Never late with a cat V8!
You take care of them they'll last a lifetime. My 2000 9400i with a 2ws cat has over 3,189,000 still running down the highway. I love seeing stories like this. He definitely has pride in what he does. Good on you Sir and keep on trucking
I met this guy at Sapp Bros in Council Bluffs Iowa. We have some mutual friends at KW in Omaha. He is quite a gentleman.
This is why I wanted to be a truck driver guys like this and real trucks like this.
Most excellent video Red. That model of truck was what inspired me as a kid. Hadn’t changed. Thanks Mr. Foose. Awesome ride.👍👍👍
I’m glad he took the time to share the truck and some of his story!
@@MissFlatbedRed This is my new favorite video of yours. Yes thanks to him for sharing his story and showing the truck and telling all the details of his career. Most awesome.
What a nice guy. Beautiful truck. Great show flatbed red.
My dad began trucking in the early 80's. He loved conventional KW's like this.
Thank you for the nice interview Red.
Dying breed
Reminds me of my grandfather who was a farmer, and drove a dump truck while farming.
My dad grew up with Don Hell of Hehl trucking in Iowa
My dad went to med school, and Heyl drove a truck
In the end Heyl’s hard work paid off
My dad was a radiologist, and always said the Heyl’s hard work paid off.
I drove from ‘88, up until ‘17’, and still drive occasionally.
I never worked as hard as these guys did.
New drivers haven’t a clue.
I’m doing what I can to add as many videos like this as I can to my channel to help preserve their stories.
Have seen that ole A model many times over the years running to the coast. Very few real gentlemen truckdrivers left.
You won’t see a new truck lasting half that long
A very nice man with a beautiful truck
positive 🎉😂
I remember seeing that truck 20 years ago.What a beauty.
Beautiful Kenworth
Bill represent the true spirit of the American Truckers. Reguards from Panama.
Great guy, got to say hello at York this year. After 40 years trucking myself, these are the guys I want to emulate. Too bad he had to retire.....
He’s the second person I know of to reach age 83, and insurance companies won’t cover anymore. Shameful.
This guy is the CLASS ACT and that Kenworth is GORGEOUS
Thanks for Every Mile!🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻
Dude is a trucking legend
I didn’t want to use such an overused term in the title, but I had to, because he is.
@@MissFlatbedRed oh you had to!my dad grew up trucking in that era so he was stoked on the video!thx for the post🤘
So glad to see Bill is still at it. Last time I saw him was at Truck World, exit 57 off of I-76 in Ohio about 6-7 years ago. First class, all the way!
The truck now has historic plates, but at least he can still bring it out to shows.
Walks The Walk & Talks The Talk. GOAT
Nothing like the old school way !!!!
Nice truck, one excellent human being.
Legends right there all he needs is a pack of smokes rolled up in his sleeves miss that style
For that, you’ll have to watch the one I made with Billy Baker 😅 ruclips.net/video/1e4sJcgV7Yc/видео.html
Love those old. K. W s I had a few over the years an would rather have them than any new one today
Nice truck and cool trucker,🤠👌
I'm so glad I had a chance to drive trucks like that ! Old school ,big hoods, big Cats and twin stick.
G'day Red
Just beautiful there needs to be a autobiography of Mr Foose, these old timers is what makes America & Australia great.
I have been in trucking over 40 years but I feel humble besides Mr Foose.
Thank you for the miles thank you for your service Mr Foose.
Cheers
Louis Kats from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
Doing what I can with these pseudo-documentaries!
@@MissFlatbedRed
Miss Red you are doing a damn good job recording history & keeping the fire alive.
Cheers
Mr Kats 👍
He seems like a great guy kudos to him.
Beautiful!!
What a beautiful truck
Great story!!!! Much Respect Sir!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
An absolute BADASS, dying breed. God bless
Greetings Bill from Australia,,,, congratulations on your life and career in trucking,,,, and congratulations on the choice of truck a classic Kenworth it looks great.
There are many Kenworths working in Australia and the outback regions,,
Take care old mate you are a legend,,,🇦🇺👍
Cool old dude, hope he's got another million miles left in him!
Great interview, it's cool that he's running chrome 2 hole buddy's on the drives. I had a set and they started rusting on the welds. Good looking truck. Got to get him to Chillicothe.
Been driving 37 years I appreciate Jake brakes it's much safer. I can drive without them I know how. But they are better. Sometimes you have to embrace technology. I can drive anything. One of my good friends is is 80 years old, started driving the year I was born,he has adapted to everything new and still loves trucking.
Love the boot brush !
Beautiful truck
This is what its about thanks for the video ❤❤😊😊
Thanks for watching!
i want 1980 w900a 😊😊🚚🚚
Great interview. Thank you Miss Flatbed Red. I drove many miles in the same model truck. Overall still my favourite.
Thanks for watching! I’m thankful he had fun making it!
The real deal Sonny Pruitt.
Excellent.
Mr.Foose is the apitome old school truck driver. Most steering wheel holders today couldn't shift a single stick transmission,let alone a true two stick. I hate that there's very little pride and respect in the trucking industry anymore, which is why this man is a legend.
There are hundreds of videos on my channel featuring drivers who are proud of their rigs, and are doing their parts to keep the old style alive and well. Bill is still a role model for many.
@@MissFlatbedRed I will agree with you in the regard of drivers and their trucks you have had. Small disclaimer, I haven't watched all your videos, with that said I'm speaking in broader terms. I have driven truck for forty years and have grown up around them,so I'm sharing my thoughts and admiration for people like Mr. Foose. And yes, you of course do a good job with your videos,thank you for the work you put in.
Jake brake for kids 😂😂😂 love it.
Loved it also…
No Jake's for 3408 cat (sorry)😢
I bought a 1974 Kenworth and a 1979 Peterbilt, both coe’s and neither one of them had Jake brakes. They made them , but they were an expensive accessory.
@@bobwilliams3502 if you are talking about the 3408 cat 🐈 there's no jake brake , there is hydraulic retarder that is $$$ and there was no 3408 in 1974 !!
@@BeverlyHolzworth I should’ve specified I guess. My 74 I had a 350 Cummins and my 79 had a 400 Cummins neither one had a Jake brake. I also had a V-8 Cummins, V903 and what a dog that was. I also want to W9KW with the 525 Cummins, a 99P with a 475 cat, that had a Jake and my last truck was in 06W9KW with the ISX engine 525. Oh, I just remembered I on the another W9 with a 425 cat. I’ve been around the block also.
Worth the wait!!
Another short story , I was driving for JT leasing ,one day Bill asked me to pick up a loaded trailer of nuts and bolts in Northvale. Maybe in 75 , a truck like this but with the king of motors back than 450 cat. Bill told me go easy on the peddle with a load on , or you’ll loose the drive train. Didn’t even know I was loaded 44k. Now look at the hp. 😂
Great video. My first truck was 69 Autocar. 335 Cummings 13 speed RTOO
Thanks! If you’re new here, this is the format of many of my videos :)
Met Bill at the Des Moins ATHS show.
Thanks for sharing this!
MY MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Schooler like me. Never late V8 Twin Sticks Married to the dasboard. Keep on Truck'in
Bill no 1 trucker
Known bill foose many years
CAT.3408 love!!
Nobody but us old heads could ever move that beautiful truck.
As a young person who is doing what she can to keep these trucks and their stories alive, I am not a fan of comments like this.
I don’t understand what you don’t like about my comment. We’re in a different generation, nothing wrong with that. I appreciate you doing the video but how many people can drive a truck like this anymore , that was my point. I miss driving these old trucks, sorry I made you mad.
To me, it reads like many of the comments of older people telling younger people they’ll just never get it because they’re young. Or you can’t drive 2 sticks because you’re young. There are plenty of us out here trying to gather your stories, and trying to learn from your generation, but we’re being brushed aside because we’re young. We are the ones who are trying to keep the trucks and stories alive for the future. Too many are quitting the business/hobby because they aren’t being given time or a chance to learn - literally just because they’re young. It’s incredibly disheartening.
Still much RESPECT!
Awesome
Cool 👍✌
This truck has been advertised in the ATHS magazine
It’s no longer for sale, Bill is keeping it.
@@MissFlatbedRed Thanks for the update, I don't blame him for keeping it . Besides seeing the truck at the show I have seen it on the road a couple times. You can't miss it
Bill always ran heavy back in the beginning.heavy and at night. Never near chicken coops , go around….😂😂😂😂😂. Some old stories Clifford would tell, running out west .stopped for going 110 mph. Trouper asked Cliff what would your boss say going this fast. cliff replied give it about 5 minutes you can ask him yourself. Here comes Bill Foose 118 mph. Funny as hell……. I think that was fact…🤔
😅😅😅 I know he’s full of stories. I’m glad I got a few out of him at least!
Nice Trucks
Jake breaks are for kids lol I’ve always thought they were needed around here they definitely are
Pick a low gear to go down a mountain grade, I've driven my 78 Peterbilt 359 with a CAT 3406A engine, no engine brake. I've never had any issues, and I retired my truck 3 years ago. Had so many offers from young guys whom I wouldn't trust driving a 3 in the tree. Enuff said
@@Oldsoul72 good on you man I’m 17 and learned on an old Diomond reo love that truck it had Jake’s I still use em because we are mostly hauling grain and I think they sound kinda cool
A man after my own heart (I love KW's) I wish I was bold enough to be able to buy one & become a Owner operator
Ye now we talking buy the Kenworth W900 new in 1979 and he have it 45 years later in a good condition with more as 3 million miles on it, looks good , drives well is see, you hear that CAT 3408 V8 what a deep sound. ! good intervieuw also [20-10-24]
Now that kids is what we used to call "a trucker." No steering wheel babysitters back then. No flip flops and underwear hanging out the sweatpants in a hoodie. Ya had to be a man and get it done on time every time. The trucks were real. No punched out beer cans. Paper logs without the eye in the sky. Simply put, havin' fun and makin' money! 😎
Plenty of women who trucker back then, too. Funny how many people don’t give them credit.
Just wonderful story and beautiful. Thank you for sharing
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Cool guy
I learned to drive a truck on a Diomond reo C116 witch is basically auto car
What ever happened to the Concrete Sailor he drove the cab over back then..?
A firemen in the truck shoveling coal in it .😂😂😂put your foot in it all you saw was black smoke.
3408 has no Jake brake available. Great interview.
My truck has a Detroit, I’m still learning. Gotta ask or not everyone will know.
Straight out credit, mr foose
Scotty were you from Paramus ? , we went fishing with Bill you had your boat I had mine east Norwalk ?
Never late V8
Seems not very many good old boys left I lost my father a little over a month ago he had just over forty years otr.
It is not uncommon for drivers to buy trucks from other regions in the US.
Bill , is 22 still at your house in your garage in the back???!!! 😂
I'm not a trucker, but I always liked the older trucks. I'm curious about the V8s, such as how they compare in strength and performance. For example, people always use Mack E9 V8s in tractor pulling events and they seem to be able to handle boosting them up to several thousand horsepower, but can a 3408 V8 handle hopping it up like that? You don't really see anyone doing that.
You’ve found the right channel if you like old trucks!
Mack was the first to go air to air aftercooled in the v8s. Mack's v8s we're toughest with their Bogue rear ends
Cats v8s had a retarder which is oil operated
now this is way a truck driver needs to dress even the sleeves are rolled up my boss man's daddy dressed just like this man OLD SCHOOL DRIVER with a lot of pride drivers can't even spell the word today much less know what it means 10-4
Can't tell it from a new truck
U haven't been around TRKS MUCH
@@scottycollins1829I was around trucks when you were wearing three corner pants. I was referring to the well kept condition and appearance. I've met Bill Foose and seen the truck. The condition of the interior itself is immaculate
@@russvoight1167 FYI, I'm not a baby !!!!!!! I'm a FULL GROWN MAN
@@russvoight1167 Been around TRKS for 50yrs Sirr
Good for you, about the same as me@@scottycollins1829
Liked everything he said except - no Jake's
In Europe we can only dream of such beautiful trucks.
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Gr8 FOOTAGE of Mr Foose & have known him several decades 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊💯💯📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢😎👍🏾🤗🫱🏻🫲🏾🫡🙏🏾🙂📽📹🎥📸💎🏅🏅🏆💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
From the Rochelle park yard ?
That is one beautiful truck.
So glad he shared it! Took some convincing 😅