DRIVERS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING (Season 2)

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @jaywilliams2139
    @jaywilliams2139 2 года назад +73

    This was back when there were drivers and drivers that would help one another.

  • @ronaldsmith4414
    @ronaldsmith4414 2 года назад +24

    What an honor to see proud men of yesterday! Shirt and ties instead of shorts and flip flops! Knights of the highway! Awesome look back at forgotten times!

    • @danielpurcell7395
      @danielpurcell7395 2 года назад +2

      Yep, mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, pizza sauce, oh! And I’ve seen them with some gravy, and some mashed taters on their t-shirts as well. They are down right dirty looking these days.

    • @craiger9313
      @craiger9313 2 года назад +2

      Couldn’t agree more very proud of their work

    • @jerrykinnin7941
      @jerrykinnin7941 Год назад

      I haul intermodal. Off the Railroad
      Steel toe waterproof boots, jeans matching belt florescent yellow T shit and company jacket and ball cap. Or Hard hat With a lamp on it. Home daily.

  • @brucewhite5602
    @brucewhite5602 2 года назад +96

    Love this video not only for the old trucks but especially for showing the real men who drove them. Great!!

    • @rickdaystar477
      @rickdaystar477 2 года назад +4

      What? You don't like man buns,flip flops and tofu burgers?. LoL

    • @stevenbetassa7329
      @stevenbetassa7329 2 года назад +4

      @@rickdaystar477 don't forget men who want to be women, and are Trans

    • @richardsavoie1073
      @richardsavoie1073 2 года назад +4

      I learned from these men. They were the real deal.

    • @vicpetrishak1077
      @vicpetrishak1077 2 года назад +4

      In that period of time , Men were Men and that is how women liked it .

    • @sasquatch5577
      @sasquatch5577 2 года назад

      @@stevenbetassa7329 Pretty sure those "men" don't drive trucks

  • @bobdavidsonm.d.7214
    @bobdavidsonm.d.7214 2 года назад +21

    I remember those no power steering or air ride seat days.
    1972 till 2019 retired.
    KEEP ON TRUCKING!

    • @trplpwr1038
      @trplpwr1038 2 года назад +5

      Same years as me, yeah buddy listening to those air drive wipers.................

  • @daleyhanson5889
    @daleyhanson5889 2 года назад +41

    You can see the passion in all those drivers faces as they smile,, they are posing with their true love for them trucks ,,!

    • @jj-eo7bj
      @jj-eo7bj 2 года назад +5

      Yes called pride in your work they made living back then union wages not peanuts like today

  • @danielperry3008
    @danielperry3008 2 года назад +16

    Wish I had my dad's pie hat,I remember pie and c f wearing uniforms in the 50s and 60s.they were pros an took pride in their work. 😎🇺🇲

  • @fredvanweerd5197
    @fredvanweerd5197 2 года назад +49

    It was guys like these who taught me the ropes in 80, they were the driver's from the 40s,50s60s and 70s, they were no nonsense hard worker's a lot of veterans from WW2, Korea and Vietnam who drove the old rides with no luxuries we enjoy now, and I wanted to be just like them, so i kept mouth shut and my ears open, and they scared the crap out of a young18 year old newbie, I think some of them even knew were Hoffa was buried, but I survived bought my first ride in 86 and I'm still trucking, they were stern but excellent teachers.

    • @tieroneactual2228
      @tieroneactual2228 2 года назад +2

      Yea it’s probably safe to say most of the drivers shown here are Vets from WWII & Korea. And maybe the early days of ‘Nam as well.

    • @henkvandenberg1375
      @henkvandenberg1375 2 года назад

      Hello Fred, Love your Story... Been my whole Live in Trucking and Courier Service, but it is So Hard to get Trucking in USA for couple more years as it is difficult to find the way... Tried Knight Transportation, but need work permit first... How did you get to start Trucking??? Stay Safe...

    • @fredvanweerd5197
      @fredvanweerd5197 2 года назад +1

      @@henkvandenberg1375 in the Marine Corps Reserves and in the oilfields where I live in Wyoming, I enlisted at 17 as a 3531mos large vehicle operator, and when i finally got back home from training and school i was 18 and went to work driving water trucks in the oilfields, in fact after I learned the ropes from Jack Fisher a ww2 veteran, I can still remember my first assigned truck, it was a 1978 Peterbilt 359 with a 400 Cummins and a 5x4 transmission, it had a 90 bbl tank, you sound like your from the Netherlands, my dad grew up in Almelo Netherlands, before migrating to the states in 1949 after the war, I have a second cousin I stay in contact with who lives outside of Borne, he drives truck between the Netherlands and Germany.

    • @oscarlesburg7672
      @oscarlesburg7672 2 года назад +1

      I hold sway to the idea that the "Knights of the Road", and we all knu some,,, were extincted by zero warehousing, Just In Time trucking

    • @stevehamman4465
      @stevehamman4465 2 года назад +3

      Yep, that's what my old man told me! Keep your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open! Dont worry about what other employees are doing, just do your job and do it well! Worked out really good for me! I told my boys the same! Good day.

  • @discoveryman59
    @discoveryman59 2 года назад +44

    My dad was a truck driver for almost 40 years and some of my BEST memories were my school summer holidays I would go with my dad on his runs. Great memories, RIP dad, you were the BEST!!!

  • @henryblanton6992
    @henryblanton6992 2 года назад +50

    My father had been on active duty in the Army, got out a couple of years after WW II, then a year or two went into the Army Reserves, got tired of being a canon cocker. Went back to North Carolina and got his Chauffeur’s License and went to work driving Grandma’s Molasses up the old Hwy 301 (mostly) from Wilmington, N.C to Long Island, N.Y..
    He drove an early 50s’ Mack; no power steering. He said it took ten men and a boy to turn the steering wheel.

    • @kelvintorrence5994
      @kelvintorrence5994 2 года назад +2

      I was 13 bravo also,a gun bunny 8inch,and m109 self propelled howitzer s,thanks for his services.

    • @rogercamp6071
      @rogercamp6071 2 года назад +1

      My dad drove for a few years after he returned home from WWII, owned his own tractor and drove for different carriers, the stories he told pretty much echo what you said also.

    • @chrisp3913
      @chrisp3913 2 года назад

      I remember those storage tanks at the river while coming over the drawbridge as a kid

    • @lloydhyde2376
      @lloydhyde2376 2 года назад

      I damn near broke some knuckles one time when the wheel caught something and flipped back

    • @HighwayStar71
      @HighwayStar71 2 года назад

      I've heard back in the day you could spot a truck driver by a bent thumb from steer tire blowouts ripping the steering wheel to one side and breaking a thumb.

  • @chrisbelsito4231
    @chrisbelsito4231 2 года назад +7

    Started in February 1999.. caught the tail end of the good days! Just glad I could get a little taste.. Now it’s elogs and the eye in the sky.. I’m very proud to be part of it. Even though my time on the road is going to end very soon hopefully.. The caliber of people out there now is not what it should be!! Used to be a brotherhood and a family.. Now it is a bunch of steering wheel holders for most part. Those who still hold the honor I applaud you. Thanks and be safe

    • @stevehamman4465
      @stevehamman4465 2 года назад

      Back in the day when trucks were getting on the freeway, going up the entrance ramp , they would stay to the right so you could pass them. But the four wheelers would let them back over at the top! Don't see that shi anymore!

  • @lindsaylittle6535
    @lindsaylittle6535 2 года назад +3

    I see my old company Midwest Coast shown. It was my 4th job and drove for them as a O.Operator back in the 70's. Still in the tkg business at 72 yrs old. Brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for your channel.

    • @billbennett1882
      @billbennett1882 2 года назад

      My Dad drove for Midwest cost back in the 70 and work for sublet then monfort. you guys probably ran into each other. He's passed on now and I'm retired 35 years driving a freight truck.

    • @lindsaylittle6535
      @lindsaylittle6535 2 года назад

      @@billbennett1882 Very interesting. I bet we did run across each other. I was also a personell manager for them after I sold my truck. Knew a lot of people there. Back when it was trucking and truckers. Not wheel holders. LOL!

  • @snowysnobdds7842
    @snowysnobdds7842 2 года назад +2

    Had a neighbor who drove for CF. He brought the truck home sometimes and he taught me how to drive and shift gears...as a ten year old. Couldn't do that today. Never did any trucking, but always admired the old timers. I keep an old truck with a stick for Sunday drives. Once shifting gears is in the blood, can't ever give it up.

  • @chadclaude9044
    @chadclaude9044 2 года назад +8

    I love this so much, before deregulation and all that, brings my grandfather back

  • @tonyfreeman5048
    @tonyfreeman5048 2 года назад +22

    Really miss them older trucks back when trucking was fun there's no fun anymore. Great video thanks a lot

  • @jesseharper9622
    @jesseharper9622 2 года назад +9

    These are the drivers that I look up to. The ones that I strive to emulate.

  • @kevinmurray5313
    @kevinmurray5313 2 года назад +6

    I had an uncle that drove truck all his life. These were real men back then, rugged and tough! You all have my respect!! Also you are heros too because without truck drivers the USA stops...

    • @kevinmurray5313
      @kevinmurray5313 2 года назад

      @user-lv6gm7zx3r I don't see a number to text?

  • @37903eral
    @37903eral 2 года назад +8

    1978 to present still truckin, remember them well. Started at my uncle's shop, he told me when I could back up with out a pull up he would let me start driving. Hard truckin, but fun truckin. 👍😉🇺🇲

  • @xplor134xd8
    @xplor134xd8 2 года назад +12

    Every time I see the older generation of truckers I love sitting there to listen because drivers now tend to forget a very important rule always remain teachable. Plus I love going to the diners where we can park and go in to drink coffee and tell each other the stupid stuff we've seen on the roads.

  • @bctw9004
    @bctw9004 2 года назад +36

    Excellent video as always!! Back when drivers were professional and in great shape.

    • @willc5512
      @willc5512 2 года назад

      I just saw a 450lb gal driving. She was in great shape for 49 yrs old. only took her 5 mins to get into the truck!

  • @lonnyjaw
    @lonnyjaw 2 года назад +6

    And you can see that all of these beloved road warriors took pride and honor in their rigs and their job they did for their families and citizens of America!

  • @raymondtyree5300
    @raymondtyree5300 2 года назад +3

    Love those old trucks all those drivers got my respect

  • @farmerbrown3768
    @farmerbrown3768 2 года назад +7

    The second photo of Baker Beam was one of the members of the “Jim Beam “ distillery family. I used to haul #1 corn daily to the distillery back in the early 70’s. That was when I65 still had toll booths!

  • @jodavies8952
    @jodavies8952 2 года назад +11

    Great old pics, some of them look like the old traditional cowboys, lived the road and took it all with great pride👍

  • @onebadapple83
    @onebadapple83 2 года назад +13

    Seeing these California based trucks from back-in-the-day reminds me of how cool it was to truck to Ca. back then. Nowadays…..not so much!

  • @joshbildeaux6676
    @joshbildeaux6676 2 года назад +3

    Those were real truck drivers & tough guys.
    I was around lots of old school truckers when I was younger and learning, I never met one that wouldn’t help you, & they all shared their knowledge.

  • @ronaldroach1259
    @ronaldroach1259 2 года назад +5

    I am one of these old truck drivers I remember the good old days

  • @Retired88M
    @Retired88M 2 года назад +24

    And did you notice not one of them with a belly hanging over their belt. That’s from all that “Armstrong Steering “ where even the core muscles were used steering into tight docks

    • @bertgrau3934
      @bertgrau3934 2 года назад +2

      Back in those days many times drivers had to load/unload their trailer themselves. A good way to stay in shape

    • @Retired88M
      @Retired88M 2 года назад

      @@bertgrau3934 yeah I used to do that back in the 90’s and 2000’s
      Especially at garment manufacturers and grocery warehouses and stores

    • @bertgrau3934
      @bertgrau3934 2 года назад

      @@Retired88M
      I did that back I the late 70's and 80's. In the 90s, some but not much I retired in 2022 January. I would like to do some driving, but I really don't want to work at it anymore

    • @Retired88M
      @Retired88M 2 года назад

      @@bertgrau3934 I’m retiring from full time trailer trucking in December but the man I’m working for is going to let me help him as a part time driver for as long as I want .
      I told him as long as I can climb into a truck and still have my wits about me I’d be there

    • @bertgrau3934
      @bertgrau3934 2 года назад +2

      @@Retired88M
      Sir, that sounds great. I have another job going. I am working on lawn mowers, weed eaters, chain saws, and other small engine equipment. I enjoy it, make a few bucks. And keep my own hours.
      I drove for 44 years, The last 2 were the worse for me. Too many brokers didn't know what they were doing.
      I kind of miss the driving, and the people I worked for, but the rest I don't miss.
      Good luck to you sir.

  • @amenazaelegante2826
    @amenazaelegante2826 2 года назад +2

    THANK YOU TO ALL OLD SCHOOL DRIVER'S... THANK YOU ALL 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @georgestemple3310
    @georgestemple3310 2 года назад +4

    New subscriber I started working on trucks in 1977 getting ready to retire next year I can remember meeting some of the old timers good guys! I've worked under a lot of good mechanics and my dad who started do this in the late 30s I miss th old days

  • @Hogger280
    @Hogger280 2 года назад +8

    I noticed the most common trucks were Freightliner, IH, and Mack; mostly COE's. Love the colorization which also sharpened the fuzzy pictures.

  • @THEKING-tt5rp
    @THEKING-tt5rp 2 года назад +6

    these trucks and truckers are Kings of the Road.

  • @guidosironhorse
    @guidosironhorse 2 года назад +2

    Back when it was a brotherhood. Proud to have been a part of it from 75 - 11…😎

  • @rickdaystar477
    @rickdaystar477 2 года назад +7

    In the late 60's and early 70's I lived in Texas and worked up and down I-40. The owner operator rigs were awesome with custom paint jobs and lots of chrome.

  • @chrisreinhart6765
    @chrisreinhart6765 2 года назад +189

    Real truck driver's, they could shift, read a road map and some wore real uniforms. Today's driver's look like they on family vacation going to the beach with their flip flops on , driving their automatic and listening to the robotic voice of the GPS saying turn here to find a customer. Sad isn't it.

    • @georgewilson1184
      @georgewilson1184 2 года назад +24

      Yes Indead Sad Very sad new era new culture I agree some may say well a difference of opinion but I still say it’s a tragedy New drivers no culture D.N.A. In their back ground No grease on their birth certificates could not find their way to the out house without holding their phone in their face listening to some computerized voice saying turn left in 50 feet then proceed another 50 feet strate ahead I see it every day in my neighborhood Carelessly riding bikes & skateboards holding a smartphone up to their face carelessly zipping along oblivious to every thing & everyone around them these are
      The drivers of tomorrow and the future CMV operators of the future !!!!???????

    • @larryreinke6136
      @larryreinke6136 2 года назад +38

      You guys forgot, driving with there left foot on the dash playing on there cell phone, and half of them don't speak, write or read English.

    • @apocyldoomer
      @apocyldoomer 2 года назад +17

      Technology is destroying us, I’ve never used GPS whilst driving the big rig, paper map on my lap, no cell phone in my face, Bluetooth on my ear, no AC, but, those days of old timers had it rough! No air ride, no air seats, wooden seats, their kidneys took a beating, etc, etc. Yet, Not the draconian restrictions of Uncle DOT of today, cameras monitoring your every move, picking your nose, scratching the nuts, Big Brother watching you, etc, etc!!

    • @williamscott3523
      @williamscott3523 2 года назад +23

      There's not many real truck drivers left mostly steering wheel holders

    • @georgewilson1184
      @georgewilson1184 2 года назад +5

      @@williamscott3523 yes sad but true

  • @tpep1693
    @tpep1693 2 года назад +2

    Brings back memories , my dad worked for some of these outfits, this was when America WAS America! Men were Men.

  • @pauld9561
    @pauld9561 2 года назад +4

    I'm glad I caught the last few years of real truckin, before cell phones and GPS. We had cobra 29s with maybe a good external speaker and tuned up for better radius from the CB shop. Maps were a must. Never saw a flip flop until late 90s.

  • @mikeg.5233
    @mikeg.5233 2 года назад +3

    I drove a Hayes Clipper across Canada in the in early 70’s and remember when truckers used to wave at each other and talked to each other on the CB radio. 10,4 Reverend Black. 👋

  • @alvan4080
    @alvan4080 2 года назад +2

    Great video-I drove for 35 years, brought back a lot of memories

  • @AMPProductionsVideo
    @AMPProductionsVideo 2 года назад +8

    Lots of Great Classics!

  • @poorlittlebiker6476
    @poorlittlebiker6476 2 года назад +4

    Im a greyhound driver, and i joined as soon as they “fluffed up” the uniform. No more hat, or vest, though you still have slacks, a button up, tie, and blazer. For footwear, I personally wear black cowboy boots (pointed toes of course). The buses are automatic and while I’ve never driven a manual CMV, I’ve operated manual transmissions on motorcycles so I know the concept lol. I use the GPS on my phone because unlike any paper map or my knowledge of the road, it Can detect traffic jams and detour me while en route before I get to the jam. Also, being a bus driver, we do have access to route guides, which in short is basically a paper gps giving turn by turn directions. I’d imagine it’s different when you’re s trucker going to different warehouses and stores all the time compared to bus driving where you will eventually learn all the stops you go to.

  • @JacksonTylerOR
    @JacksonTylerOR 2 года назад +1

    Amazing how our attire was much more formal

  • @michaelashcraft8569
    @michaelashcraft8569 2 года назад +3

    I can remember taking Day Cabs on Road trips with three log books, and, several Maps, and, an Atlas, I used to sleep wrapped around my shifter on the floor when I just couldn't go anymore, them was the days! Mad Mike-Trucker 1976-98

  • @frankbucholtz8713
    @frankbucholtz8713 2 года назад +5

    Some great photos. They brought back a lot of memories. I worked with many truckers from a lot of different trucking companies at the Canada-U.S. border in the early 1970s, and almost to a man (there were virtually no women drivers at that time), they were top-notch professional drivers. They were a far cry from many of the truck drivers on the roads in the area I live in today.

  • @horrorman9
    @horrorman9 2 года назад +2

    That was really cool to see all those photos come to life.

  • @Wilson632
    @Wilson632 2 года назад +3

    Went from the captain hat and the neckties to new school drivers flip flops and slides😁

  • @markdepew6319
    @markdepew6319 2 года назад +2

    When men where men my pops would have loved your channel God rest his soul

  • @pirateshack9315
    @pirateshack9315 2 года назад +2

    Great Job all around ! The pics, the colorization and the music !!!

  • @cougar_mountain
    @cougar_mountain 2 года назад +7

    My dad drove for CF way back when. Loved seeing those trucks again. Thank you for sharing.

  • @timkis64
    @timkis64 2 года назад +14

    i've driven a few old beasts like these as backup trucks, and got to say they will wear you out after 8 or 10 hours.garunteed!! my regular truck didnt have power steering either, but was much easier to maneuver than the old beasts.cabs so small you had to get out on the tank just to fart.

  • @cemartin
    @cemartin 2 года назад +2

    Brave truckers like these, riding inside of cabins like spartanic cans without any comfort, gps-navi, AC and even power steering; at night inmidst rain or coldness always helping themselves or others solving technical problems -- all these never whined but gave all they could for filling stores, making economy running and improving our lifes. Let us be grateful 🙏👍

  • @jamesfrench7299
    @jamesfrench7299 2 года назад +4

    I've never seen colourising bring a picture to life like this. Those truck cab designs really come alive in their liveries.
    I collect those wheel odometers. It was good to see one visible in the first shot.

  • @sławotir
    @sławotir 2 года назад +2

    Great drivers, greetings from Poland .I am a driver myself.👍🔔.

  • @woohu2u2
    @woohu2u2 2 года назад +9

    My late wife's dad drove for CF out of the Oakland Terminal and did a Salt Lake City loop for years. I was an owner operator and sometimes he'd ride with me just to go somewhere new.

  • @raywilson800
    @raywilson800 2 года назад +13

    Great great pictures. It was really great that you let us look a little longer at each picture. it was much more enjoyable for me. It gave my old eyes a second to focus.❤

  • @davesomerville2220
    @davesomerville2220 2 года назад +2

    I have been a diesel Mechanic for 46 years now and can remember most of these.

  • @carlstanoyevic3070
    @carlstanoyevic3070 2 года назад +7

    What a great video,thanks so much for sharing I’ve driven for fifty years. Great to see those old pieces of old equipment. God Bless carl

  • @autopartscentury21
    @autopartscentury21 2 года назад +2

    Very nicely done.

  • @mrbriggs3074
    @mrbriggs3074 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the memories. In the 60's I rode in a few of the 'ol girls pictured with my dad. Then in '75 it was my rite to launch my career. It was hard work with all the hand bombing after hours to get there. The roads were crap and the trucks were rough and cold in the winter. No air seat or power steering. Some had vacuum brakes lol. I could go on and on but once again thank's for the good moment!

  • @garydionne1357
    @garydionne1357 2 года назад +4

    Wow that's awesome 😎, there's EXPERIENCE.CONSISTENCY.and VALUE, here,I take my hat off to these MEN how moved And made AMERICA, and white tee shirts that are spotless wow thank you my friend

  • @leftylou6070
    @leftylou6070 2 года назад +2

    Yeah! I used to drive a route from NYC to Boston on the Old Post Road back in the late 20's through mid 30's in my 29 Chain Driven Mack. What a haul that was in the winter driving snow blind. I'm glad those days are over. I just got too old for it.

  • @johnperun232
    @johnperun232 2 года назад +3

    Yesteryear is a Great plus because it is real Trucking and real Truckers
    Thanks for the Video

    • @johnperun232
      @johnperun232 2 года назад +1

      Young Truckers today wouldn't make a pimple on the Ass of the old Truckers
      No idea how much it took

  • @krazi77
    @krazi77 2 года назад +7

    I learned to drive stick in a 48 mack farm truck. flathead 6 with a 4 speed behind it. and a "fast/slow" switch on the dash.

  • @montanamornings8526
    @montanamornings8526 2 года назад +5

    Man I love this! Thank you for doing this. Those were all twin sticks too.

  • @scottstaples2641
    @scottstaples2641 2 года назад +4

    Awesome clip guys it so reminded me of my pops service he did for so many years. Thanks

  • @MegaRiffraff
    @MegaRiffraff 2 года назад +2

    Back when i started in the business 1974 i just fueled up-the road trucks at night and did the trailer switch while the road guys took showers or ate , they all wore dress shirts and neck ties, polished boots , and seemed to love what they did for a living , I thought it was so cool , I thought it was the best job in the world when i got to do city delivery in Memphis, but it all went to hell after deregulation.

  • @dukeman7595
    @dukeman7595 2 года назад +2

    Drivers today are still living on the reputation of these men.. The old truckers didn't have power steering and loaded and unloaded the freight by hand; they were case hardened and tough as nails..

  • @colemeeker908
    @colemeeker908 2 года назад +4

    The Golden Age alright. Things were just cooler back then. ❤I’ll count myself lucky to have the super technology of today…. Which is easily taken for granted until you’ve shifted a two sticker for 12 hours up and down hills in traffic. Also… my kidneys LOVE my air ride suspension!

  • @michaelmcdonald3057
    @michaelmcdonald3057 2 года назад +2

    Drove a couple of those rigs; sure makes me feel like an antique!

  • @alexclement7221
    @alexclement7221 2 года назад +5

    3:00: I think this pic may be my godfather. He worked for P.I.E. out of the Denver depot in the mid 60's, running a relay over the mountains to Utah, where he met up with an L.A. based driver and they switched loads. He always wore a uniform, with a hat and a tie.
    I believe their trucks back then were 6cyl Detroits with a 6 x 4 transmission (very popular in the mountains). This was also before the Eisenhower tunnel opened up, so your typical run in the winter meant hanging iron probably 2 or 3 times each trip.

  • @nicodemusblackbird5617
    @nicodemusblackbird5617 2 года назад +1

    Today,flip flips,36 yrs of trucking,still wearing a uniform on the job,to this day,last of the professional Drivers.

  • @mikependleton5124
    @mikependleton5124 2 года назад +6

    I remember these truckers being called "The Knights of the Highway"... Once when I was young, Mother had a flat tire on the highway. Some driver stopped and changed it for her... You won't see that now a days...

    • @conspiracyscholor7866
      @conspiracyscholor7866 2 года назад

      You'd be fired if you stopped and helped somebody today!

    • @steadyrest7048
      @steadyrest7048 2 года назад

      Pulled off Hwy 66 between Ludlow and Amboy CA in my RV a few decades ago and got stuck in soft soil. Found a couple old railroad ties from the nearby Sante Fe railroad and jacked up the RV to place them under the rear wheels but it would require several jackings to get back on firm ground and since it was getting dark decided to stop until morning. There was no traffic until 3 semi rigs with loads passed at night. Subsequently found they were outside the law on time and wanted to get home so were avoiding the Interstate. After awhile one of the winch bed tractors returned sans container and trailer and the driver offered his help. He said the same thing happened to him one time in the area and figured he could run the winch cable out and use it to pull us. He backed towards the RV until I called out that he was starting to sink but thankfully he was close enough for me to drag the cable the rest of the way. All went well for a few seconds until the swaged cable end on the drum failed.
      Now he would not be able to load his container. Fortunately, I had a sledgehammer among my tools and climbed on to the very greasy lift bed to reattach the cable end. The cable end was cylindrical and almost 5" in diameter. I continuously rolled the assembly and beat on it with the sledge until satisfied it would hold. At this point I advised we load his container which was a few miles down the road. and give up on pulling me out. He drove like hell returning to load while I enjoyed his tales of the road. The container was loaded with no issues while my fingers were crossed for good luck. We then attached the trailer and he drove me on to Ludlow to hire a wrecker.
      So, a trucker came to my rescue and put in a lot of effort, dropping his loads and returning. He had a good nature and laughed easily even when the cable came apart. I handed him a $100 bill in Ludlow to buy him and his waiting compadres a meal. $100 was worth more 30 years ago.
      While riding with the wrecker out of Ludlow returning to the RV, we ran out of gas a few hundred feet from my RV, something had gone awry with the gauge. At this point he called his sleeping wife to bring a 5 gallon can of gas to us, after which he successfully pulled me out with his cable winch. What a long and strange but memorable night.

  • @donaldallison
    @donaldallison 2 года назад +2

    Proud men with their trucks.

  • @joejohnson489
    @joejohnson489 2 года назад +3

    Most of these old trucks could not go very fast and had few if any creature comforts but traveling down the road near on felt safe.
    Sad many of the companies and truck manufacturers have gone away

  • @MikeG42
    @MikeG42 2 года назад +5

    Great looking trucks. Cool video 👍

  • @jefff5118
    @jefff5118 2 года назад +5

    Nice job, especially on the B&W to color job, well done!

  • @ОлегВоротынцев-ь5ш
    @ОлегВоротынцев-ь5ш 2 года назад +2

    И каждого была любимая девушка, жена, дети, планы на жизнь. История.
    Прекрасная работа! 🇺🇦

  • @hamidofficiel5431
    @hamidofficiel5431 2 года назад +1

    So great truck and man

  • @arthurbrumagem3844
    @arthurbrumagem3844 2 года назад +2

    After WW2 my dad and father in law both were truckers until the early 80s. They could float those gears

  • @adriaanboogaard8571
    @adriaanboogaard8571 2 года назад +2

    I knew some old guys that turned wrench on these ol Rigs . One would be 105 years old. One worked and retired from C.F. he's grumpy but that's why he's still kicking. Denny's 1st rig was a Buck board Wagon 2 Horse power . Terry Rose most likely a Cabover .Thanks for the good memories.

  • @mikehiggins5233
    @mikehiggins5233 2 года назад +21

    The days of Real Truck drivers 👍

    • @CEOkiller
      @CEOkiller 2 года назад +2

      You stick one of today’s steering wheel holders in one of those old trucks they wouldn’t know whether to shit or go blind…

    • @mikehiggins5233
      @mikehiggins5233 2 года назад +1

      Yeah they would be lost 99% of never seen a map

  • @paulbrandt1832
    @paulbrandt1832 2 года назад +2

    There's no way they could even comprehend how to get anywhere. It wasnt too long before I started driving that my dad and everyone else was making it most places with no interstate highways. My Dad was only 5" 6" but he had the biggest truckin balls I have ever seen.

  • @kellykonoske91
    @kellykonoske91 2 года назад +4

    No 300 pounders in shorts and fllp flops back then! Aahh for the old days... Todd the retired trucker.

  • @sydneysheppard4979
    @sydneysheppard4979 2 года назад +2

    Cf frieghtways had a enormous big truck and trailer that ran!! Meaning the wheels..the million lights!!! It was along i83 in York pa!!! Miss that truck!! My father drove for the teamsters for 45yrs!! His favorite truck was the famous b61 mack!!! My God I love this country!!!

  • @dave-smarttrucking7515
    @dave-smarttrucking7515 2 года назад +4

    Really enjoy your videos! Subscribed!

  • @douglasweller9709
    @douglasweller9709 2 года назад +4

    Good stuff. Thank you!

  • @johnneal7155
    @johnneal7155 2 года назад +6

    That's back when trucks were trucks, men were men, and sheep were scared.

    • @HighOctane-wo6cm
      @HighOctane-wo6cm 2 года назад +2

      Lol… you will need to educate this new generation what ‘Sheep were scared’’ means

  • @xfactorautomotive1496
    @xfactorautomotive1496 2 года назад +4

    My dad drove a Freightliner with an 8V71 Detroit and a twin stick....he says that's why he's hard of hearing. Lol...but can you imagine putting a driver on that truck today?! Beyond the fact he probably wouldn't know how to drive it, he probably would refuse to.

  • @sd.1110
    @sd.1110 2 года назад +2

    Real Professional Drivers. No Sandles, No Flip flops, No long grease hair. Clean cut workers!!! Some even had shirt an tie!!! I Started driving in 1970. retired 2018. So glad I'm out of that profession!!!! I'm embarrassed of the way some of the so-called drivers appear in public!!!!

  • @jakestree1892
    @jakestree1892 2 года назад +1

    Men that built America 🇺🇸

  • @frankgyomoryjr6167
    @frankgyomoryjr6167 2 года назад +2

    There's some tall truckers by those rigs! Good job colorizing!

  • @denniskoster7100
    @denniskoster7100 Год назад

    Thanks again where I live for 57years old hwy 80 these were on the road for several years before i10

  • @us1fedvet
    @us1fedvet 2 года назад +1

    Great video

  • @JoseMartinez-ll7vo
    @JoseMartinez-ll7vo 2 года назад +4

    anyone else notice none of these guys are overweight? real work!

  • @jaimecastro9659
    @jaimecastro9659 2 года назад +1

    love it, love it........

  • @jerrylarson723
    @jerrylarson723 2 года назад +1

    Memories. Thanks

  • @brettjones522
    @brettjones522 2 года назад +7

    When I started driving in the 80s my grandfather told me to wear shoes and a button down shirt

  • @hughjass4838
    @hughjass4838 2 года назад +3

    Not just trucking. It's culture in general. Just look at photos and video of people from that Era. People didn't leave home in pajama pants and flip flops. This is why we can't have nice things.

    • @lindsaylittle6535
      @lindsaylittle6535 2 года назад

      you hit it right on the head. It tells a lot about society now and where we are headed. 72 years old still working and still wondering how it is going to end in this business.

  • @vicpetrishak1077
    @vicpetrishak1077 2 года назад +3

    Today’s Divers. Short-Shorts , Flip-Flops , and Wrap -around Cowboy Hats .

  • @ccclc6159
    @ccclc6159 2 года назад +1

    excellent video thanks for both color and b/w

  • @jeorgedavid3239
    @jeorgedavid3239 2 года назад +3

    Classic history 👌