My Father worked at White Motors for 41 years from just before he entered the Navy in WWII until his retirement when the company went into bankruptcy. He graduated for Case School of Engneering and became one to two engine designers under the chief engineer. He ran the engine test lab at E. 79th St and St Claire Ave in Cleveland and was involved in many field trials. Seeing these trucks brings back many memories. I once had a sales model of a Model 3000 Tractor Trailer that is long gone. I believe White Motors went out of business after the management was taken over by a former GM group that did not understand how to run a smaller company. They expected perks and compensations that were not sustainable.
I remember when Coastal Tank lines was known as F.J.EGNER & Son...My step dad was Terminal MGR in Toledo back in the mid 70's at small place next to the ARCO truck stop
A lot of old iron !!! White was a big player in trucking back then.They had their own trucks and bought out Autocar Trucks, Diamond T, Reo, and the old Sterling Truck Co. White also signed a 25 yr. contract with the Freightliner Corp. to sell and service their trucks, hence the White-Freightliner name. White bought out many companies such as Superior Diesel, Euclid dump trucks from G.M. and Alco diesel from the defunct Alco locomotive co. Many divisions were sold off to other companies, like Euclid to Damiler-Benz at that time, Alco to a British co., Diamond-Reo which had been merged together, to a southern businessman F.L. Capehart. The 25 year contract was up and Freightliner management sold out to Damiler-Benz. White had been in the red on the books along time ago,was brought back , but with old infrastructure couldn't make it and filed for bankruptcy. Volvo then took over and G.M. got out of the heavy truck business forming a partnership w/Volvo called Volvo-GM.
@@modeladenny1218 I can’t see what the difference is between a cat diesel in a truck or s piece of heavy equipment exhaust is exhaust. The frigging epa screwed everything up
My dad drove one for MOBIL,, said it was the worst truck he ever drove..He drove for MOBIL for 38 yrs. All you did was bounce in it, especially running rte 1 from CT across the Bronx
Hello first time watching one of your old iron video wow lots of old iron from back in the day there few company names I remember as growing up wow drivers use to drive old iron 🚛 to get job done 👍👍👍
I started around the same time Skid.. Stared on a DODGE CNT 900. drove GMC's REO & DIAMOND REO's, MACKs, A-Cars, IH, BROCKWAYs ,WHITES. Sorry that I never took pics. !st pics I started taking was around 1984, when I was hauling concrete pipe & manholes structures.. By then most of them old trucks were gone.
Drove from 1969-1994. Forced to retire when nonunion school boys worked cheaper. Watched a lot of big name companies bite the dirt. Spent over a year in training in a White half cab shuttling trailers. Only seemed like ten years before a real road run came up.
WTF? Del Reeves, CW McCall, Jerry Reed , or none of those real truck music guys weren't available for the music? I have to admit, I saw and drove many of those rigs. But my radio only played country.
Donald Bartram it really breaks my heart about Mack, I have a lot of seat time in the real ones. Hot in summer cold in winter and beat ya to death but wouldn’t quit running.
Donald Bartram; Mack & Volvo are working together now, Volvo has a new factory here in the U. S. Not what any trucker wanted, but at least it wasn’t Freightliner & Toyota right?!
This new breed of steering wheel holder loves Volvos and automatics anything to make it easier to wear flip flops and sweatpants!!! Glad I retired! Had a young rookie steering wheel holder say CBs are for old people, they aren't needed anymore. That's when I knew it was over for me!!!
My Father worked at White Motors for 41 years from just before he entered the Navy in WWII until his retirement when the company went into bankruptcy. He graduated for Case School of Engneering and became one to two engine designers under the chief engineer. He ran the engine test lab at E. 79th St and St Claire Ave in Cleveland and was involved in many field trials.
Seeing these trucks brings back many memories. I once had a sales model of a Model 3000 Tractor Trailer that is long gone.
I believe White Motors went out of business after the management was taken over by a former GM group that did not understand how to run a smaller company. They expected perks and compensations that were not sustainable.
Lots of old iron...classy rigs! 😎Love the old trucks...my dad ran a couple of the old Whites for Coastal Tank Lines back in the day.🤩 Cabovers rule! 🥰
I remember when Coastal Tank lines was known as F.J.EGNER & Son...My step dad was Terminal MGR in Toledo back in the mid 70's at small place next to the ARCO truck stop
All those carriers, gone by acquisition and deregulation. The good days of trucking are gone. I'm glad I experienced some of it.
I know you’re right! Same here, back in the day when there was never a moment of silence on channel 19. Good Day to You!
Replaced by nonunion school boys. Sure glad I had 30+ years.
They sure don’t make them like that anymore...many had good style. 😎They lacked in power, but they got the job done. 🧐Miss the cabovers!😍
My Grandfather worked for White Motors in New Brunswick NJ back in the day.
A lot of old iron !!! White was a big player in trucking back then.They had their own trucks and bought out Autocar Trucks, Diamond T, Reo, and the old Sterling Truck Co. White also signed a 25 yr. contract with the Freightliner Corp. to sell and service their trucks, hence the White-Freightliner name. White bought out many companies such as Superior Diesel, Euclid dump trucks from G.M. and Alco diesel from the defunct Alco locomotive co. Many divisions were sold off to other companies, like Euclid to Damiler-Benz at that time, Alco to a British co., Diamond-Reo which had been merged together, to a southern businessman F.L. Capehart. The 25 year contract was up and Freightliner management sold out to Damiler-Benz. White had been in the red on the books along time ago,was brought back , but with old infrastructure couldn't make it and filed for bankruptcy. Volvo then took over and G.M. got out of the heavy truck business forming a partnership w/Volvo called Volvo-GM.
Yup and CAT stopped making diesel road engines because of regulations. Too many computers killed a great engine.
@@modeladenny1218 I can’t see what the difference is between a cat diesel in a truck or s piece of heavy equipment exhaust is exhaust. The frigging epa screwed everything up
I love that truck. The white 3000. it was a awesome truck.
My dad drove one for MOBIL,, said it was the worst truck he ever drove..He drove for MOBIL for 38 yrs. All you did was bounce in it, especially running rte 1 from CT across the Bronx
Hello first time watching one of your old iron video wow lots of old iron from back in the day there few company names I remember as growing up wow drivers use to drive old iron 🚛 to get job done 👍👍👍
All the "fallen flags" The "buffalo" Whites a one of a kind-never copied. Thanks Great Show!
I cannot understand how WHITE TRUCKS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, THEY HAD AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT, SADLY MISSED.
love the old cabovers
Micheal Reynolds;
I agree. Granted, mine would be a ratrod now, but i’d like a ‘38 Ford COE
Excelente video yo maneje la mayoría de esos modelos y mi padre
Some of these trucks demonstrate why regulations and safety inspections are necessary. All of the cabovers are a demonstration of over regulation!
Gotta love those old freightliners.
I kinda like the long nosed Freightliner till I got a Kenworth. To me, it was nicer than a Peterbilt anteater.
I started trucking n 1975. Lots of these companys were still n bus .When i retired m 2018 all had been go for years not many left .
I started around the same time Skid.. Stared on a DODGE CNT 900. drove GMC's REO & DIAMOND REO's, MACKs, A-Cars, IH, BROCKWAYs ,WHITES. Sorry that I never took pics. !st pics I started taking was around 1984, when I was hauling concrete pipe & manholes structures.. By then most of them old trucks were gone.
Just to be fair,, all those city coe's rode like shit. LOL
skid mark you remember after seeing them, so many, so sad. What happened to this place
skid mark;
Vary true sadly now, huh?
I miss these days, too much damn plastic now.
Drove from 1969-1994. Forced to retire when nonunion school boys worked cheaper. Watched a lot of big name companies bite the dirt.
Spent over a year in training in a White half cab shuttling trailers. Only seemed like ten years before a real road run came up.
Country music and trucks go together
We will need more doubles in the future
Lot of fallen flags here.
There just like Carolina too
WTF? Del Reeves, CW McCall, Jerry Reed , or none of those real truck music guys weren't available for the music? I have to admit, I saw and drove many of those rigs. But my radio only played country.
It's a shame this once great American truck was morphed into a foreign owner like VOLVO.. & now MACK has gone thes ame way.. SAD
Donald Bartram it really breaks my heart about Mack, I have a lot of seat time in the real ones. Hot in summer cold in winter and beat ya to death but wouldn’t quit running.
Donald Bartram;
Mack & Volvo are working together now, Volvo has a new factory here in the U. S.
Not what any trucker wanted, but at least it wasn’t Freightliner & Toyota right?!
This new breed of steering wheel holder loves Volvos and automatics anything to make it easier to wear flip flops and sweatpants!!! Glad I retired! Had a young rookie steering wheel holder say CBs are for old people, they aren't needed anymore. That's when I knew it was over for me!!!
Great old trucks.....but kill the music !...
Need some good country music
The “ music” ruins it for me
Freightliners werent Whites, they had a 30 year marketing agreement with White.
This music you use in this video sucks