My family is in this documentary , my Dad is Doug , I'm the young girl running down the street , I was 9 ..I just seen this for the first time recently and it's priceless as my Dad is no longer with us ❤️ very well done documentary
@John_R_Jackson_III
Жыл бұрын
How old are you now?
@ktmcandog
Жыл бұрын
Pretty cool to have you dad and you on film. I wish I had film of me when I was a kid running with my father hauling cars,cattle, steel and cement in the late sixties. Real men and real trucks and honourable work. Dad was my hero for sure.
@beckysnedegar1124
Жыл бұрын
John I'm 55
@beckysnedegar1124
Жыл бұрын
Honestly thought I'd never have the chance to see this documentary that I've wondered about for 46 years .. I love it ❤️
@mayday6071
Жыл бұрын
Love this film very awesome. Especially with Becky’s comments on here. Makes it more authentic. I started in 2001 but couldn’t afford newer trucks so I bought my self 76 352H and had fun.
@oldtrucker672
2 жыл бұрын
This video just showed my life. Had been trucking for five years in 1976. Had a dedicated lumber run from John Day, Oregon to building sites in Dallas/Ft Worth. Those were the days my friend.
@JHorse508
2 жыл бұрын
did you have to tarp im surprised the guys didn't
@oldtrucker672
Жыл бұрын
@@JHorse508 My loads were kiln dried, so yes, I had to tarp. Two of the trucks in this video must've been hauling green lumber. The third truck was tarped. Great question. You are like me; looking for bloopers and call outs. I have to add how much I enjoyed watching those old Freightshakers strolling down the boulevard. Drove a LOT of those old C/O's. Worst thing about the Freightliner cabovers from the 60's was keeping the cab warm in the dead of winter. More than once I took sheets of cardboard and taped them under the dash, and against the driver's door, and then wrapped my lap and legs in a blanket.
@loganjohnson3589
Жыл бұрын
@@oldtrucker672 AH yes them old freight shakers wind rain and snow blowing thru all the little nooks and crannies .wearing boot's two pair of socks a heavy jacket .radiator covered over with what ever you had and still being cold .looking thru the windshield thru that one small spot that wasn't frozen over .and when you get outside there were Ice sickles radiating from the lug nuts like a star and your C.B .antenna was covered with ice not to mention the grab bar to get in and out .do remember a trucker who drove Kenworth cabovers .his name was John hunter .
@oldtrucker672
Жыл бұрын
@@loganjohnson3589 I forgot about the lack of defrost! And those dumb ass air powered wipers. I didn't know John Hunter but somebody knows what they are talking about! The icy grab handles and steps could be nasty for sure.
@loganjohnson3589
Жыл бұрын
@@oldtrucker672 John was the man who broke me in to truck driving .he was one of the real old timer out law drivers .I hit the road in the mid 80's most of my life was oversize and heavy long haul .I hung up the key's in 2020 .my first truck was an old freight shaker .It was well kept but that didn't go far in the winter .It had air assist steering thank god you could shut it off It was great for the summer and city driving but scary as hell on snow and ice .I lived in that truck for 6 years .I was in my early 20's then .I guess i was lucky the life of a trucker suit me .As the years went by I saw lots of changes in this old world .the one that disturbed me the most was how the younger drivers behaved .the work is the same but the drivers have turned into idiots and whiner's .Well I gotta go some one just told me lunch is about ready .and she's a good cook .so so long old trucker nice to have met ya .
@paulmorley1225
Жыл бұрын
Back when men could be men without being shamed for it.
@carolinawestern3875
2 жыл бұрын
This is the era of trucking I came up in. Fuel was cheap, rates were good and a man could buy a decent truck and support his family. It was a wonderful time. You didn't see the stupidity out there like now either!
@SerbKing1389
2 жыл бұрын
I'm 26 now, started driving at 18. I' have a great love and passion for trucking especially this golden era of trucking. I wish I was born earlier and got the chance to experience it. Many truckers are clowns today that don't know what it means to be a trucker. Even though I'm young, I'm an old school trucker at heart
@ricochetey
2 жыл бұрын
@@SerbKing1389 I'm with you I turn 25 in a couple days been driving 3 yrs now we really missed out on classic trucking can't even hardly find a manual rig now. I had to quit my old job because they switched to Volvo automatics I said I'm done
@SerbKing1389
2 жыл бұрын
@@ricochetey bro I'm in the same fking boat. Switched companies a year ago now driving a new volvo. Told mu boss to buy me a manual and almost all the new trucks you can find are autos. I hate it. I miss floating gears man. It dosent feel like you're driving a truck anymore. We really did miss out on those golden years.
@ricochetey
2 жыл бұрын
@@SerbKing1389 Wow no suprise, that blows. I'm in a 2001 Mack CH with a 10spd now no sensors, beepers or DEF I'm happy and my new boss plans to keep it that way 1.5mill miles and counting
@bobbywwiggins904
2 жыл бұрын
@@SerbKing1389 I
@aguy559
Жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid in the 80s doing the honking motion to get truckers to honk at us. They’d do it 💯 of the time. It was always a thrill for us. I guess we were easily amused. 😅
@christophertaylor2464
Жыл бұрын
Adam Edwards I remember doing that too always loved hearing those air horns blow.
@Phantom-309-e9p
Жыл бұрын
Started trucking in 81. Still honk the horns. The pleasure the kids have when you do that is priceless!
@northmanlogging2769
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, Most of us still do it, if we can see ya anyway. Had an old fart give me the signal awhile ago, I giggled all the way home.
@jeffreybennett8893
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of truck stops were great. Good people to talk to, good atmosphere, fun games and - the food. Can't trust people these days. A whole different world today...
@daMillenialTrucker
2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could drove back in those days. I don't speak to other drivers at all and I don't care to because I don't trust nobody and I don't trust nobody because I don't play by the rules.
@bredwhite6786
Жыл бұрын
@@daMillenialTrucker super trucker
@daMillenialTrucker
Жыл бұрын
@@bredwhite6786 rat 🐀🐀🐀
@iraeaglemind
Жыл бұрын
I agree.
@Weezy10580
Жыл бұрын
Lots of shady corporate truck stops that are straight up dangerous. Now no more mom and pops truck stops and zero camaraderie among drivers. It’s just plain sad
@paulgrimm
Жыл бұрын
I started driving in 1978.I drove a cab over for ups. I drove 39 years. This brings back memory’s.All them old trucking songs. Fun on the CB.Charles Douglas and Art Bell on coast to coast .I thank God I have myTeamster Pension !My last dedicated run was Houston to Hammond LA and back.650 miles 5 nights a week .Catch you on the flip side Good Neighbor . I got to go😅Keep those pups a pullin
@robertsmith-zz7ot
Жыл бұрын
My grandpa & grandma we're team drivers in '76. I was 7 yrs old and spent part of my summer school break on the road with them. Tbey drove an International cab-over. Never forget sittin on the doghouse. Good times.
@dawaynecleckley8673
Жыл бұрын
This was a great documentary and a nice throwback to a bygone era.
@michaelashcraft8569
Жыл бұрын
I started Trucking in 1976, can't do it no more, too old, too sick, but, old Truckers NEVER die, they just get a new Peterbilt. Mad Mike- retired Trucker
@danjohnson3304
Жыл бұрын
Me also sir !!!!!
@Diego-tm3dj
Жыл бұрын
I hope you are well.
@jeff7764
Жыл бұрын
I hope you get well
@trevillianshem9069
Жыл бұрын
I pray you get well sir...i also have a passion for trucking..starting soon
@SaltyMilkandCoin5
Жыл бұрын
Thx for uploading this Retired Brit. This truly was the golden era of trucking. Deregulation really fucked our industry up.
@electron8262
Жыл бұрын
What did it do?
@civlyzed
Жыл бұрын
@@electron8262 This might help explain it a bit: kzitem.info/news/bejne/zaar26VvoJeAoGk
@anthonyr.hodgson9988
Жыл бұрын
Truckers were rock star 🎉back in the day, they had fun with all those good looking ladies
@thrillseekerman01
Жыл бұрын
They were the real truckers back in those days and now trucking will never be the same as it once was but I will always have respect for all the truckers after being one myself for over 6 years, keep them trucks rollin 10-4.
@electrolytics
Жыл бұрын
That Jubitz Truckstop was still going up in Portland when I pulled in there around 97. One of the best truckstops I ever went to. Was a little surprised at the seediness this film portrayed. Any trucker can avoid 99% of that garbage if they want to.
@bigdaddydaddy3203
Жыл бұрын
I love the old cab over trucks what beautiful rigs I drive moving heavy equipment and watching this makes me think just how tough these men and women had it
@bobdobalina2931
2 жыл бұрын
Just a couple of observations. That old Pete was a real utilitarian truck and that sleeper cab looked very cramped. None of those trucks had power steering and probably didn't even have a power clutch. Also the water level at Lake Mead was nothing like it is today, most of it has dried up. Finally, this was 46 years ago. Most of the people in this film are probably dead by now but the Jubitz Truck Stop out in Portland is still going strong today in a much expanded way - it even has a hundred room hotel and a cinema. All power to today's trucker everywhere in the world.
@windrider23
2 жыл бұрын
Ya Bob, I stay at Jubitz everytime I get to shut down in Portland. In fact just last week I did the Portland to Phoenix run.
@rrobins9857
Жыл бұрын
Big grin when you bring up Jubitz. Spent some time there!
@beckysnedegar1124
Жыл бұрын
My family was in this Documentary..my Dad was Doug , he passed away in 2015 , my brother Robert was killed in 2000 ( he was wearing the cowboy hat , in loyalton where my Dad was home with his family , I was the girl running down the street ... ) Carl and his wife are no longer with us , but everyone else is . I seen this for the first time about 2 months ago and always wondered about it. When I seen it I was mesmerized by everything about it 😊
@maxmowers1434
Жыл бұрын
@@beckysnedegar1124 when did Carl pass away?
@beckysnedegar1124
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I don't know when Carl passed away 😞
@michaeltuggle3177
Жыл бұрын
I remember being a kid back in the day when truckers were in high regards with movies and TV shows about them were common. One helped my mom get into a town in rural kentucky. He was following her, saw her weaving (she was nodding off and weaving) blew his horn to wake her up. I remember the radio lingo. My ex best friend is a trucker. No real cb radio activity anymore, no real comradery anymore. Like everything else in contemporary society, just another cold aspect of today. I wanted to grow up and drive trucks, wound up a scientist. But it was always a cherished moment being with my old friend in his truck going where ever running freight. Always imagining the romantic thoughts of the trucking culture of my youth.
@LordHeadcheez
Жыл бұрын
I'm a young trucker, in my late 20s, and I do the Portland to Phoenix run all the time. It's super cool to see what it was like long before my time. :-)
@MetalTeamster
27 күн бұрын
Go get a Teamster driving job that is in the Pension. Stick with it if you want to drive. Otherwise , the future will be bleak, unless you have other streams of income. Good luck. You did miss the best days…. I caught the tail end…. And then spent years watching the decline
@LordHeadcheez
25 күн бұрын
@@MetalTeamster I'm definitely looking! Teamster trucking jobs are sadly hard to come by nowadays. Plus, you're basically unhireable once you have one. Every ex-Yellow driver I've talked to has said that they were denied by every company because they are so scared of drivers unionizing. Hopefully we'll reach a tipping point soon and drivers across the nation will turn pro-union again.
@MetalTeamster
25 күн бұрын
@@LordHeadcheez well, good luck, yes, be nice to get back at least some of what we gave up
@RTWGraphics
Жыл бұрын
That whole first. 30 mins of video was filmed on Hwy 58, btwn Eugene and Crescent. I'm a firefighter in Crescent and recognized a lot of those landmarks. We spend a lot of time on the pass in the winter picking truckers of the ice.
@FUBBA
Жыл бұрын
US HWY58 is between Atlantic Beach and Warrenton NC where I live though? I think you're thinking of Oregon Route 58 brother.
@nickaxe771
2 жыл бұрын
I am in the UK.....now a retired truck driver.....remember this coming on UK TV in the early 1970s....thought it was fantastic then....still do.
@franceliakarle_1
2 жыл бұрын
Hello nick how are you doing today?
@Navistar511
Жыл бұрын
Has trucking changed as much in the U.K. as it has here in the states?
@himanshu9418
Жыл бұрын
Truckers all around the world deserve more respect from people and government. Everything man made thing we can see with our eyes has been in some form (raw or finished), on a truck at some point. Without trucks we would have nothing. Trucks stop, world stop.
@luismagana9784
Жыл бұрын
Rip to some of these OG TRUCKERS
@1roundleft821
Жыл бұрын
Crazy to think these guys would be like 80-100 years old today.
@Mayito_Tamps
Жыл бұрын
Wish i would of truck drive in this era Always love sitting with the old timers and hear amazing stories in the truck stops and customers My 7 years of trucking is thanks to all the tips and advices from the old timers my hat and respect is always to them
@InsaneBimmer
Жыл бұрын
Makes me proud to be carrying on the tradition. Can't imagine life out of the saddle.
@jerrymcjunkin8398
Жыл бұрын
Man I ready like this it set me back to yesterday I am so glad I watch this ❤ my heart go out for you ❤ keep the videos comeing I am going to back on out of here and enjoy the video God bless you !!++
@patriley9449
Жыл бұрын
I remember these days. Lots of cabovers due to length restrictions in various state. I have not seen a cabover in years. I guess that they are all antiques now. They sure rode hard.
@L1berty1776
Жыл бұрын
I still see a few its pretty cool to see them. Never drove them as you said most are relics. See a bunch of them in yards as scrap kinda sad. Still see a bunch of long hoods on the road i cane to America in 96 and those trucks were brand new whereas now they are getting old. Still glad to see them truckin. Whenever i have to use my loud horn it takes me back to when i used to go to the highway overpass with my dad and position the truckers in a horn pattern and they would blare their horns. Btw i team with my dad now so its nice
@ForgotteMemories101
Жыл бұрын
Jfc, the world we live in looks and feels dead compared to this. Nostalgic for a past I never even experienced.
@trickolas78
Жыл бұрын
The scene with the lot lizards was my favorite
@danielthrasher2332
2 жыл бұрын
To all the truckers out there i say thank you I come from a long line of truckers and we no your pain love from Louisiana.
@michaelbressette2599
Жыл бұрын
My Step Mom is a Long time trucker now retired. She became the very first female trucker here in Canada & she shared her stories about how tough it was for women back then & to become a truck driver in a man only world or trucking. She held her own & learned how to overcome these brutal masculine Obstacles in front of her. She was also featured in an article on female truck drivers in the local Newspaper, She was photographed hanging out of her Cab adjusting her make up prior to hitting the road. She Drove a Peterbilt Cabover for Trojan Industries. She started driving at Laidlaw in the 70’s as an owner operator which was one of her jobs throughout her career. Trucking is a almost solitary occupation & a lonely one. My Step Mom drove her truck across many state lines with her babies in the sleeper while cooking their meals on the engine block & warming the baby bottles. She was also the first Owner Operator of her own Truck. These men don't compare to a Single Mom who had to take over her Husbands job when he had a heart attack at the wheel of his truck. You cannot fight a woman of this Calibre & fortitude & no one should ever give a woman any hard time for trying, never mind actually doing it & putting men in there place along the way. ANYONE who has it in them to endeavor a lifestyle like this needs to know the hours are long, Laborious, stressful & lonely. It takes a special kind of person to do a job like this & we need to give them all respect & a wide birth so they can complete their jobs as easily as possible cause without these folks, ALL OF US would not have the easy lifestyles we enjoy today. My Favourite Song for hitting the hiways is 6 day on the road by Dave Dudley.
@BrokenWrenches
Жыл бұрын
Cool video…interesting to see the three basic types of truckers all packed into one video as a group of videos. Also seeing the different outlooks for the future,,,,the young guy who wants to be the old guy and have all the trucks and be rich, the middle aged guy trying to juggle the family life and still hopeful of a bright future and lastly the old guy who is just counting down the days until he can afford to quit,,,,as his wife said the future “isnt looking to bright”. Here we have the true story of life for most working class people.
@chadha1412
2 жыл бұрын
Depends who you were in the seventies as a trucker. Some made great money some just got by. There were periods in the '80s where there was great money in trucking. Recently it was great in 2020 and 2021. Today it is almost suicide. Now I'm talking money wise.
@franceliakarle_1
2 жыл бұрын
Hello chad how are you doing today?
@johnburugu8967
2 жыл бұрын
2020/21 was a great year
@franceliakarle_1
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnburugu8967 yea was a great year, hope all is well with you?
@Suburbanhotrods
Жыл бұрын
I know a guy that started in 1970, and we got into talking about pay. He did routes a thru out Manhattan down to dc, and in his first couple years he started around 700 a week and went up to 1100 by 1972 only crawled after that to around 1600 a week when he retired in 98. My grandfather was a trucker from 1960-1988 but he died a little bit after I was born. But he was able to support a family of 5 on that single income for nearly 30 years. Funny thing is now at 22 being diesel mechanic at a union shop I only take home 1k a week which is considered good rn but no where near what they made in the 70s and 80s in relative terms for inflation
@civlyzed
Жыл бұрын
@@Suburbanhotrods My older brother, much older lol, drove a truck in the 70s and 80s and was able to buy a nice bit of land and build a nice house. I used to enjoy listening to his stories of driving all across the US. His last year of driving was mostly local routes and I got to ride with him on a couple trips in 1983. Fun times.
@igorluiz9551
Жыл бұрын
45 minutes of footage and a not a single flip flip in sight, good old times
@trickolas78
Жыл бұрын
God bless the truckers of America past and present
@davidfulkerson1187
2 жыл бұрын
I've done that exact route from Portland to Phoenix. Went up williemette pass many times when it was cold and snowy.
@Baidwan8o8
Жыл бұрын
Why though? Why not I5?
@snowcelica001
Жыл бұрын
Now these truck drivers are the real cowboys of the road 🙂
@carolinawestern3875
Жыл бұрын
Dad was an indep. O/O from about 67-86. Back around 84, the cdl proposal was quite the controversy. Everything he predicted, came true. One was, once the gov't opened that door. It'd go too far before the error was realized. Then, there'd be constant laws. Trying to tune & adjust the mistake. Not ending till they figured out how to be in the cab & supervise you. Hence, the E.L.D. law!
@genewalter5022
2 жыл бұрын
These were the type of people that I grew up around. Independent, get the job done. The American way.
@vault_dude
Жыл бұрын
Golden time, golden years, golden music and peoples 🚛🚚
@sullybiker6520
Жыл бұрын
Don't make them like they used to. The men, the trucks, and the documentaries. What a great film.
@noneofyourbiz6885
Жыл бұрын
“If you want to make a living at it you have to be the biggest crook in the world and that’s a fact” Boy that hits hard right there
@aaroni5074
Жыл бұрын
Explain bud.
@noneofyourbiz6885
Жыл бұрын
@@aaroni5074 small business is hard. Trucking as a small business is border line crook. Your alwasy looking at robbing Peter to pay Paul or bending rules to get paid a little earlier then your due or not paying a bill on time to pay a truck note or insurance so you keep going. It’s funny that in the 70s the story sounds the exact same as what we are going through today. There are good days too but the bad days hit you the hardest
@floridaboy561
Жыл бұрын
And those are facts even in today's trucking
@beckysnedegar1124
Жыл бұрын
That was my Dad Doug 🥰
@noneofyourbiz6885
Жыл бұрын
@@beckysnedegar1124 he was a blast to watch at work. I’m a second gen trucker and now somewhat seasoned owner and I’ll say it was nice to hear we aren’t dealing with anything much new in the industry
@kevinrichards3288
2 жыл бұрын
Back in the day when cabovers were common here in the USA🇺🇸. Nowadays there's only a very small number of them around. At first I didn't know why most of them disappeared & then I've learned it was because the law increased the length limit which made them no longer a necessity.
@daMillenialTrucker
2 жыл бұрын
Which is a great thing, I couldn't do that tiny little space and not being able to stand up in my truck at 6'2"
@kevinrichards3288
2 жыл бұрын
@@daMillenialTrucker & leaving the scene of an accident through the windshield.
@daMillenialTrucker
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinrichards3288 lmaoo right 🤣🤣🤣
@kevinrichards3288
2 жыл бұрын
@@daMillenialTrucker the weight limit was increased too which also eliminated the need for cabovers to pull loads that exceeded a certain weight since cabovers are lighter & have a shorter wheel base than conventional cabs. Cabovers have a wider cab than conventional cabs but both have the same overall width. Some semi drivers who drove cabovers back in the day told me some stories about them saying they were awful & they do not miss driving them. They rode like you had a jackhammer up your butt & would get very hot & noisy inside the cab. Sleeping inside the sleeper was like being inside of a coffin because of the motor underneath which was why it was less space than in a conventional cab. You'd have to remember to remove all of your stuff out of the cab before letting a mechanic work on it or else it'll go all over the place & leave a big mess inside & sometimes break the windshield too because the mechanic has to tilt up the cab for access to the motor. You got to be careful not to slip off one of the 2 steps while holding onto the handrail bars on the side of the cab as you enter or exit the cab since the second step is above the front axle which you got to take a big step between the first & second steps which are kind of far from each other. Unlike on a conventional cab where the steps are in a straight line for easier entering & exiting the cab instead of at an angle like on a cabover.
@daMillenialTrucker
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinrichards3288 I can see why they say those were the days when men were men lmaoooo look, if I had to deal with it, I would but if I didn't, I wouldn't lol AINT NO WAYYY.
@tonynimmons111
Жыл бұрын
Great old school video. Those days are long gone.❤❤
@failranch9542
Жыл бұрын
3:01 those air powered windshield wipers. Dad’s were always jerky like that too. All these years I thought there was something wrong with them. Looks like that’s just how they were.
@bobyjones2103
Жыл бұрын
That's pretty cool, it's still cool today I started driving 5 years ago and it's been awesome, bought my own truck after 8 months of driving a year later bought a house and a year after that I got my own trailer, and some toys along the way boat and motorcycles everything paid for accept the house, there's good money to be made if your willing to work and take on responsibilities
@jonallen1985
Жыл бұрын
That one guy is mutton chops were epic gotta love the 70’s 😂
@ffnelson782fmfd4
Жыл бұрын
I remember my dad trucking back in the late 70s, and into the ’80s buying his first truck a 76 international trans-star 2. Cab-over.
@loganjohnson3589
Жыл бұрын
I used to drive one of those .
@ffnelson782fmfd4
Жыл бұрын
@@loganjohnson3589, that was rough riding truck lol.
@loganjohnson3589
Жыл бұрын
@@ffnelson782fmfd4 Thank god for inventing air ride seats 👍
@ffnelson782fmfd4
Жыл бұрын
@@loganjohnson3589 yes, sir!!
@rjhtrucking5429
2 жыл бұрын
30% price increase for tyre chains was probably due to the 70s inflation.
@earlwright9715
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jimmy Carter
@rjhtrucking5429
2 жыл бұрын
@@earlwright9715 yes. Maybe this time the blame lies with quantitative easing.
@nonyafkinbznes1420
2 жыл бұрын
@@rjhtrucking5429 Thank you Donald Drumpf.
@geridamas935
Жыл бұрын
Thank you George W. Bush.
@earlwright9715
Жыл бұрын
@@geridamas935 that's okay, biden has beat both
@scottberry5266
2 жыл бұрын
I loved jubitz back in the early 80’s. Fun place to go. Could always score on a jubitz queen 👸
@marlobreding7402
Жыл бұрын
The music reminds me of Good Old Red Sovine we had a boat named after the song Giddy Up go get a lot of fun in that boat. Red was one of dad's favorite artists. Roll on.
@CycolacFan
Жыл бұрын
Just goes to show that however good or bad things are there’s always nostalgia for how much better things used to be a few years before…
@noahlinden9641
Жыл бұрын
Or we’ve just been in a constant decline since the end of ww2
@CycolacFan
Жыл бұрын
@@noahlinden9641 I do like an optimist.
@sardar_gurjot
Жыл бұрын
@@CycolacFan you can be whatever you want to be but truth is gonna remain truth.
@CycolacFan
Жыл бұрын
@@sardar_gurjot yes, if you choose to always look on the bad side of life that’s exactly what you’ll get.
@DoctorBrodski
Жыл бұрын
@@CycolacFan That's right. A textbook case of 'confirmation bias.'
@colincurley9751
Жыл бұрын
This is making me nostalgic and I wasn’t even alive for this
@ericthiel4053
2 ай бұрын
Part of me really wants to do trucking, but I would give anything to do it back then. Its a completely different world now but the 70s, and even most the 80s was so much more genuine.
@danjohnson3304
Жыл бұрын
Back when we used to be TRUCK DRIVERS !!!
@aaronrider4051
Жыл бұрын
Can't have one of these docs without some Dave Dudley
@kristophersimcoe2307
Жыл бұрын
God I've made that run more than I can remember. But home is Oregon.
@modocroughstock5700
Жыл бұрын
Great episode.. love the cabover trucks
@MetalTeamster
27 күн бұрын
I gotta tell you, few of the drivers who drove them, self included, ever enjoyed them. They were rough , they were cramped, your feet were often cold unless you had the cab roasting, they were difficult to change clothes in and somewhat blind on the passenger side. The engines in those trucks in this vid were 2 stroke Detroit diesel engines which sounded cool, but notice how slow they were on hills? But, I understand people getting nostalgic
@modocroughstock5700
27 күн бұрын
@@MetalTeamster true warrior for sure.. hot, sticky, frozen feet, deliverin' the goods.. rest well goat..
@MetalTeamster
27 күн бұрын
@@modocroughstock5700 thanks…. I only did year in a cab over. And mine was a 84 Peterbilt… with a 8v92 and a 15 speed. It had all the bells and whistles. I was really very lucky right from the start.
@reaperct3454
3 ай бұрын
Will when the truck is rocking dont come knocking
@benbailey2037
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video very fun to watch. Thank you
@motorhomeman1949
Ай бұрын
To hear someone back in the 70s talking about how we were fast losing the ideals this country was founded on, like the mom and pop restaurants and small businesses is just mind blowing! There was a LOT more of that back then than there is now! It's a damn shame what we've turned into these days.
@omercankomur
Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Karl (04-27-2022), seems like a nice person!
@jamieknight9636
Жыл бұрын
Oh, Karl Weber in the movie passed away? Rip
@alexp362
Жыл бұрын
Thats not him. That karl would have been 37 in 1976
@dikhurtz2406
11 ай бұрын
Wrong Karl
@reggveg
2 жыл бұрын
Two of the best jobs I ever had as a truck driver was driving for Carretta trucking and General Electric.
@trevillianshem9069
Жыл бұрын
How is the experience?..are you still trucking?
@ChickennGritss
2 жыл бұрын
Man oh man do I miss those days the Last days of the Golden Era of Trucking, a slower pace real trucks and Drivers. Life was much different back then plenty of work and good folks who wanted to work. God Bless the Working Man and Women
@JTLittlejohn
2 жыл бұрын
It’s odd. So much has changed in the industry since then. But just as much has remained the same in the plight of the independent owner operator.
@MrStudio6429
7 ай бұрын
Love the sound of that screaming DD318 at the 7 minute mark.
@joewebb4836
Жыл бұрын
Who would have guessed the Teamsters pension fund invested in the casinos.
@504youhoob
11 ай бұрын
I love trucking my uncle trucked for 46 years I’m almost 9 years in 🥸😂truckin is a laborious hard job. There is 4 wheelers 🛻 everywhere!
@nickmerrick18
Жыл бұрын
Thanks this is great. I was truck mechanic and driver back in this era. Not as many cabovers these days.
@MrLuckytrucker21
Жыл бұрын
Deregulation slowly killed them off!
@trevillianshem9069
Жыл бұрын
U know why?...the deregulation thing bruh!!!
@mikewatte4478
2 жыл бұрын
Today I'd guess the railways have taken thousands of trucks off the road and with todays fully auto trucks things will never be the same again
@loganjohnson3589
2 жыл бұрын
Thigs in trucking change faster than a stripper that's the way it's always been .
@franceliakarle_1
2 жыл бұрын
Hello mike how are you doing today?
@johnnycrash3270
Жыл бұрын
Drove truck through the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia Canada 82 to 88 summer time Beautiful winter time white knuckle hart beat double time
@jimmycline4778
Жыл бұрын
41:32 It’s amazing how high the water was back then!
@brandonmikes
Жыл бұрын
Jubiltz queen🤣🤣 thats the old ponderosa lounge wow great video
@RichardEKranz
Жыл бұрын
This was excellent thanks for the upload.
@tp4016
Жыл бұрын
That grill so beautiful on that freight
@marknc9616
Жыл бұрын
If the truckers went from Eugene to Phoenix by way of LA they could avoid the mountains and the Boulder City Hoover Dam area. The greater distance would probably be balanced out by the higher speeds they could travel.
@FarahAbdul
2 жыл бұрын
Looking on the good side technology has improved our lives a little bit where you can see your family everyday through the lens of your telephone camera and you can scroll down your screen for loads even though they're paying next to nothing. That telephone camera was not possible in 2003 when I start trucking. 😂😂😂😂
@davewait6469
Жыл бұрын
WHUT. A. GRET. VIDEO. YAAA. WE. ALL. REALLY. CAN. STILL. RELATE. Washington State. Thanks. For. Sharing !!!
@adamsbackcountryliving
2 жыл бұрын
That's a sweet old pet
@joewebb4836
Жыл бұрын
Love the 70's sideburns.
@montanamornings8526
Жыл бұрын
I started in trucking in early 70s hauling lumber and other flatbed loads out of Oregon.
@michaelofminsk8951
Жыл бұрын
Good video. United we strong. If alone and individualistic - be ready to freeze and starve to death alone, to be fooled, mocked and abused by *** corporations and other "shepherds"
@gatormangrove3129
Жыл бұрын
Back in the Era of "White Cross" and coffee.
@JohnNorris411
Жыл бұрын
Notice how much slower people talked in the 70's? They did not rush their speech and seemed to think about what they were saying as they spoke. Now people talk super fast trying to get their idea out as fast as possible, just spewing words often without thought.
@alouisschafer7212
Жыл бұрын
People talking in KZitem Shorts or TikTok Videos should like shizos that belong in a psychiatric clinic! Im done with this madhouse! If I could I would throw my phone into a river.
@scottpool4777
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that was a good old days but 75 or 76 now it’s just yeah but I remember in my memory is locked up in my heart this is it
@JMazzaTaz
Жыл бұрын
Kinda strange to hear them talk about how powerful the Teamsters Union was at the time. I’m not sure when, in 1976, that this was filmed, but Jimmy Hoffa went missing in July of 1975. I wonder if these guys had any knowledge of that when this was filmed. If they did, them or the editors were careful to not mention it at the time, lol
@SAMPLETEXT285
Жыл бұрын
i cant be the only one who muted the audio on this and played East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed at full volume right?
@BB_55
Жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered how these guys navigated efficiently and accurately without modern GPS. Anyone who trucked in that era have an answer? Thanks
@Sammydx1
Жыл бұрын
Paper maps
@mattm.5436
Жыл бұрын
Forrst you are quite obviously a little boy who grew up in your coddled little computer world so it wouldn’t have dawned on you that actual hand help paper maps would have been used-Because you grew just little the other little s hit stains of your little era thinking that the whole entire world started when you were born.
@igorluiz9551
Жыл бұрын
I wasn't a truck from that era but I'm old enough to have travelled using maps. It's not that hard, you have have to write or memorize the major junctions and the city order your are going to
@trickolas78
Жыл бұрын
All the truckers in the picture were clean shaven and handsome. America had higher standards back then
@bonzie321
Жыл бұрын
Yep. We all knew back then already the future was gonna suck.
@72whoosh
Жыл бұрын
How it used to be👍🏼 Wish it was more like that now Same here in the UK,the jobs fxxxxd🤦🏻♂️🇬🇧
@michaelmoran3372
Жыл бұрын
It’s fascinating how, in the 1970s, truckers were viewed as hard-working supermen building the greatness of America through their sheer muscle power and will. Today they are reviled as grim reapers who are destroying the climate of the earth through their poison-emitting death machines. Man, how times change!
@OSheaShenanigans
Жыл бұрын
Love the part where he calls his wife from a pay phone! The good ole days
@hansmueller3029
Жыл бұрын
Loved that white over dark green Transtar they snuck in low
@michaelg1060
Жыл бұрын
Hey Carolina, but these old boys was talking how tough it was even back in '76. I always stayed local, and then drove dumps hauling asphalt and also Ready Mix...home every night and let the company pay for the fuel. They can't be making no kind of living today, how about it?
@Wren02
13 күн бұрын
This is the era I wanted but I was born 50 years to late 😢
@orion8
Жыл бұрын
It is just old golden history, as truck models got changed, people changed and routes got more developed and complicated, being operated by google)))
@seanwatts8342
Жыл бұрын
I was a kid and vaguely recall 1976 but I DO NOT remember sideburns like that.
@jackrambo1999
2 жыл бұрын
Jeeney mac this was the golden era they say to be a trucker but yet they still couldnt make much out of it. One step away from homelessness. Now is the golden era for truckin money wise! #KEEPONTRUCKIN
@mikewatte4478
2 жыл бұрын
Right now Are u nuts
@jackrambo1999
2 жыл бұрын
@@mikewatte4478 no, just stoned!
@franceliakarle_1
2 жыл бұрын
Hello jack how are you doing today?
@mikeroberts5646
Жыл бұрын
Look everybody’s happy having fun Laughing,when do you see people laughing now
@WilC379
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to know even back when truckers were "professional drivers" the DOT was still shaking them down. Some things never change. I wonder how they're going to make up all that lost revenue when trucks are all driverless.
@reevertransport3979
2 жыл бұрын
They'll go after the carriers for the revenue some how.
@davestewart2067
Жыл бұрын
“Driverless”. that can never happen too many unforeseen circumstances. Maybe some electric rigs for short runs
@kerstas10
Жыл бұрын
@@davestewart2067 there are already food couries, full electric mini cars driving around in the cities. For big trucks, maybe in 2040, you will see some, but it will be for easy routes.
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