My old man was owner operator in 77... No disrespect to the passing of Carter but he killed the owner operators when he deregulated trucking. But my job was to polish the fuel tanks, rims and bumper and make sure the belts, binder and chains were put away neatly. ..lol

One of my earliest clear memories was of my father installing CB Radios for truckers. Guaranteed to work in any weather conditions. Just don't mess with them! He'd say😂 hands off any problem I'll fix it not you!

Mercy

Women's lib ruined everything!

That sound never gets old. I'm nearing retirement and the sounds of the 2 strokes takes me back to the beginning. Ty ever so much for sharing this with us 👍🇨🇦🔧

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Leaving is hard, but when you get rolling and out on the road there’s no other feeling like it!!

Now ya have a damn camera looking at you going down the road!! I got into trucking in 1999 because I was tired of someone looking over my shoulder… I’m starting with a company that has an outward facing camera only! That I can deal with

Not a single flip flop wearing, or tracksuit wearing, or head wrapping non-English speaking foreigner in sight!! Those were the days!!!

Can anyone tell me the title of the steel guitar track playing right at the beginning, please?

My Grandfather drove for Indian country out of NY for over 20 years, My father drove for Yellow for 32 years. I Spent a lot years riding with My Uncle who was an owner operator for Penns best, Lumped a lot of trailers and learned a lot about the open road and life in those years.. Good memories

Man I wish I was born way earlier so I could have driven then

Ahhhhhhh……….lumper fees……….second biggest waste of money next to a politician’s salary, lol!

Man, I could watch the end of this over and over. Back when all the truckers would congregate in the truck stop restaurants have a good meal, coffee, socialize and flirt with the waitress. Imagine all the cool cabovers parked out in that parking lot! You guys may be gone now but you're not forgotten.

these folks put the new breed of drivers to shame

Who remembers the bars that where at truck stops and some dude selling 8 balls to truckers at every truck stop usually was associated with the KKK as well.

This would be from the early 1970's... not the "80s.

These people deserve a monument in Washington DC.

Glory days

I remember Keaton Truck Lines when I was a kid.

Back in the day when cabovers were common here in the USA🇺🇸

Almost brought me to tears. God how I miss those days , the real drivers, the equipment. Everything. What the hell happened. God do I feel old and low...Thank you for sharing my old life ! Thank you very much! Keep the shiney side up and the dirty side down. We're clear.

Indeed says we’d be an awesome fit and I’m very interested. These trucks are beautiful! I’m still a freshman but im a fast learner. I’ve got you guys in my sights! 💪🏽😎

This is amazing that after so many years I show up in a video that was taken in the 70s that's me with the fuzzy hair ,cool glasses and mustache mid 20s,I'm 72 now 😎 😀 😄

80,000 ain’t nothing in this day an age of time.

Everybody has to pay their dues when they start out driving.

80K a year is a joke. you can make that mowing grass and sleep in your own bed and no real worry about dying. Its no wonder no one wants to drive anymore. pay is stagnant for truck drivers. they use to make the same as a doctor.

Oooooo yeah

Can tell by the way you speak about yourself and your family. That your a genuine guy and care about what you do sir. I'll be attending orientation Aug 8th. Hope to have the chance to work with you.

Wow at the end… is that what diners at truck stops used to look like? I see what ya’ll mean when you say it was a brotherhood, wish i could’ve been apart of it

I bought that truck

This is when I came up around trucking. My dad was leased on to Carolina Western in Clover SC. He only ran out to CA & back. Lotta black coffee & black smoke! I was 14yrs old when dad let me drive his new Mack 1st time on the Hwy. But I'd done everything but actually go down the hwy up to that point! It was a great time back then, probably the best to. Oh yea, the last song starts with Hank Williams, but the 2nd part is actually Leon Russell.

im coming for leydi lol

is she still a field coordinator? been years since i was down in odessa

The lady driver looks like Jocko Willink.

Wait... what did you say? Come again? Huh?

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Happy we found you Brother! Subscribed! Cheers

Check your brakes, and you're load,

1980s trucking. The era of booger sugar and loose logs. Gotta get those miles in.

What the hell happened to our beautiful industry??answer Government the root of all kinds of evil 10-4? Nuttin but nut cases out here now...God I miss the good old days..I'll be parking this big hole peterbilt for good soon catch y'all on the other side.we had a creed ain't like that now.

45 years and now I'm scared to death of the ifiots they allow behind the wheel today.i just sit back and watch em all crash n burn

BULL NULLIURNS,, straight up stone, clip & jibbin stib blibbies 🤠😝✌️,, big ol DIESEL NALLIURNS , COME ON 🤠😝

How does it all get there NALLIERS,, bull nulliurns stib blibbies,, come on 🤠😝✌️

So much of America has changed.

I really love the video, but I have to say it makes me sad and a little lonesome, I've forgot who I am, but I still remember how I grew up and what I was lucky enough to get to do, I was very fortunate indeed for the trucks I got to drive and the life I came to live, someone told me once, they thought I was a pretty good diesel mechanic, I answered, with pride, no I'm just another truck driver trying to be a good hand,and I'm glad to have gotten the chance, I've lost some things in my life that ill never get back, but I'll never lose the ride, it might be over, but it will never be forgotten or gone, and that's a good copy, 10-10,ill catch you again, beep,beep.....

Theyve always screwed us, screwin us worse today. Damn scale houses ate just theives with a badge today

He was like a family to me and a brother in Christ glad to have been with him when they maid the film love all the family Demry

Back when America was free, and white people didn't cower to political correctness and the race card.

steel cowboys