Cannonball The Runaway Truck 1958. Two truckers find adventure as they haul cargo. Keep On Truckin'

The Cannonball TV series follows the adventures of Mike Malone, nicknamed Cannonball (Paul Birch), and Jerry Austin (William Campbell), two truckers hauling for Toronto-based C&A Transport Company Ltd. Their truck is a GMC Model 950 Cab Over diesel tractor. In this television episode some hijackers figure they can hijack Cannonball's truck. They should know better than to mess with these truckers. The supporting cast includes Beth Lockerbie as Mary Malone, Mike's wife, Beth Morris as Ginny Malone, and Steve Barringer as Butch Malone. Howard Milsom appears as C&A Transport Company Ltd.'s dispatcher Harry Butler. This episode also includes Carelton G. Young, Ann Doran, Stafford Repp, Eddie Little, Isabelle Dwan, Alan Dinehart, and Joan Young. Air Date: October 6, 1958. Transferred from 16mm b-w film.

[@andyharman3022]

Remember when every man who did a job and took it seriously was worthy of respect? I do. Barely.

[@brustar5152]

Spring brakes were originally designed in 1956 but didn't get installed on all trucks until well into the 60's. This film made the most of that with Jerry cutting the airbrake hose.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Thanks for clarifying this.

[@threynolds2]

Did these trucks have electric horns and no air horns?

[@derekwalker4622]

Never heard of this show until tonight. I was a trucker for over 25 years, and my dad was one too. Glad to have found this gem of a show.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sporty1701]

I was 7 years old when I first saw this episode...I absolutely LOVED this show, and watched faithfully every week! Have had a life long love of cabover trucks, and the GMC Cannonball is still my favorite. I'll be 74 in a couple months, and I consider this to be a GREAT birthday present...THANKS!!!

[@samhill5231]

I was 6 years old when this was made and obviously can't remember the episode(s) but I did watch the show religiously. As an aside, I made my career driving a truck for many years until I retired a little over ten years ago.

[@JohnReitz-ps2ct]

Incredible how after 65 years I remember the theme song.

[@user-cn6cw6os3s]

Last time I saw an episode of this I was seven! I'm 71 now.

[@flick22601]

I loved this show as a kid. Can't believe how corny it was.

[@georgestringam689]

I watched this when I was a kid but I was bitten by the truck bug long before that. But I ended up making a diversion in my goals; I ended up fixing trucks more than driving them. I actually get a kick out of the lines in this series. I remember on one where Mike was asked where he was from and he responded with, "Tor-on-To." To anyone familiar with Toronto the first reaction was: "No you're not; a real Torontonian is from "Torranna." Interesting that I'm not from that area but instead from a cattle ranch west of Sweetgrass, MT, but I met a lot of people from Torranna...

[@peteglen-hc2gk]

Haven't finished watching yet, but WOW! Clean-cut truckers in uniforms and hats and no FLIP FLOPS! And they speak English too! My how times have changed.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

Yeah how the times have changed since I got into this rackett in 1995

[@dfaro8453]

😅 you’re funny. Clean cuts 😅 almost every men has a beard now.

[@middleclassretiree]

I got in back in 1980 yes things have gone downhill but the living drivers made in the 50’s still left a lot to be desired and things didn’t start getting good until the late 60’s when jimmy Hoffa sr got the master freight agreement, my family has been in trucking since there were horses pulling wagons and this is just pure Hollywood

[@bloqk16]

Say! The seated guy at 2:09 is actor Stafford Repp, better known for his portrayal of Police Chief O'Hara on the 1960s "Batman" TV series.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Sure is!

[@thebrinx9632]

O.K., I'm watching this going "who the hell is that guy?" Great actor that Mr. Repp

[@scudfarcus4343]

Why, yes it is! "Me men are clever, goodness knows, but where the human brain is concerned, they're just not equipped" -- Chief O'Hara

[@georgeperkins4171]

Then why didn't he say "saints be praised!"

[@vendingdudes]

Before he was The Squire of Gothos, before he was Commander Koloth, he was a truck driver. RIP William Campbell

[@luisreyes1963]

I did not know that. Thanks for the info.

[@brunobandiera2062]

LOVED this show when I was a kid in the 50's, I wanted so bad to become a pro driver, to the dismay of my middle-class university-track parents. Finally realized my dream age 52, but bus not trucks...

[@BigLisaFan]

I watched this show too. Got my ACZ licence at 62 and out in the road. Should have done it sooner.

[@fredrickmarsiello4395]

I remember watching this as a child.

[@eutimiochavez415]

Those were great time s when trucker were truckers ❤❤❤❤

[@MoviecraftInc]

You got that right

[@shellyweiers121]

Absolutely 💯 right ✅

[@user-mk7qq8rz1m]

I'm 73 years old Born and raised in Portland Oregon Period I have never heard of this program before I happen to have a VPN that's turned on to Canada this the only reason that I caught this I thoroughly enjoyed it The old GMC with barely enough room for a sleeper and to listen to The Sound of that Detroit Diesel Human was a Real treat I Hope to Find this again Thank You very much Yes I enjoyed it More than I can say C](:>)-[❤#=]

[@threynolds2]

This is available on KZbin no matter where you are. I'm watching in Tennessee without a VPN.

[@jimsage1043]

I don't remember this show but I always wanted to be a truckdriver. Graduateed in 71. Could've went to college on a free ride but I was on the road by 1975. Saw most of this beautiful country before having to hang it up in my early 50s due to health reasons. I sure do miss it.

[@blueskymut]

Hey Trucker! I was on the road at that same time only I was a 12 year old kid running with my Dad. He bought his first truck in 73. Some of the best times of my life! We might have crossed paths out there! God Bless!

[@jimsage1043]

@@blueskymut 70s and 80s were some good times on the road. I took my kids along once in a while too! I'm glad you got to experience that!

[@middleclassretiree]

Sounds like I took the same path as you, thank goodness I had my Teamsters’s pension to fall back on when I had to turn in my keys, I miss the driving but am glad to be out of the industry

[@dareisnogod5711]

👎🐒 You would not have lasted in college for more than 1 semester. You don't know elementary school level English grammar. Example : " Could've WENT to college..." CORRECT : Could've GONE to... Being a truck driver was the best thing you could have done, for yourself & the country.

[@williamgibb5557]

Many episodes I don't remember as I was born 1953, but the episode when they transported a person in an iron lung and the helper had to manually pump the lung to help the patient breathe. Great show along with others like Sky King and Rescue 8. Ah, the great years!

[@butchs6099]

Can remember the theme song and watching the show but don't remember the episodes. I was born in '54, my dad was a trucker all of his life before and after WWII. Can remember spending Christmas eve in a motel in Mansfield OH one year. Mom and I followed dad in the car on a relay run from Chicago. Dad was a driver for Eastern Motor Express for a while. Dad went on to be an owner/operator after and my older brother and I followed the family tradition. I'm retired now after 43 years of it. Of course dad and brother are gone. This movie takes me back. I think when I was born they stuck a truck steering wheel in my mouth. These days I sit at the table building truck model kits. Something to do!

[@MoviecraftInc]

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@engste678]

This played in Britain, early 70's.. I've been a driver 30 odd years now ! 😂

[@jamesyoung448]

Loved this show when I was a kid my grand father drove trucks and taught me how to drive them,and "cannonball was one of his favorite TV shows and was also his CB handle. I retired last year after 42 years of driving.

[@thebrinx9632]

Great old show, a forerunner to the 70's Movin' On...thanks for posting!

[@1957rickster]

My thoughts exactly,

[@thebrinx9632]

@@1957rickster Thanks rickster...I was afraid I was sticking my neck out too far on that, thanks for having my "6"

[@jamesstephenpeyton3305]

All Canadian. We are still like this.

[@ypaulbrown]

I loved this show as a kid when it was in first runs, we had a truck terminal, about 10 doors that was a 1/4 mile down the road from where I lived on a residential street, they used the GMC cabovers, I would stand in the yard as they drove by and pump my arm to beat the band to get them to blow their horn....and it always worked, amazing what a 7 year old kid can get a trucker to do....the terminal is still there all these 65 years later, but now is just some sort of storage area for used appliances.....but we sure have a ton of terminals in the Orlando, Florida area....thanks for sharing....Paul

[@MoviecraftInc]

And back at ya...Thanks for sharing too!

[@allenmurray7893]

Used to love thos show when I was a kid growing up. Still a great show.

[@nathanmeece9794]

Love the old GMC cabover truck tractor

[@railracer]

I'm 70 now and would you believe we got this programme in England, remember it well especially the theme tune and the GMC truck. I would guess it was shown in the early sixties. Cannonball.....

[@cedarcam]

It must of been early 60's over here yes. I watched it when a kid still remember the song and truck which I think Matchbox made a model of but I never got one.

[@cedarcam]

Just read another post it was Dinky who made it

[@johncantwell8216]

I watched the British film "Hell Drivers" with Stanley Baker and Sean Connery a few years back. I think it was from the same year as this one. It sure had some great action sequences!

[@cedarcam]

@@johncantwell8216 Love that film. I found it on here not long ago and the posts had some interesting comments about where it was made and whose company the lorries came from.

[@threynolds2]

@@cedarcam Matchbox made the mid-60s GMC cab forward with two bottom dump trailers.

[@craigjorgensen4637]

This is a show I have no memory of!

[@chriswright2250]

My Grandfather was a TEAMSTER back in the 50s. He drove for White Motors in NJ.

[@richardwarren7492]

Love the closing theme as the road sign says Ventura Blvd and Topanga Canyon Blvd. Ooopsssss! Great show enjoyed it as a kid. 75 years old and still fun to watch.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Classic

[@robertpapps3618]

One of my favorite shows when I was a kid.

[@johnsullivan6203]

I remember this show from many years back and this is the first time I have seen in decades. I even sang along with the theme song.

[@grahamsouthamn9798]

I am from Australia and this takes me back to my kid days My family loved this show watched it every week. Thanks

[@MoviecraftInc]

Our pleasure!

[@ypaulbrown]

fantastic.....me too

[@paultanker5606]

G'day to you! I am now 74 used to watch it as a Kid back in England in the 50s,thanks for the great memories ! Perth Western Aust!

[@MoviecraftInc]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@eddiea1213]

Watched weekly as a kid

[@joewalton5636]

me too

[@user-qr5gd3co5s]

You know i Bet it was A great time to be alive. No drugs no gang's. Just the Mob and I'll take that any day

[@dennispoledna2438]

I'm in my late seventies. There were drugs, and gangs and muggings aplenty. There was also polio, tuberculosis, ringworm, race discrimination, the recession of 1957, the threat of total nuclear war, and insane amounts of suspicion about who in the neighborhood might be a "Red." Make the best of today: it's all we have.

[@judithtichy8478]

In another episode the drivers help the police break up a pep pill gang.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Notice in the closing credits of "Cannonball" you can see California road signs at 25:34 such as US 101 and Ventura Blvd (left and right of the trailer).

[@scudfarcus4343]

And notice how empty the California freeway was back then; absolute heaven @

[@pibble3962]

Good wholesome entertainment.

[@higgs923]

Well caught! I'm old enough to have seen these shows as a child in glorious black-and-white. Heck, I'm old enough to remember watching Kukla, Fran and Ollie on the tiny round screen of the only television in the neighborhood. The set belonged to a neighbor who was kind enough to let a dozen or so of us kids come in and sit on the living room floor to watch the show.

[@chiefvilla3167]

I remember watching that I was a young kid. Made Me Love trucks. Northern Cal. Lake 80s I became a truck driver. At the age of 8 I was driving trucks on a farm. Yes I became a truck driver. 2024 still have a CDL. Cannonball Cannonball adley. Jimmy with a 218 Detroit.. great show.👍🏼🤙🏽🤟🏽😊😎🌉🚛 I hauled Lumber. Walking floors from Mills flatbed doubles transfer trucks dump trucks end dumps mixers Ed powder Matic trailers yes even a reefer once. Big wheels Rollin Movin On sound familiar BJ and the bear sound familiar. The good old days😢😊😎✌🏽🙋🏽‍♂️🙏🏽

[@MoviecraftInc]

Thanks for sharing!

[@georgeperkins4171]

The load is so important, they probably got a whole 5 cents a mile.

[@boblister665]

Sceamin Jimmy 671 what a sweet sounding motor

[@georgerenton965]

4-71.

[@boblister665]

@@georgerenton965 still the same sweet sound. My brother has a 671 in his lobster boat his other boat had a 471. Just basic reliability

[@noblejackson5229]

The first highway scene when they started going upgrade gave it away. There is no other sound in the world like a Detroit screaming for more. I wonder where they hid the oil drum inside the cab? I'm also trying to figure out if the trailer was a Brown?

[@frdjr2527]

Watched this show on Channel 5 in New York. First time I'd seen "Cannonball" since around 1960. I remember this episode vividly.

[@MoviecraftInc]

You have a great memory!

[@frdjr2527]

@@MoviecraftInc Thank you! "Cannonball" didn't air in the US until after it finished it's run in Canada. This episode is the one that stands out to me.

[@user-xy2bc9ms2c]

My first time seeing this show, what a nice show to watch, and boy .. !! .. have things changed! Thanks for sharing this and I'll look for more in the future. :^)

[@scudfarcus4343]

As a kid, I had a scale toy truck similar to this rig. The tractor was exactly the same; GMC Cannonball single screw painted red but with McClean Trucking markings. The trailer was tandem axle, and had a metal floor part painted black with a gray plastic exterior post van body also with McClean Trucking markings. I believe it was approximately 1/43rd scale and looked very realistic. I seem to remember it was make by Dinky, which I think was an English company that made very nice scale die cast cars and trucks. I wish I still had it.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Great story. It probably looked like this toy truck here: www.trains.com/mrr/how-to/build-model-railroad/materials-list-for-ho-scale-sylvan-gmc-cannonball-detailing-project/

[@scudfarcus4343]

@@MoviecraftInc It looked very similar to the one in your link, but that is an HO scale (1/87th) whereas mine was 1/43rd (about twice the size). Also, mine had disc type wheels like the one in the TV show, whereas the truck in your link has spoke wheels.

[@MoviecraftInc]

And...even found a KZbin on a GMC Cannonball restoration! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGXOq6yBfr2rqc0

[@scudfarcus4343]

@@MoviecraftInc Yes! That's it, exactly. Thanks!

[@Brill39e]

…. still got mine .. Dinky Supertoy …

[@danielfantino1714]

Never see that before. Good ol´ Detroit diesel sound. Thanks from Montréal 😊

[@MoviecraftInc]

Our pleasure!

[@coldlakealta4043]

Canadian here. I remember this like it was yesterday - one of the few shows the Dad and the kids watched together on our crappy little black and white TV. It was nice hearing Canadian references, too.

[@kenh3344]

Well, well , well , never ever i thought that i would see this again. Great in its day. Now i can reminisce . Nice one thank you. 😊

[@MoviecraftInc]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@user-ui5eg3xp5f]

Don’t you be gettin any bright ideas 💡 🤣. Great dialogue. Btw. You can’t have anything close to a conversation in the cab of that ole gmc. Hard hat and earplugs just to drive it.

[@rjl110919581]

THANK YOU FOR OLD SHOW USED ON TV

[@kennethbrewer1743]

My dad helped build the truck in Pontiac Michigan, gm truck and coach

[@kellykonoske91]

Spring brakes lock up when the air is cut off though... They didnt know everything I guess. Ha!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

That was before the piggybacks. Just diagramfram jobs and if the air was gone, so was the emergency circuit. Then it was ROLL ON BUDDY! No 2 circuit job. That's when you could bleed the air off the trailer tank and the brakes would release. Been there and done that.

[@scudfarcus4343]

What Lewie said. Back then, air brakes were a lot simpler; single chambers with no spring.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@scudfarcus4343 I was there with some of the old ones. Always had that in the back of my mind and wasn't scared to gear down.

[@joecummings1260]

@@lewiemcneely9143 Most of the times the trailers didn't hold air overnight lol. You better charge them with air before you backed under them or you could break the legs. Although not having spring brakes made it easy when you had to pull or push them to start them. I knew one guy with dumps and he was too cheap to buy batteries, so every night he parked them on a hill.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@joecummings1260 I was driving a mixer during the day and the crusher was working 16 hour days having a 500 ton a day contract on a big job for 3/4 concrete stone and after the concrete was over I drove a boulder hauler till they'd quit. Every truck they had were old mixers with boulder beds and every one had to be pushed off. I've herded a lot of stuff that was that way. Graders on dam jobs especially. And trailers and road trucks too. Lots of tightwads on this earth. Blessings 2 U, Joe!

[@luisreyes1963]

One of the few Canadian shows syndicated in that time. Cannonball was literally an early version of the short-lived 70's series Movin' On. 🚚

[@kevinkwiatkowski7197]

His wife is a quality.woman, she helps her man not disrespect him, today's woman I prefer stay away, at least.he can live in nice house whereas today barely afford live in a tent

[@12345682900]

Wow..... I've never seen nor heard of this show before!

[@user-qb8wb5wx5w]

Holy Shit,,,,His Missus Was A Diamond,,,,She Could De-Stress Any Wagon Driver With A Go Do Attitude Like That,,,When Your Tramping All Week,,, Its The Last Thing U Want Is A Nagging Wife To Come Home To😉❤

[@kurt-foster5925]

what a turkey!

[@paladinjustice6391]

Very good. Post some more. Thanks.

[@MoviecraftInc]

I believe this is the only episode we have, but we will keep looking for more.

[@aspiceronni4462]

I load trucks. Its crazy that door latches haven't evolved to this day.

[@bloqk16]

I wonder if the budget for this TV show was so slim that they could not even afford a padlock for that door latch.

[@gregoryj.m.8985]

@@bloqk16 a padlock could be opened and relocked enroute....cargo trailers that crossed state lines were sealed.....the seals were stamped with numbers....and the seal numbers were entered on the manifest....if the seal was not intact upon arriving at the destination....the Driver would be in serious trouble...and if cargo was missing...that would be a federal rap....crimes involving Interstate commerce .....thats why the big deal was made about the breaking of the seal in the show.....the seal is still used to this day.

[@Colorado_Native]

Somebody got it right the first time? Crazy. Never heard of this program before. Will watch more.

[@ssbn6175]

Pretty sure that's a '58 Chrysler, and definitely not anywhere near Buffalo lol.

[@CycolacFan]

Yep ‘58 New Yorker.

[@arman6119]

was just thinking of this show the other day and why its never on other channels....watched it every week as a kid......thanks for posting

[@MoviecraftInc]

You're welcome!

[@bloqk16]

Sadly, some TV shows from the 1950s, the physical film stock for those shows disappeared due to: - Film copies got worn out. - Deteriorated from improper storage. - Or being selfishly hoarded. One documented case of a short-lived TV series nearly fading away was the 1964 show "My Living Doll," starring Julie Newmar and Bob Cummings. The film master prints of all 26 episodes were destroyed in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Fortunately, according to some online sources, 12 episodes were salvaged from various sources and were released for sale on DVDs.

[@mikevaughan4594]

Wow cafes open 24 hours !! The got a job to make it 6 hours now ... All day breakfasts àn hour after lunch time closed !lol😅

[@charlesgilbert5682]

Ann Doran plays Mary in this episode. I'm use to seeing Beth Lockerbie in the role as Mike's wife.

[@scudfarcus4343]

That was his "other" wife. Back then, a lot of truckers had more than one wife who thought they were the only one. 😅

[@jonnybalz]

The black and white version of moving on.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

you are right about that 1

[@richardrice8076]

9:06 listen to that Detroit hum, when trucks sounded like trucks.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

6-71 most likely.

[@georgerenton965]

4-71

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@georgerenton965 Coud be.

[@davelovell7705]

@@lewiemcneely9143 4 cylinders 71 cubic inches of displacement per cylinder. Not likely that this engine was used in a truck. but was used in industrial equipment. When I started driving in the mid 70s 8V71s and later 8V 92s were fairly popular. While these things may sound neat on a TV show, believe me, you would not want to listen to that racket all day long Personal opinion, been there, done that.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@davelovell7705 I've listened to 2-cycles MANY a long day from a 6-71 in a mixer, a 4-71 in a grader and loader, a 3-71 and 4-71 in draglines, 2-71's in screenss and smaller draglines and 12=71's in rock trucks and pans. Everything but a V-8 and even one of them in an old Schramm well drill. I know there have been more but those are the ones that stand out. Over 50 years of driving and operating get you around a lot of rigs. And NO, I still can't hear!

[@crushingvanessa3277]

I wonder if you could even hold a conversation in a GMC Cannonball. I don't think they were that quiet.

[@1208bug]

More please!

[@beatlejim64]

I used to watch this when I was a kid...

[@WAL_DC-6B]

I wonder what the food was like at a typical Canadian truck-stop back in the late 1950s.

[@JackF99]

Coffee, pie, donuts, shakes, hamburgers, fried chicken, bologna on white bread sandwiches. Super healthy.

[@wynottgivemore9274]

It was I must assume homemade or at least made at the diner from real cows not in a factory from paste😑

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@wynottgivemore9274 I talked to a retired truck driver who drove his rig back in the 1950s in the U.S. I asked him "how was the food at the truck stops back then?" He responded with one word, "GREASY!"

[@wynottgivemore9274]

@@WAL_DC-6B good grease is great! From the cow if you know what i mean, not sunflowers

[@user-mk7qq8rz1m]

Well now we know of 2 things hot coffee and pot roast LOL

[@slopoke750]

I used to slide down the rail at grandmas house. 16 ft ceilings.

[@jimmieblue6262]

Clean TV when men were men and women were women and children was polite.

[@kenschmidt6522]

If he ripped out thr air line the brakes would be locked up and the truck wouldn't move.

[@ypaulbrown]

Ironically, if you rip the air line off, the brakes come on.... as air brakes work opposite of hydraulic, the pressure keeps the shoes off the drum, release pressure, and they contact the drums.......but still a great show...

[@MoviecraftInc]

Great point on the brakes. I guess the writers didn't figure anyone would notice.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@MoviecraftInc On those old ones as soon as the pressure was gone on the trailer the emergency would release and there'd be none. On the O L D ones. NO piggyback chambers with springs. Just singles.

[@clydemilner9166]

Those were the days before maxi brakes. Maxi brakes are spring applied safety brakes. You have to have air pressure to release them. Lose air and they come on. These old trucks had a from brake on the driveshaft that was hand applied. Neither system will stop a loaded truck at highway speed.

[@clydemilner9166]

Maxi’s will stop the truck eventually.

[@scudfarcus4343]

Actually, maxi's will lock the wheels at any speed if the brakes are in proper condition. That's what causes most of those skid marks on the highway; a sudden catastrophic loss of air pressure.

[@RaymondFunnell-bs1wl]

With Paul Birch and a very young William Campbell

[@user-qc5mz8fc7x]

I have noticed that there has been about 8 months of almost continuous rain and am expecting the next four months to be of bad weather and winter sets in again

[@threesisterstrucking8044]

Same then as now,dont make personal plans

[@gcfifthgear]

It may have been the first-ever episode, since later episodes show "C & A Transport"--and the closing credits show different vehicles than the ones shown here (one of them may have been a '54 Monarch and another one looks like a '58 Dodge Custom Royal). Other episodes show Canadian Pontiacs (a '57 Pathfinder and a '59 Strato-Chief), two models never sold in the U. S.

[@paulbranham]

Great catch! Thanks for identifying those vehicles. I found a review of the first show in the 10-8-58 edition of the Toronto Star. The plot matches this film exactly. However, the review specifically mentions the Canadian actors Lockerbie, Morris, Barringer, and Milsom playing the roles that they would play throughout the series. So I would theorize that what we have here is a pilot, shot in SoCal, with American actors Ann Doran, Joan Young, Eddie Little, and Stafford Repp. Then, when full production commenced in Canada, the pilot was re-shot with the Canadian actors and used as Episode 1 of the series. I wonder if the real episode 1 would even exist anymore. It seems there are only a handful of episodes available. But I have no idea if that's because that's all that exist or if it's just that no one has cared enough to digitize and post them?

[@MoviecraftInc]

Great information about the episode. It certainly would be interesting if there was an alternate version of Runaway Truck. Unfortunately, episodes on film are very rare so unless the episode turn ups, we will have to keep guessing.

[@kenh3344]

This is Canada? Not usa.

[@gcfifthgear]

@@kenh3344 The opening scene at the start of this episode displays the title 'TORONTO' at 0:56

[@kenh3344]

​@@gcfifthgearwell that's what I said Canada? Or am I wrong . I'm English . I thought Toronto was in Canada ?? Great series though when tv was worth watching? 😊

[@donjulio4025]

why two drivers when there isn't a sleeper to rest in

[@chesterproudfoot9864]

Old time Canadian show, nice!

[@scudfarcus4343]

It was not a Canadian show.

[@chesterproudfoot9864]

@@scudfarcus4343 Yes it was. Google is your friend. 🙄

[@scudfarcus4343]

@@chesterproudfoot9864 It was produced by an American company, a British company and a Canadian company, and the Canadian company was owned by the American company, the main stars were American and a significant portion of the exterior scenes were filmed in the U.S. So, it was more non-Canadian than Canadian. But, of course, feel free to call it whatever you want.

[@CHRIST_IS_KING365]

Wonderful story.

[@MoviecraftInc]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@moxiejim8495]

I remember that show

[@user-ge7zf6fo1m]

En Monterrey nuevo León en 1959 yo miraba ese programa mi padre en esos años trabajaba de trailero

[@paulbranham]

I notice the Malone family are played by different actors than in the other episodes available online. I wonder if this might be a (possibly unaired) pilot???

[@MoviecraftInc]

As some other comments seem to indicate, that is an possibility.

[@robertlong7033]

Neither Birch nor Campbell actually drove the truck. Couldn't figure out if that was an old 220 Cummins or 238 Jimmy in it.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Maybe both. Sure sounded like both at the start and Jimmy on out in it.

[@strobx1]

Detroit

[@Mariazellerbahn]

This was an early ITC series for the Canadian market. About time the series was given a DVD release. I don't recall the trucking company being Canadian Transport though ... I only recall it being C&A Transport. Maybe different footage for different markets ????

[@davelovell7705]

Fictional company. The show was filmed in and around the Bolton, Milton area outside of Toronto Ontario. Entertaining I suppose, but does not even remotely represent the real world of transportation.

[@tpe54]

No Canadian accents? No route 22 east of Buffalo. LOL My eyebrow is raised.....🤔

[@ronkuzyk3836]

I get that he might not have had spring breaks to be applied in the event of an air loss, BUT how did he get stopped then? Trailer brakes? Did not see him use a runaway lane.

[@vegasrider2246]

Hollywood can glorify anything. Even being a trucker. Lol

[@Fred-mp1vf]

19:37 "Oblivion is the price of perfidy (deceitfulness)" i.e. The wages of sin is death. -Romans 6 :23

[@20alphabet]

Back when America was great, and truckers were the knights of the road... unlike today.

[@sid7088]

Canadian show.

[@bigredc222]

There's has only ever been four years when America was not great.

[@RC-Flight]

So what’s wrong with truckers today?

[@RC-Flight]

@@bigredc222oh your talking about about the four Trump years huh!

[@scudfarcus4343]

​@@RC-FlightA lot of them today were born in 3rd world countries and have totally different values.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

They sure made some corny movies back in the 50's. Stop the world, I want to get off & go live back then! 😎

[@Fred-mp1vf]

There's a tremendous amount of good in the world today, if you look for it. Yes, there's more evil, but there is also more righteousness on earth today than ever before. And it will continue to increase. See 1 Nephi chapter 22 in The Book of Mormon - Another Testament of Jesus Christ. We just need to decide which side we want to be on.

[@jamesboardman7048]

I can see why his co driver rented a room from him, the girls a hottie

[@BigLisaFan]

No comparing the highway tractors of today to what they were driving back then. Air, automated transmissions, room to walk in the tractor, full size bunks, refrigerator, 120 volt electricity. I even have a flat screen tv/dvd player. Almost like being at home.

[@abellaexpress9978]

Where are there are now That 1958 G.M.C.Cannonball

[@MoviecraftInc]

Probably where most of the 1958 GMC's are, gone, junked, and the metal reused for toasters and such (or maybe another GMC Truck). 😊

[@abellaexpress9978]

@@MoviecraftInc if that G.M.C Truck if a Live and display in Museum More people 2 say

[@tomhowe1510]

Why dint Jerry just take It himself?

[@markfierke8565]

6-71?

[@ScurvyStreetDog]

You can't get a woman like that anymore. Or a truck like that either.

[@jks3849]

Generic Made Chevy GMC today is just a shell of its old self

[@martinleavitt6094]

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