History of Sterling Trucks | Truck History Episode 11

[@edwu8253]

I still have a little hope that Ford heavy duty trucks will make a comeback. I miss the Louisville & LTL models

[@razor3106]

They are making a comeback in Europe with the Ford F-Max.

[@bomguy999999]

A little cabover 9000 action!

[@coreyspence418]

Yes they were grate trucks simple but nice would love to see them come back as well

[@bentrembath5580]

Ed Wu I like convoy the children at forward auction in the FordI like Ford Ranger is tough heavy Judy price Emma Slater have a sleep come over late afternoon love you

[@4321grp]

As a retired heavy truck mechanic, whenever I got a Ford/Sterling to work on, I was glad because they were such a well engineered truck, designed for ease of maintenance and they were a fleets' favorite truck because of that fact

[@artkincell]

Somewhere I have a picture of my grandfather with his brand-new late 1930s Sterling dump truck. It wasn't his, but he was senior driver and he got the new truck. Truck driving skipped a generation, as my dad didn't drive but I drove for 30 years. I always thought of my grandfather whenever I slid behind the wheel of a Ford/Freightliner Sterling. I also pointed out to some of my rather whiny co-workers, that my grandfather delivered coal products and his first truck was a C model Mack. Solid tires, no doors, no windshield, no heat.

[@macksterlingcastilloflores985]

Me gusta los Sterling se agregará a Auradon Saludos desde mi Camión

[@donotneed2250]

I really liked the Ford Aeromax and the last Sterling I drove wasn't bad either. That Aeromax had the second best riding seat with the best being in a White/GMC cabover.

[@jackseamon7064]

My Dad drove dump trucks in the '60s and '70s for a company that loved the Sterling chain drives. The double transmissions and ability to change the chain sprocket ratios made a truck that could crawl out of some tough holes. Chain drives didn't have a differential on the rear axle, so clearance was incredible. They certainly were not road haul trucks in the configuration needed for off road work, brakes were sorry when carrying 10 cubic yards of gravel, but they got the job done. Those trucks could plow snow and were contracted to the State highway dept, and would be used to push back bankings created by 2 or 3 big trucks. Awesome brute force. One memory that will stay with me is the sound of the chains "singing" while the truck would be coasting at road speed. Thanks for the video!

[@mikelovin7]

I'd love to see the history of Marmon trucks!

[@jackschromeshop8296]

Coming soon. 😊

[@danielaguirre2516]

I was about to ask the same thing lol. Cause one of their trucks looked at an A model that they just changed a bit and called it their own

[@jackschromeshop8296]

They have a really weird history because they started in cars and then eventually moved to heavy trucks. Also their model numbers are really confusing and hard to document. But, we have a working script that we’re building up atm. It’ll be out before the end of the year. Keep the suggestions coming, we love the feedback!

[@dieselfueled_]

@@jackschromeshop8296 Autocar would be a good one

[@4321grp]

@@jackschromeshop8296,Wasn't Marmon formerly Diamond Reo? with a factory in Garland Texas?

[@nathanjames1062]

That sucks cuz I really love Sterling's to me they were the best riding rigs in the tightest turning of them all

[@jackschromeshop8296]

☹️ always really liked those trucks. Really sad to see them go

[@DC9Douglas]

All of my trucks used to be Sterling, i didnt realize how tight they turned. My current Kenworths seem like they have the turning radius same as the Titanic

[@nathanjames1062]

@@DC9Douglas driver I'm so sorry happy boating

[@stihlman8390]

I drove a Sterling tanker truck. You set high up in that truck compared to all the others I drove. It took me a while to get use to it.

[@l.a.raustadt518]

My last job before retiring we had a bunch of them. They came in from other states that got updated tractors. The body parts were getting hard to find as fleet owners had bought up last of them! They did their job , not too bad a rig.

[@aaroncone6778]

Stirling & Mack, were the two last manufacturers, to offer the chain drive option (both truck manufacturers, 1951)

[@jackschromeshop8296]

Did not know that! Thanks for sharing!

[@mccrackenphillip]

I still remember Sterling in the late 90s 2000s

[@kevinlamarr1424]

I absolutely love my 2000 A9500 single axle day cab

[@SchnelleKat]

Hope to see a Federal & Brockway trucks Doc.

[@josephjarzynski]

Me and my dad own 4 sterling's, 2 1942s, a 1945, and a 1948

[@elizabethcherry920]

I got in a tiff with someone and I was right, all the 90s and 2000 models were just plain Fords with badge engineering with an exception of 2 models.

[@thelonelypancake1527]

Something different like the history of Diamond Reo or Autocar would be cool to see

[@jackschromeshop8296]

Coming soon 😊

[@thelonelypancake1527]

@@jackschromeshop8296 Awesome 🤘

[@GreatNW]

Do Hayes and Pacific trucks next but thier history's are intertwined so I would suggest both in the same episodes.

[@troydaigle1260]

I'm with Mike. Would love to see an episode on the Morman trucks. And Autocar. Thanks

[@bigbluetruck7555]

Excellent episode. Thank you for developing this History of Trucks series , I am enjoying watching all of them, Dawn (IN)

[@jerameehill]

Ford still has the f6 & 750s all together to this day

[@Sergei_A_Shevtsov]

Hello and thank you very much from Russia 👍

[@jackschromeshop8296]

Hello! Greetings from the US!

[@donavanstewart8558]

I would love if gmc trucks or white or diamond rio or brockway

[@Miguel_Garcia.]

Still see a lot of sterling trucks on the road

[@johndoornbosch528]

Thank you

[@davidbell1676]

That's funny the steering wheel was on which side of the vehicle to start with

[@juliangerardcascio1111]

I like TOO see the Big Ford truck,s make a comeback too, as well as the Mercury Line of Car,s !! Maybe even a Mercury Pickup Truck, like they did up in Canada !!!!

[@rogeralsop3479]

Beautiful!

[@traingp7]

When are you going to do Autocar?

[@jackschromeshop8296]

Soon!

[@mebe2k]

I miss driving my old 2000 Sterling..would take that truck any day over these new Freightliner Crapscadia Mercedes designed shitboxes.. .

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

Been around and drove several Sterlings, some dump trucks and some haul trucks. The cabs bounced way to much. Frames twisted and cracked. Good luck finding one that still has an original grill. Cheap plastic cracked and broke. Getting cab parts is impossible. The plastic dash that holds air brake release and supply buttons cracks. Not a lot of good to say about them. Sad because the original Sterlings were tough and still see them at truck shows. The Freightliner junk Sterling is just that junk. Almost a case of stole valor?.?.?.?.

[@billrudolph8185]

Just like any other JUNK Ford truck , lol

[@caldwelljackson9482]

Bill Rudolph They're better than the junk trucks you drive.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Good info.

[@stevemarroquin9766]

Unmentioned: Sterling Silverstar and “Night Shift” model

[@danwalters9781]

Can you do leader trucks and Foden trucks

[@timsweet3224]

bet nobody has one of those eight by eight war trux in private collections ?. oh them other sterlings are cool nice looking truck they be YARP .

[@debknow8441]

Thx y'all

[@jackschromeshop8296]

No problem. Thanks for watching!

[@joshteshek1155]

I always thought sterling was a company made by Ford to sell more aeromax trucks

[@Sun_set_Trucker_Cascadia]

Freightliner4Ever

[@jeffscott8323]

Looks made up out of spare parts

[@michaelcronan990]

I drove 2 sterling trucks assigned to me when I drove for kroger I also drove other ones when mine was in the garage.they are the worst driving trucks I have ever seen the air ride cab rolled around and made it squirrely they were poorly engineered and should not have been allowed on the road.

[@mebe2k]

Strange I also drove many of them for Kroger..the truck that was assigned to me (2000 Sterling with a Series 60) was probably the most reliable truck I've ever driven....the newer Sterlings with that piece of shit Mercedes engine were garbage...I also hated the Crapscadias when we first started getting them..horrible electrical gremlins..one of them caught on fire in the yard and burned to the ground.

[@timerickson7056]

The modern Sterling was cheap and poor quality