Trucking in the 70s - 100 Years of Trucking

What's up Jack's Chrome Fam!? Happy Friday!! Today we are bringing you the next installment of our 100 Years of Trucking series with our Trucking in the 70s video. This time, we will be taking you back in our very own truck time machine starting all the way back right where we left off in the year 1970. Let's get started, folks!!
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[@budlorry8937]

I started in 76......enjoyed but looking back.......What a tough way to make a living and still going down hill Today people respect for a trucker as much as a garbage can

[@deborahrauth7629]

That's because the dumb bumb bunnies forget how all the things they use in their lives gets their. But if it stopped coming in for just one day omg

[@michaelweizer7794]

....are these the same people that drive on the interstates while talking on their cellphones and texting and at the s ame times cutting everyone off truckers included?

[@eugenesmith8639]

I started with Schneider 89 @55mp still was able to turn 1100+ miles in 24hrs once I got the hang of it

[@MrTheHillfolk]

There's still a few of us around who see ya , and notice youre shocked when we let ya merge in or give ya room at an intersection or back off to make your job a touch easier.

[@dkstudioart]

I rode many miles in the cab of my Dad's truck as a kid in the 1970's, what a great decade for trucking culture!

[@dannyrafael3334]

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[@deandretrey7575]

@Danny Rafael Instablaster ;)

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[@dannyrafael3334]

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[@deandretrey7575]

@Danny Rafael Glad I could help =)

[@SuperHigear]

Maddie: "starting off all the way back in 1970." Me: in my mind it seems like only yesterday. The Golden days of trucking...and I was there, good times for sure!

[@chrise3801]

Lucky

[@harold1098]

1970 The year I began driving semi's. Retired 2011. Boy this video brings back memories. Thanks for posting.

[@ilia-el6yx]

What was your truck?

[@harold1098]

@@ilia-el6yx Brockway model 360.

[@ilia-el6yx]

@@harold1098 Wow nice

[@guyconnell2250]

Surprised you didn't mention the strike in the late 70s. That was a really big deal

[@patrickmcgoldrick8234]

I was a teenager at that time and I love the history of the trucks and American History ,The times seemed difficult,but never had any idea how unsettling they would be today.

[@jr3snipes]

I can't believe they didn't mention the GMC 9500 that was a popular truck.

[@backyardscaler]

Too much politics

[@scottbaker4314]

I'm 45 now and do hot shot hauling, I will never forget my youthful years of riding and working on my dad's 1980 cabover Freightliner. She wasn't a beauty in the pictures from then now but in my growing up years I couldn't get enough of it. I remember him hauling coil steel for some company and the steel trailers were bent in the middle, there was dozens of them at the trucking yard. Boy those days were what shaped trucking for sure with no air ride cabs,ac split ring wheels etc. Truckers used their cb's and there wasn't massive pileups like there are now, truckers moved over or even stopped to help a fellar out, times have changed

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@AshleyTasha123]

those are memories handsome

[@bertgrau3934]

@@AshleyTasha123 And attractive lady 😍

[@AshleyTasha123]

@@bertgrau3934 thanks handsome

[@Imintune...]

70s was it for truckers in movies and tv shows plus songs and cb.craze

[@edwinwalker2723]

Started in 1968. Retired in 2016. Seen a lot of changes. From good to bad. A lot of great memories with all the trucks.

[@georgetoma7139]

hello. truck driver. can you tell me about the Teamster's ?

[@GreatNW]

So I was born in 2000 and I love the heavy equipment and truck designs from the mid 70s to the mid 90s

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@oldtrucker672]

I drove a 1968 Pete the same exact color scheme as the one in your opening shot. Mostly hauled produce from Salinas, etc. to the mid west; Illinois and Indiana in 1973 and 74. That Pete had a 318 Detroit and a 4x4 "married" set of boxes. Got a ticket in Texas with that truck (load of melons going to Chicago). Got clocked by the Chief of Police of Decatur at 105 MPH! I only had $75 cash on me so the Chief wrote the ticket for 70 mph which was a $70 fine. He wanted to leave me the five bucks so I wouldn't be completely broke. The Chief told me that if the state troopers had caught me they would have thrown me in jail and thrown the keys away. I was pretty stupid at 24 years old. Sure learned a lot that day.

[@jaysongraft3627]

Cool story. Thanks

[@oldtrucker672]

@@jaysongraft3627 I'm glad you enjoyed sharing my story. I've got a bunch of them. Don't we all! I feel very fortunate to have been trucking in the 1970's It was SO much different than how it is nowadays on the Big road. All the different trucks had their own character. Beautiful. Much more freedom. The saying back then was "Since your not going to get rich driving truck, you might as well enjoy it" And I sure did!

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@oldtrucker672]

@@AshleyTasha123 Sharon, we have to stop meeting like this. What will Martin say? 😊

[@AshleyTasha123]

@@oldtrucker672 okay

[@danmekeel7758]

Maddie! this presentation by you is perfect as always. you "are" the Voice of this channel. As Paul Harvey was.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Great video Ms Maddie,The 70s was a time when I dreamed about trucking.The 80s was when it came to pass.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

@Da Big Kahuna Catfish Yep 1996 10 years of OTR was enough for me...Lol

[@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703]

If there's anything I learned about trucking in the 70's, a lot of it was hauling illegal cargos of beer from Texarkana to Atlanta.

[@fatlarry1184]

So you seen the movie...huh

[@garry4816]

Came home from my tour in Vietnam in 1969. Served in the 5/46th 198th inf. Bummed around and ended up in Tucson Az. by 1971. Did a lot of stupid things but found out I could get my class A license without a road test in Az. So I did the written test passed and found a job. Went to US Plywood Corp and applied to be a truck driver. I had zero experience. The manager asked if I had ever driven a truck and I said hell yes. He hired me and sent the yard Forman (Frank) with me on my first load to see how I would do. It was 4 in the afternoon in rush hour traffic and I was diving a Ford N series diesel cabover truck with a pup trailer fully loaded with 18 bunks of plywood. It had a 4 by 5 brownie box for gears. I was never so nervous in my life. Passed the test with flyng colors and that was the start of my driving trucks. I miss those days.

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@oldtrucker672]

It is amazing how many memories were invoked by this video. Thanks to Jack's Chrome Shop.

[@hawkdsl]

Still think the GMC General is one of the better looking trucks even to this day. With a Detroit 8v92 screaming between the rails... well.. it's just like Heaven.

[@rev.randall2292]

And now , Nixon Scandal was kids play.

[@KPearce57]

Started OTR 1975 With an AutoCar Aluminum frame 335 Cummins 5X4 trans and twin stacks.

[@donaldhollums3278]

When I was a small boy a Peterbilt was my dream car, I could spot a Peterbilt coming a day away. I got to drive one for a while. The television show, “B.J. and the Bear” was fun to watch.

[@curtisharper7552]

I have been enjoying the trucking through the decades series

[@graywolfpatriot8589]

Glad I did all my trucking in the early 70s to 2010. It's a fun bunch of BS than ever today. Imagine paying $150.000 for a damn price of junk today. I bought a brand new decked out 359 in1980. Ran that truck for 20yrs. Then retired that old truck finished out as a company driver. But still have my 359. Drive it around today a little.

[@illuminatingmanuscripts1800]

Yet another absolutely brilliant documentary on American trucks and Trucking- ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!! This channel has, BY FAR, The BEST Trucking documentaries on KZbin!!

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@illuminatingmanuscripts1800]

@@AshleyTasha123 actually, I’m doing wonderful for the first time in awhile…. Why do you ask?

[@jeffcorklin6226]

Rode a lot of miles with my dad in his International Transtar 4200. In 2017 we found dad's old truck, restored it, and gave it to him on Father's Day. If you type in "Dad's old 318" you can see the truck.

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

I loved Transstar. 1983 Transtar was a scary beast

[@robertmeade6194]

As a driver during this time,was drafted in 1962 and one of the best time of my lifetime. And have over 80,000 miles France,Germany,Switzerland all accidents free,

[@mikerosetta9140]

i was a pre-teen in the 70s and a truck nut i had over 100 1/24 scale model trucks

[@theterminator3779]

Makes me feel old n rusty seeing all these eye candy rigs of my younger days , everybody wanted to be a driver of a rig ,hopefully your video will reinstall the passion and ethics for big rigs as we all had in these fine days , golden times for industry especially the fuel , 🚚 _________ ⛽️ 🧢👌👀👍

[@c5d53g2e]

Cab-overs were the best!!!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

8:15 Not a trucker but I love my truckers. I'm 47 now but I remember my parents and everyone flipping out when gas went over a buck a gallon. Haha 40yrs later and in some places it's back down there again.

[@richardcoram1562]

I parked my Bob tailed Shirley Temple candy striper Pete COE, in the back row of the Drive in at Modesto to watch the newest trucking movie called CONVOY, I978 STARRING Kris Kristofferson, Ali Macgraw, Ernest Borgnine,Burt Young Madge Sinclair, and Franklyn Ajaye.. based on the 1975 country western song "CONVOY" by CW McCall . My co driver Cotton Candy and our rig was celebrity that evening!!

[@o.g.freightdriverwilcox1021]

A GMC 5 star General ! my dad owned one of them.. GreatTruck..A bunch of happy memories!

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@williamarias5353]

CHEVY BISON

[@rev.randall2292]

And the dreaded 55 mph limit....DaylightSavings , Ug , thankfully there were Cool Trucks lol.

[@gkett001]

My first truck was a GMC General. I'm not surprised GM got out of trucks after that.

[@bertgrau9246]

Gregory, Actually GMC was still in the truck building with WHITE and Volvo. Then GMC left Volvo, the trucks that came after GMC got out weren't as good . Just my opinion. That was in the early 1990s when GMC got out I think 1993

[@rogueart7706]

Truckers were big heroes in the 70s. We seen all the trucker movies at the drive-in. Us kids had Tonkas of all sizes and we played in the schoolyard with them. It was Tonkas or Hot Wheels.....that's all we had.

[@davee164]

Nixon's sins were nothing compared to what O'bummer did!

[@bigdragon8004]

My dad drove truck for 30 years, now I'm in the business.

[@genejackson4261]

I'm sorry your dad wasn't there for you growing up. Reminds me of "cats in the cradle"

[@JasonSmith-vd1sz]

What a great video! Thank you for posting looking forward to the next one.

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@mikehiggins5233]

Very nice 👌 👍

[@bertgrau9246]

I started driving in 1978, first truck I drove was a 1966 R model Mack 237 horsepower, with a 5X4 kind of slow but strong pulling

[@bertgrau9246]

@Jon Booth Yes sir,.been there done that too.

[@brianwilson6403]

I worked at Monkey Ward's auto dept in Lansing MI back in the 70's. I was in charge of shipping and receiving. Our parts distributor Riverside, ( a Ward's subsidiary) started out with cab over Pete"s. Then they switched over to the conventional Peterpilt's and GMC Generals, both of them really cool rigs!!!

[@chrise3801]

What a great time it woulda been,no cell phones so dispatch couldn't change your load 50x a day,get your orders whenever you could find a pay phone, I was born 30 years too late lol

[@waynepugh4981]

10-4 i started in 1991 no gps just a map and directions that may or may not be right.

[@ffnelson782fmfd4]

3:47 reminds me of dads Freightliner Cabover.

[@dewittbros.3038]

6:12 i drove that truck and washed it (the truck used to be owned by harm speerstra. its got a 3408 cat)

[@bigggincognitohammy6791]

Awesome!!

[@RJ1999x]

You had me at the General 👍👍

[@brianwilson6403]

Had me at Diamond REO!!! "The World's Toughest Truck"!!!

[@haliboalsaco3339]

🌞👍...a nice Video late at Night again!!Very interesting US Heavy Trucks!!!I know just Mercedes Benz,MAN,SCANIA,DAF,RENAULT!!Thanxx from Germany🚛🚛🚛😎😁

[@bertgrau9246]

Halibo , I have driven some Mercedes, Man , (junk in my opinion), and Volvo's. I prefer American trucks myself .

[@brianwilson6403]

Giddy up go Daddy, giddy up go....

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

DUEL should be part of the driver's education programs

[@TJ-USMC]

Great Video !!!

[@rdgodette42]

What about the TV series “Movin’ On?”

[@bigboicdable]

I love all of your videos jack

[@mattt198654321]

Truck designs in the 1970s were by far the most bad-a$$ in history. Combined with frightening sounding engines like the Detroit 2-strokes and zero emissions control meaning they were belching black smoke all the time. As a child, I was legit scared of trucks of this era. Now I look back and think of how awesome they were.

[@mattt198654321]

"Large Marge" comes to mind :)

[@bertgrau9246]

Matt, Those 2 stroke Detroit's, were fun but were loud even with a muffler. They got horrible fuel mileage, and leaked oil like crazy . When fuel was only about 35 cents I guess fuel mileage didn't really matter.

[@ismielmashadi7791]

Very nice thanks I had Mack 1970 truck

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great video!

[@artjones2498]

you guys should have a million suscribers...come on guys.. suscribe

[@JourneymanRandy]

I never knew Dodge made big trucks. Another great episode. Thanks Maddie.

[@bertgrau9246]

Journeyman, I have seen 2 of the Dodge Big Horn trucks, they are pretty neat. I never drove one. I have seen a couple of the old Dodge 1000, cabovers as well. Again I never drove one the cabovers they were just ugly. I have driven lots of other cabovers

[@the.porter.productions]

Those Bighorns were quite a sight to look at....tough, smooth, good lines, chrome. I think that all of the trucks of the 70s were quite nice looking. Things were a changing rather well.🤩

[@kygambler22]

Journeyman Randy me neither but seems they had something before this.....

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@jakeford7688]

The big horn still has a bigger hood than peterbilt

[@sc0or]

Can't wait for the next golden 80s

[@klub5158]

The golden era of trucking. I have C.W. McCalls autograph.

[@the.porter.productions]

Quite a good video. Those Bighorns were quite sharp, really all of the trucks in that era were unique, cool lines, plenty of bling. I’m not sure that the embargo had much to do with the Bighorns going out...those rigs sure had style! And those KW Aerodynes! Those rigs are far better looking than the cookie cutter rigs that are out today. Wish cabovers were still made. The movies...White Line Fever, Movin On, Convoy, BJ & the Bear, Duel...Oh Yeah! Loved those movies! We need some more. I come from a trucking family and eat this stuff up. I appreciate all the truckers out there!

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today

[@the.porter.productions]

@@AshleyTasha123 🇺🇸Really great!✌️

[@AshleyTasha123]

@@the.porter.productions that's really good to hear

[@thomasbeck9075]

Trucking ended when they started putting computers on diesel engines and now it's just a very crappy job with low pay and not much benefits

[@ltakethefatlplease.3380]

@C Burch for a truck driver you like asmr alot.

[@ltakethefatlplease.3380]

@C Burch well that was what I was thinking but I hate to make assumptions but I want being rude. Hey when I can't go to sleep I sometimes listen to asmr.

[@earlblackjackmartinjr5750]

That's the summer I started operating everything. Trucking then graduated from high school the couple years of college then I retired of almost 50yrs trucking.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Really Really Really enjoy this vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@chrisrose5740]

Awesome

[@inthastreetzwithkj5564]

1970s trucking. Wish I was there

[@domingohoyos9831]

Excelente.....

[@ricardosantossantossilva2331]

Nice 👍! 🇧🇷

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Man all those spider wheels bring back memories

[@wholenewperson8249]

This channel is Top Notch

[@johnlagrega4435]

How about Brockway 🤔

[@kygambler22]

Don’t forget the emeryville int.....

[@luckyalexander8881]

I rode a lot with my dad when I was 5 until I was 20.

[@vernmiller3584]

The Brigadier was nothing more than a 9500 makeover....new, hood, radio, and drivers seat.

[@zennybot5175]

When you do the 80's make sure to include Scania entering the US market in 1985.

[@georgetoma7139]

hello Maddy. nice video,. didn't the H series Pete have something to do with accommodateing the larger horsepower ? 1693 V8 s V-12s ?

[@tieroneactual2228]

I had a friend who ran a 1976 Pete Cabover, & it had a 1693 Cat with a 13spd. It was a beast whenever it came to going up a steep hill/mountain. If I remember correctly the cylinder head was only one piece, unlike the Cats of later years.

[@dewaynem559]

I started in 1973 retired 2018 the 70s were the best the 80s weren't too bad but when the government touched trucking with there CDL trucking started down hill

[@brettduffy1992]

I know air condition became an option in cars in the early fifties I wonder when semi started having air condition

[@cindytepper8878]

Anyone remember FASH Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers and the strike? If I remember right Mike Parkhurst was involved. It was a pretty big deal at the time.

[@jimjackle6282]

I remember a truckers strike back in the 1970's when I was in school, but I don't remember the details. Was the FASH strike over higher diesel prices? BTW you still look hot. Most women that grew up in the 70's don't look as good as you today. You must have some good genes.

[@davidkean1487]

Sure do! Hot & heavy in PGH, Youngstown & Phila. West of Chicago it kind of fizzled out.

[@JohnSmith-if4uy]

I still miss cabovers

[@hawkdsl]

Whats left of your kidneys don't.

[@JohnSmith-if4uy]

@@hawkdsl I drove a K100 for 5 years, I never knew it was uncomfortable until the truckstop cowboys told me it was..lol

[@hawkdsl]

@@JohnSmith-if4uy K100 was a great ride. I drove an international cabover for two years back in 93-95.. only good thing was it had an 8v92 Detroit... but my kidneys are still bleeding form it. ;)

[@a.h.s5152]

❤

[@montanamornings8526]

Really. History lesson

[@jwyarber5299]

Two kinds of cars, wanna know what they are? Autocar and Paccar

[@ryanmigliori660]

Do you guys have a video on the history of cb radios or president line of cb radios after each president.

[@1978garfield]

Anyone know where the computer animation of the shape shifting Freightliners came from? Anyone have a link to the whole thing?

[@waynepugh4981]

I learned to drive on a cab over. I would like to know more about aircondtoin in trucks what's the first year of factory A/C

[@Carla-tz7qw]

Autocar was popular in the 70's

[@donaldweeks6640]

What about the International S Series introduced in 1977?

[@vernmiller3584]

I put about 550K on a GMC 9500 and about 100K on a Brigadier.

[@DLSWV]

👍😉

[@thomasgarner6369]

I have around 25 to 28 years OTR experience, I am driving a2005 Freightliner Columbia. The grille is peeling the chrome. How much are you asking for replacement?

[@johnpapa8681]

I checked into this sight to see trucking, not hear more about politics.

[@mikestriegel791]

No mention of the trucker strike?

[@GreatNW]

Hey why don't you guys make videos on truck rims like trilex rims and Alcoa rims

[@debknow8441]

Do a ep on divco trucks

[@joebutchko2223]

No Road Boss/Road Commander? That was 1976 that they showed up.

[@calebd759]

Would love to that dodge

[@ronreuwer5265]

Dont forget Marmon

[@lukebecker1959]

rolls royce of trucks

[@user-gl5ui7il8e]

🙂👍👍👍

[@ryanpoulin5144]

Sweet video. Can you do a video about the history of trucks in movies? If it's okay with you. Please leave a comment and like so Jacks Chrome Shop can see this, please and thank you.

[@AshleyTasha123]

hello how are you doing today