THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING (S3: E6)

[@jamesnelson6980]

42 years OTR...so good to see many of the old companies that are no more! And how those old Farmalls with leaf springs and fixed fifth wheels used to beat the snot out of us....

[@donaldwhitted4214]

Hello phantrom lane another Great old iron history Thank you for rembemering old School iron. Thanks for keeping. Old iron history a live🚛👈

[@bobdavidsonm.d.7214]

I remember no power steering days , no air ride seat days, and the left lane was called the Montfort lane . Lol. Nice video, brings back good memories.

[@jeffroberts3086]

These still look great the new trucks can't hold a candle to them great job

[@CB-el3sv]

I grew up around these trucks. My father was a diesel mechanic and truck driver. He thought me to work on them and drive them when I was very young. I went on to become a diesel mechanic my whole life. Recently hung up the wrenches and now I'm an owner operator. My father passed due to covid. I hope I made him proud. This is brought tears to my eyes remembering the old man

[@truckerray9634]

Never get tired of seeing the old iron, keeps the memories happy 😊

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree!

[@francomtz7115]

Love this video I don't think life was ever appreciated after those times..

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸I always enjoy your videos. Cabovers Rule! The wrecks are hard to handle though. My dad bought a new 1969 K100 with the typical red/white/black/gold scheme. I was about 5 years old & was incredibly fascinated with the truck. I was able to climb up into the truck & would take a nap in the bunk. He always knew where to find me. It was a place I felt safe at least. My oldest brother was the driver. I’m not sure if it had a Cummins or Detroit. It came out of a garage & caught fire coming down I 64 in KY. My brother jumped out & the truck burned to the rails. I cried my eyes out when my dad took me to see it. I’ve loved cabovers since then! Trucking was quite different back then, even with the strikes! The truckers were, too. You could make some good money. I got out of trucking for a few years. I regretted it the whole time! I now own 3 trucks & 1 more on the way. My dad started Truckin in the 1930s, helping his brothers with jobs, passing the torch to his sons. He helped companies to start in the area & employed many drivers over the years. I grew up around some of these rigs & heard many stories from the drivers. It’s a hard life, but a rewarding life. Trucking has been in my blood & no transfusion can take it out! Blessings my trucking friends!🥰😎✌️

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Thank you for these colorizations, I got wet eyes watching and recalling the times I spent on the road as a young boy with my uncles and grandpa. I saw many of these rigs in real life. 26 yrs out here now and I still get giddy when I see an old marmon or 359.

[@glennevitt5250]

Love the old Classic 😎👍💯

[@michaelgarrett2266]

After moving from New York, to Kansas, then Missouri 35 years of driving these roads I remember all these carriers. O love these videos as at 70 I really miss seeing them on the road.

[@thomasglynn2282]

Back in the 70s my dad used to get the Overdrive magazine delivered in the mail. Me and my younger brother couldn't wait for the new issue. The last pages were always pictures of a pair of new trucks one conventional and one cab over.

[@johnpapa8681]

My last truck was a 1979 k100 Kenworth. It had a 300hp Cummins, a 9 speed transmission, a single sleeper, and I made good money with it. Trucking was different back then. I don't want a late model truck at all. I no longer want to truck either.

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸 Those K100s we’re quite nice. Cabovers Rule! My dad bought a new 1969 K100 with the typical red/white/black/gold scheme. I was about 5 years old & was incredibly fascinated with the truck. I was able to climb up into the truck & would take a nap in the bunk. He always knew where to find me. It was a place I felt safe at least. My oldest brother was the driver. I’m not sure if it had a Cummins or Detroit. It came out of a garage & caught fire coming down I 64 in KY. My brother jumped out & the truck burned to the rails. I cried my eyes out when my dad took me to see it. I’ve loved cabovers since then! Trucking was quite different back then, even with the strikes! You could make some good money. I got out of trucking for a few years. I regretted it the whole time! I now own 3 trucks & 1 more on the way. Your statement got my attention & I just wanted to share some encouragement with you. Blessings my friend.🥰😎✌️

[@reubkam1043]

Love the music. Great video. Thanks

[@Marketingfuzzi]

Missed this tune. Glad it's back.

[@donaldthomas2106]

I was a diesel mechanic back in the 60s and up to the 90s. I worked on probably 96 percent of all them shown. I retired from mechanic from arthritis and started driving otr. Was otr for 25 years. So I drove the old school trucks and this new crap they call a truck. The only thing they did right was install air ride on the suspension and cabs. Other than that, give me my old truck. They had all the big horse engines back then also, the K T Cummins, 1693 cat, 3408 cat, dirty dozen. And some of the dirty dozens had twin turbos on them. Natural aspartate we're up to 850 horse, so just imagine n80 or n90 injectors. Any how, I could go on and on about the days of old in working on and driving. Just can't replace them old beauties.

[@georgetoma7139]

hello, good-dayyy. those were the days, my friend. be well, be safe, truck driver!!

[@garydionne1357]

Ohh yeah 👍, Kenworth and CAT, can't go wrong with that , and maybe an 18 speed and 4 speed browny

[@rce8540]

Loved your comment. Sure gone down hill since 1976. Love these old photos. Most before my time.

[@truckinfam2207]

Miss them days too. My never late V-8 😢

[@wealthyblackman2655]

Colorized but I always felt that the age old black and white photographs held a certain nostalgic view...

[@philipcollins5440]

I do enjoy seeing the ol 🚒's. I remember seeing them over 60 years ago. Keep sending the gr8 videos. Thanks 👍

[@mikeservais888]

Another good video with the old trucks and good music !

[@tristanwwsd]

These are all from back in time, when the US was still on the way up. We drove our own trucks, used CB Radios, and there was a sense of comradery. Now we have given away the whole industry. There are 6 languages being spoken and no one even has a CB radio. It's hammer down into the fog. I just retired from 46 years of driving and am embarrassed and disgusted of that career choice and don't want to be associated with any of them. But these pictures do bring back some good memories.

[@joequillun7790]

Great old photos. Thanks for sharing. Nice job on the color conversions.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great pics!!!!

[@rce8540]

Keep putting these on sir. Brings you back to a better time.

[@tmacs311]

Nicely done Thor 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jamesqueen8487]

When trucks were trucks and truck drivers were truck drivers!!

[@gjurczyc]

awesome! Been watching the trucks go bye since I was Knee Hi

[@hubertwhite3017]

This is when a truck driver was more than a steering wheel holder, yes I was a truck driver until a brain aneurysm parked me, but in my heart I'm still a truck driver.

[@MoparBob]

Thanks Thor. Enjoyed the video As Always!!!!

[@tomcienniwa3657]

Lot's of memories

[@robincumbridge5602]

Great video

[@frankzimmerman4391]

Those were the days for sure

[@Retired88M]

Nice way to start off with the Overdrive honey 😊

[@normanott644]

Started in 76, drove in the glory days of trucking. Elogs ruined trucking.

[@danspak1671]

ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO!! THANK YOU!!!!

[@mikek7283]

AWESOME WORK DUDE .

[@ronaldroach1259]

The old trucking is gone all we have left is this steering wheel crowd

[@chickenbuttdeluxe]

My sentiments EXACTLY Hand..

[@vincebeneke1615]

The good ole days!!

[@TheWaterman1000]

Still have my 1969 white Freightliner liner cab over tanker.. With the sleeper.

[@AMPProductionsVideo]

Another Great Job 👍

[@douglasweller9709]

Nice, I ran an old Coastal White 9000 we bought from them. Had a 60 /40 setup on the rear / tag axle. It was rough! The colors are close.

[@joelobianco7743]

once again great job of the pictures and music in synic and the memories, thank you

[@marktatum2592]

"Whitewalls" on that C/O Kenworth @2:25

[@trustme7731]

Still loving the Mack B59 with the triple shifter.

[@geraldseely2203]

Great job, thanks for the memories

[@garydionne1357]

Ohh yeah 👍, remember when, a Kenworth, looked like a Kenworth?, and a Pete , looked like a Pete? And Ford, well Ford should not have made a class 8 truck, love it my friend, and Good Day for you from Lookout pass , the Idaho side is testing us. Keep the wheels spinning and the girls grinning, we gone bye bye

[@BL-jt3qt]

It would have been better if there were descriptive captions with each photo.

[@chickenbuttdeluxe]

Speaking of back in the day , I remember pulling into the 76 in El Paso for fuel in the warm months and a girl in Daisy Duke's and a bikini top would push the ladder over in front of the truck and wash the windshields after she put the nozzles in the tanks . 😁... Back when TS operators appreciated and respected Drivers , and the rest of the motoring public did also because we showed THEM respect...

[@donaldpate1863]

Yeah right! Consolidated Freight is still running Antique trucks!

[@shutuplige6524]

come on now guys! we all know that NOW is the true "THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING", says the company safety manager

[@jeffmiller2403]

Classic old iron that hasn't been pimped out like the trucks of today. Give me one of the originals over this stretched out, dropped visor, huge bumper and covered in lights crap rolling around these days.

[@csxns]

Like the Carolina Freight and the Nickle Plate ,Nickle Plate was a Railroad.

[@richardcucinotta1861]

what about the old Mumford lane. When you heard that thumbing you new they were coming an you moved out of the way

[@robertmakiney8708]

I didn’t realize that Werner went back so far

[@raymondbradley6788]

👍👍👍

[@henryblanton6992]

Correction, 1:38 , an Australian set up?

[@canuckaussie7092]

Yes probably Australian truck, steering wheel right hand side!

[@Torsee]

2:36 Unique Dodge Cabover

[@ApocalypseBirb]

She definitely looked like she found a golden day is a trucking

[@gregdolbow9909]

Back when trucks were trucks and men were men. When the men were true operators and not steering wheel holders!

[@reedsilvesan2197]

Whoever coined this Era as golden obviously has never experienced the suspension of these old behemoths, ESPECIALLY TORSION BAR ON A BOBTAIL

[@henryblanton6992]

1:40: an Australien set up?

[@aliaperez7809]

Books and breaks

[@TheRoadhammer379]

When men were truly proud to be gearjammers. I remember my uncles and grandpa dressed in pressed jeans, tucked button up shirts, cowboy boots and man did they look sharp. Those men pissed excellence. Now it's pajama pants and flip flops, shameful.

[@franciscochagoyan5860]

👌👍✌😆

[@dancoon9702]

Those old Internationals were so Ugly there Beautiful!

[@ericparrish1515]

2s like 10s but they don't have to like me back

[@jaycarter9489]

golden age where the many truckers never paid for there rig and the one load pimp got rich

[@jmchinch]

Imagine the shit show at 1:30 if they had to do that today

[@ericparrish1515]

13 letter shit spreader

[@craigwiester9177]

What does a woman in her underwear have to do with trucking?

[@slinginlead6647]

👍👍