WOMEN FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING (Season 2)

A Phantom Lane video featuring vintage B&W and colorized photos curated and colorized by Thor Norvegian. Phantom Lane takes you on a nostalgic ride into the golden age of over-the-road trucking to remember the long-forgotten phantoms of the fast lane. Enjoy the view!
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[@bertgrau3934]

Refreshing to see women that can wear a dress, or shorts and not see them covered in tattoos. Great video sir! Thank you

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

I grew up in that era from a truck driving family. The one thing many of those women did was smoke. - unfortunately. Killed my mom ( and dad ) ,lung cancer. But I agree with your comment otherwise

[@bertgrau3934]

@@arthurbrumagem3844 Yes sir, unfortunately, smoking was a big thing in those days. Personally I never did smoke. I drove for 44 years, retired in January 31 2022. Glad to be retired

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

@@bertgrau3934 👌hope your retirement is a happy healthy one👍

[@bertgrau3934]

@@arthurbrumagem3844 Thank you sir. I am happy and healthy, my wife and I retired at the same time. We are enjoying our retirement. Thank you again, I appreciate it.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

@@bertgrau3934 👍👍👍

[@michaelashcraft8569]

1977, I was stranded at a Truck Stop off I-75 and I-70 near Dayton Ohio in a Snow storm while hauling Mail for Sodrel, I was down to drinking Coffee in the Restaurant when, one day a Waitress brought food to me, I told her I ordered nothing, she simply told me "I know, I ordered it for you." Never forgot that act of kindness by this lovely Lady, I was just 26 yrs old, she was 20, never saw her again.

[@oldmanfromoc7684]

Best one yet! Keep on truckin! I started in 1966 then long haul in 1972 running L.A. to Houston in Freightliner V12 Good ol days!

[@robertforrester4019]

That was great, love those old days of trucking! Cheers from northern indiana

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree Robert!

[@rce8540]

Great photos. nice looking ladies. Great old days. Back when things were simple. Great job phantom.

[@snydedon9636]

I remember driving otr in the late 70s and 80s the waitresses in the truck stops. I don’t know about anyone else but I tended to have my places that I liked to stop. Wether a truck stop or diner you got to know the girls and you formed somewhat of a friendship. Kinda the same when working regional and you got to know the tollbooth operators both girls and girls. I think you would have had to actually experience those situations to really understand it. Thirty years later I still remember and appreciate those waitresses. Girls, thanks for the memories.

[@petersack5074]

I agree. Kinda lonely on the road, alotta times. BONDING friendships, is what ' kept us going'. Had my favorites, just like you did. !

[@snydedon9636]

@@petersack5074 yeah things were different back then. I’m mostly retired now except for driving a dump truck for a guy part time in the summer. I loved trucking back then and I’m thankful for all those great memories. Thanks for the reply and have a good day. Happy trails.

[@danielperry3008]

Thank the Lord for the good ole days and all the pretty ladies along the way 😎🇺🇲The Trucks too 🛣️😎🇺🇲

[@truckerray7533]

10-4 on that, driver👍🏼

[@garydionne1357]

Ooh yeah 👍, blessings to those women who become one with their Truck, even if they had to stand up to get around a corner, I take my hat off to those beautiful women who do their part in moving America, THANK YOU, MR THOR

[@rickreardon1644]

Love the old trucks, brings back memories I've been otr scene 1974 miss the old days of trucking thanks for sharing

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great pics, really enjoyed!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@danielmoore7332]

In 1974 I was checking my tarps & I heard this tiny woman grunting as she was tossing hers. She needed no help from me! Her name was Donna. Haven't seen her since but she sure was something! Keep 'em comin!

[@onebadapple83]

Center point steering on a few of those! Glad they went away!!!

[@darylthisdelle7702]

That first pic of the Day & Ross rig that women handing him the paperwork is Gail . I worked at D&R at the same time she did. She is retired like myself. I run into her from time to time in the grocery store. At one time and maybe still is Gail was the person who worked the longest at D&R.

[@darylthisdelle7702]

What a beautiful video... from this retired driver.

[@truckerray7533]

And the same goes from this one as well. . . .10-4 👍🏼

[@shauncason5235]

Love the colorization!

[@Retired88M]

Nice C B radio HOLDER 😅

[@CrampedGrampy]

Such nice appearing . . . trucks, of course! Ladies aren't hard on the eyes either LOL THank ytou for these photos.

[@duanejohns8613]

That is one of Jack Alford's trucks, II drove for him for 4 and a half years, before I bought my own truck.

[@daleyhanson5889]

The waitress standing at the jukebox ( 135:00mn ) is going to play B-6,, " Mama He's Crazy,,Patsy Cline "

[@mikeservais888]

Another good video. Knew a few lady truck drivers!

[@bretyoung1869]

Very interesting, really enjoyed the old days !!

[@freeplayfrank7736]

Sweet. And the trucks are nice too (:

[@douglasweller9709]

❤ how about the hair .

[@customkey]

Carroll Shelby at 0.50

[@bsing6767]

I’m glad to see Yo Yo in the lineup

[@paultrumbull984]

NEVER MEET HER BUT HAVE HEARD YOYO CHAT ON THE CB

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

At the end of the 80's there was still a spot down in Delaware off of RT1, like the one @03.25. Tiny, 6 pumps, all counters seats,, and lots of waitress all in the 70's. But you could see they were Hotties in their day. I remember walking in, and the cash register girl apologizing for the prize rise on the menu, and CASH ONLY. Burgers 55 cents, Cheese Burgers 60 cent. Milk Shakes 75 cents! Coffee 12 cents all you wanted. I ate half a cow that day! lol!

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸 What a nice selection of old rigs & people. 🤩 Most of these were taken before my time, but I did go to some truck stops with my brother & dad that still were run by nice people of that generation. I even took a date to our local truck stop because I had enjoyed the food. I love the REO @ 2:50. I’m a REO truck lover anyway, but it’s unusual to see a REO with the integrated sleeper. I’m not sure if they were aftermarket, for I’ve always been told that REO didn’t offer that from the factory, especially in the 1950s. Someone know anything different on that one? 🧐 Love those old trucks! 🥰😎✌️

[@dabigkahunacatfish2992]

You don't realize how lucky you are to say you had been to a "Truck Stop". Their aren't any left now days, their all "Travel Plazas" or some other bullshit name. No, real truck stops have gone by the way of the Doe Doe. When they realized how much more money there was with the tourists they dropped us like a hot rock. At a REAL truck stop you could get most anything to fix your truck, even back in the early 90's l had to go to 3 different places to find a marker light in Boise ID. No, the good ol' days are gone. Very sad.

[@reinaldosouza262]

Que show de imagens em preto & branco convertidas para o colorido,os caminhões antigos e as musas que faziam suas propagandas eram espetaculares também!🤝👏👏👏🏆 Ituiutaba-MG,Brasil 🇧🇷,as 16:10,em 16/10/22.🙌

[@royahlsen7684]

Notice how there were truckers helping disabled motorists. Many of the slobs today would drive right by. Probably busy texting. I am sure there are a few that have been trained well by their dads. No offense to them.

[@truckerray7533]

Well as the ole saying used to go, "truckers were the nights of the highways!" In today's corrupt world, its IGNORANT, SELFISH, PIECES OF CRAP, STEERING WHEEL HOLDER, FLIP-FLOP WEARING, SLOBS!!!🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮!!!

[@roballen8431]

I drove for 25 years.truckers stopped helping disabled motorist after they got tired of having a gun stuck in their face or getting the shit kicked out of them.

[@dabigkahunacatfish2992]

Needless to say, it was hard to focus on the truck in some of those pics, lol.

[@petersack5074]

1:49 ? hmmm ....let's see. Appears to be Bette Midler, .......in the ' middle ' of the road....By comparison, that steering wheel there, MUST BE 4 FOOT HIGH......on that International cabover.......bigger than todays' 24 inch bud wheels......

[@dabigkahunacatfish2992]

Well youngster, you need to remember that big steering wheel is there because those trucks were equipped with "steering by ARMSTRONG". Yep, NO power steering, Hell my last truck was a 1973 KW (COE) and no P.S., you had to work at turning that sucker. The trick was start rolling and that helped (a little).

[@petersack5074]

Yes, i know all about that, TOO. Had a 74, kw 100 coe, 350 cummins, jake, 13 RTO fuller. Hauled hot asphalt, had to prop my leg against the doghouse, and door to make the corner, leaving refinery. Thanks, for having a very good truck ! (i meant the front drive tires / wheels......) @@dabigkahunacatfish2992

[@eljinetenocturno840]

Las tractoras aún eran de dos ejes, como en Europa.