What was the first truck you drove? - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Working Class Patriot · **^ Top** #1 04.27.2008

Ok gotta ask.

What was the first truck you drove and who taught you how to drive it?

Mine was a C60 Chevy with a 5 on 2. My step dad threw me the keys and said "Move it!"

Working Class Patriot · **^ Top** #2 04.27.2008

Uh, that's how he taught to me operate a back-hoe too, threw me keys and said "dig here"
He was an "Old School" foreman

stretchy puddin · **^ Top** #3 04.27.2008

Mine was a ford of some kind,Stick shift.
I remember the gears were in backwards,and I use to have a awful time
with it . I learned on a farm driving their Farm truck around.

NJTrucker · **^ Top** #4 04.28.2008

An old R model Mack

DanB · **^ Top** #5 04.28.2008

2 ton IH or a FWD. Don't remember which one we had first.

rambler · **^ Top** #6 04.28.2008

1957 H model Mack 673 thermodyne engine rated 160 hp Duplex 10 speed

danc694u · **^ Top** #7 04.28.2008

My first truck....almost. Mine was a single axle. And didn't have an A/C.

AfterShock · **^ Top** #8 04.28.2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron-MARS Trucking

Ok gotta ask.

What was the first truck you drove and who taught you how to drive it?

An old Reo -- with 3X4 transmissions. A straight truck.
Who "taught" me how to drive it?
Hmmmmmm
I'd have to admit that I'm still a work in progress.

Quote:

Mine was a C60 Chevy with a 5 on 2. My step dad threw me the keys and said "Move it!"

Pretty much the same here.
Git 'er done.

When I worked for a Horseshoe factory (Thoro'bred Racing Plates) in Anaheim, Cal. -- the owner bought an old SoCal Edison Mack, with the front brake disable switch on the dash -- and a flat bed trailer with automatic landing gear, which he couldn't figure out how to drive it or back it.

While trying to back it, with NO success -- he exited the Mack in a huff. Cussin' and swearin' I give UP! YOU park the dad-burned POS -- to another employee.
That employee didn't want to attempt it, so he said, "Go for it, Art."

I did.
And within a couple of tries, I got 'er done.
The employee said, "You oughta be a Big truck truck driver, Art."

Not too long afterwards, while driving around my home-20, I noticed a sign being erected.

MTA Truck Driving School.

I parked and went right in and talked to the folks there. The very next day, I went back with several thousand bucks -- CASH -- and became the FIRST student to sign up.

The rest is history.

And the wonderful world of Big truck truckin' was changed forever.

It's twue!
It's twue!

driver4015 · **^ Top** #9 09.14.2008

it was a 190 ih with a 10 yd end dump. 350 and a 5x4. Next one was a autocar still a 350 and a 5x4 but no deep reduction in the brownie.

benthere · **^ Top** #10 09.14.2008

The fist one I ever drove was a 1966 cab over pete 250 cumalong with a manual 4x4 tranny believe it or not it had mack rear ens I forget what ratio they were,but this truck was quit the package.It was actualy fun to drive ounce I got everything figured out.

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