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Flashback to 1973

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Long FLD, Dec 29, 2018.

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  1. Jan 1, 2019 #31
    Long FLD

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    I do but all that stuff is in storage right now.
     
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  3. Jan 1, 2019 #32
    wore out

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    Keep us in mind once you get settled back in here on the mainland
     
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  4. Jan 1, 2019 #33
    SteveScott

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    I was only 13 then, and too busy learning about girls and beer.
     
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  5. Jan 1, 2019 #34
    Lyle H

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    841EA484-C211-465F-AF0E-3A45277431F5.jpeg C54D0A14-31AA-4F8C-8C8B-153E930A8A2A.jpeg 5B06D136-5018-447E-9B80-34942B3D1090.jpeg D866E4AE-4D6A-4918-A6F6-98574A9D6C9C.jpeg I’ve got a few of my dads from the 50’s and. 60’s....
     
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  7. Jan 1, 2019 #35
    Cattleman84

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    I'd take that truck any day!!!... And look at that tall rubber!! Man I miss the days when trucks actually looked big, and had the balls to go with the look.
     
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  8. Jan 1, 2019 #36
    REO6205

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    !973 ? I don't remember anyone making 20 cpm in '73. That was the year I started driving tanker for PIE. Some of our longer runs paid by the mile. I don't remember what it was but it sure wasn't 20 cents.
     
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  9. Jan 1, 2019 #37
    CorsairFanboy

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    Well, that figure today is 156,000. So truck prices haven't gone up, just kept up with inflation.
     
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  10. Jan 1, 2019 #38
    Long FLD

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    Dad’s 1980 cabover was $63k, so that’s $192k today. Not out of line for a loaded owner operator truck.
     
    Long FLD, Jan 1, 2019
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  11. Jan 1, 2019 #39
    Long FLD

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    I will. Been kinda hectic last week or so getting a truck bought and keeping track of when my vehicle will get to Oakland on the big boat. I have a ton of old stuff that grandma kept in her basement.
     
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  12. Jan 2, 2019 #40
    wore out

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    What did you buy truck wise?
     
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