Old School Truckers

No power steering, very few 4 lane roads, no hill/grade cut-outs, no bypasses, maybe could average 40 MPH on any trip long or short, poor headlights, very little torque or power, most pu and del locations were right inside the city areas . Glad I wasn't there but I'm sure those who were think back fondly to those times where a man truly worked for a living.

 

We had respect,not much traffic and mom/pop grease spoons. It was a good life and a good job back then. I do like the 625HP twin turbo CAT motors though.

 

Agree with that man!
None of the BS at the truck stops like we have today either...

Driving those mid 60's and 70's era trucks was hard on the body too..
It was around 1990 when i got my first truck with AC in it.

My first cell phone was one of those big bag phones that were insanely expensive to use.

 

Big kitty cats but a mack in your signature? whew someone cant make up their mind. haha

 

Took me about 6 months to finally stand up in my 1st condo! Heck I was spoiled with the big bunk and some floor I had in the truck before that. Never did like getting dressed laying down.

 

heck i remember spring ride drivers seat .no air ride seat back in the day .

 

Slamming your heel down on the isolator switch on the seat! Yeah spring ride was so sweet until I sat in my first air ride! Talk about getting spoiled real fast!

The sound of air powered wipers and the air pressure getting low when they were on high!

Hey whats wrong with getting dressed laying down! I'm lazy anyway!

Ggoing to sleep with the AC on and then the out side temperature dropping and you wake up with icicles hanging off the sleeper!

The same with the heater! That sun comes up and you lose weight sleeping but swimming in a puddle of sweat!

OTR in a day cab! Pull out the 1x12 and lay it across the seat and you have an instant bed!

The list goes on!

 

Trucking used to be fun.....driver to dispatch....u want me to call back in 1/2 hour.....If I can find a phone!

DaD started driving in 1950....said they used to hang a hammock beneath the trailer in the summer months....thats real dedications!

 

That was real life before sleepers became a good thing even though they were already on some brands of trucks prior to the 50's! But some guys just could not fit into a 24"x24" or a 3x3 hole!
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