Oldest O/O still driving ?

When I started in the late 70's I met 2 drivers that were both in their early 70's, doing household moving. One ran regional out of Chicago, and the other was on a special Toronto to L.A. fleet.
Last spring I met a Mayflower driver, who was 79 at the time. He was upset cuz there was another driver that was 2 months older than him driving full time (over 50K a year).
I can only hope I make it to that ball park.

 

Yeh 59, That`s who I meant, it would be a good read if he wrote about his adventures but somehow I don`t think he will, he`s just to busy going to the bank.

 

As long as he finds someone to edit his posts to make them easier to read, yeah. He's not much of a writer...misspellings, improper usage of words, and other grammatical errors make deciphering his posts more work than they are worth...I usually skip over the longer ones until the replies pique my interest enough to warrant investing the time and energy to try figuring out just WTH he was trying to say.

 

Yeh, maybe he should have a big BBQ at his house then he could just tell us his stories.

 

That would be what you call being "competitive"! lol (lil upset at that someone is 2 years older). Gawd that makes me smile and thanks for the post.

 

I know of several drivers in their mid 70's still driving, I personally don't want to be that old and still be driving. I only drive part time now as it is, we have drivers in all 4 of our trucks, we only drive to cover the drivers when they take days off now.

 

I met 1 driver who was now hauling campers with his F-350. This was during the whole rita katrina time frame.

He was 81 Y/O and was still chuggin along no problem. Had 499K on his powerstroke he bought new and said that once that truck died he was going to go back home to Arkansas to his home in the middle of nowhere and sit on his porch drinking moonshine with his dog and his kid who is also a truck driver until he died. This guy honestly did not look a day over 65 when I saw him. He said he had been driving since he was 18 years old and his father taught him how to drive. Talk about a "Saltdog" trucker right there.

I should of asked him how many million he has under his belt.

 

That's the kind of dude who likely has some awesome stories to tell....

 

just curious...............here in Ontario, every year after you turn 65 you must do a written and a driving test (and pass) to be able to keep your CDl.

Do any of the states have that law?

The sad fact is, a lot of the old timers are better drivers than the new breed that is rolling in, and they seem to fail them for silly things like forgetting to make sure the heater, etc are working.

 

i just talked to sp today,its not the stories my friends,this is a man that still works on anyone of his six trucks along side his drivers,or buy himself if need be,and he has some health issuses hes going thru right now and bounceing off the walls to get back on the road,,and all he runs is flatbeds,,my hats off to this man,hes a wealth of infomation and after several conversations with this man id put my money on him for his honesty and integrity,,,,i just hope i have as much piss and vinagar when i get his age,,,,,lol hes got a few days on me ,,but down to earth good people