other dog Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Lots of good looking Macks in this one...didn't see any sidewinders though. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 this is pretty good too- Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Quite a few that I've never seen before. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just checked out the second video. Great Coastal's Freightliners were a common sight in the northeast as far back as I can remember.Stopped at White's a few times with my Dad in the late 70's and each time it was packed with "Handshakes" doing swaps. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I like that old Trans Am U model, the Mason Dixon U model, and the Transcon U model. Never herd of Trans Am before though. These SIDEWINDERS make me happy!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Trans Am was the modernized logo for Transamerican Freight Lines. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Trans Am was the modernized logo for Transamerican Freight Lines.And it was a sweet Pontiac car in Smokey and the Bandit. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just checked out the second video. Great Coastal's Freightliners were a common sight in the northeast as far back as I can remember.Stopped at White's a few times with my Dad in the late 70's and each time it was packed with "Handshakes" doing swaps.Yeah, then I think Yellow had a terminal there that's closed now and their old yard is more truckstop parking lot. It's not even White's anymore- might be a Petro or something, I don't remember. That old "White's Truckstop" sign was laying over by 81 for a long time, don't know if it still is. I haven't stopped there for years myself, don't know what became of the knife and gun collection that was in there- it might still be there. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Cool stuff! Some of those trucks looked like the Rubber Duck Truck. I really like the old GM's too. Thanks for sharing!Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucerne tractor Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I might take the kids to Coles Transportation Musium this week end, if they allow, I'll nget some pics of the old stuff, speaking of pics, isn't Vinney, oh never mind, someone needs to send the boy some batteries.Thats back when trucks were coming into the modern ages, still some rough riding, under powered noisy trucks. And we complain today. Imagine driving some of those day in day out on the roads they had, and what about the generation before them. No interstates. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yeah, then I think Yellow had a terminal there that's closed now and their old yard is more truckstop parking lot. It's not even White's anymore- might be a Petro or something, I don't remember. That old "White's Truckstop" sign was laying over by 81 for a long time, don't know if it still is. I haven't stopped there for years myself, don't know what became of the knife and gun collection that was in there- it might still be there.I remember Yellow's yard just south of there. I read recently about the change of ownership but don't know any details.I had forgotten about another visit to White's-New Years Eve 2001. The only time I was away from home for any major holiday and I decided I was not going to be driving at the stroke of midnight so I pulled into White's around 11:25. The cb was so busy that half the time all you heard was the sound of 2 or 3 drivers stepping on each other. At about 2 minutes to 12, A female in the parking lot pulled off her top and it was a few minutes into 2002 before anyone was able to regain their composure and acknowledge the New Year. I made a quick call home and hit the road again, regretting having stopped. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 brought back allota memory,s.and they certainly were good times for me...thanks tom,,,great toon also...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Neat videos Tom,some rare trucks in the first one,i saw a KW-CBE,an FWD cabover and conventional,and a freightliner "powerliner" i believe that was the one you could get either a KTA-600 Cummins,or a 3408 CAT...............Whites aint the same! i was in there a few weeks ago,gun/knife collection is gone,they have re-modeled the restaurant,not bad food,but getting expensive just like everywhere else. I Forget who bought them out,T/A maybe? same fate as Jarrells,Speed & Briscoe and most of the other good "mom & pop" places................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Neat videos Tom,some rare trucks in the first one,i saw a KW-CBE,an FWD cabover and conventional,and a freightliner "powerliner" i believe that was the one you could get either a KTA-600 Cummins,or a 3408 CAT...............Whites aint the same! i was in there a few weeks ago,gun/knife collection is gone,they have re-modeled the restaurant,not bad food,but getting expensive just like everywhere else. I Forget who bought them out,T/A maybe? same fate as Jarrells,Speed & Briscoe and most of the other good "mom & pop" places................MarkLee-Hi is T/A now, if I stop around that area that's where I go. We have a fuel account at Lee-Hi too, so we don't have to use the comdata card, so nothing has to match... Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 1:49 r700 behined the trans con Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Yeah, then I think Yellow had a terminal there that's closed now and their old yard is more truckstop parking lot. It's not even White's anymore- might be a Petro or something, I don't remember. That old "White's Truckstop" sign was laying over by 81 for a long time, don't know if it still is. I haven't stopped there for years myself, don't know what became of the knife and gun collection that was in there- it might still be there.Stopped at White's quite regular up until I changed jobs a month ago, just don't run down that way anymore. It is a PETRO now, and the company I was leased to got a decent fuel discount at T/A's and PETRO, so I continued to stop there after the change. IMHO still one of the better stops in the area, decent food, clean showers, and many of the same people working there. My only complaint might be the "new breed" of clientele that the big name fuel stops bring in.Oh, well could be worse... at my new job the preferred fuel stop is PILOT grrrrrr.... I don't have much use for PILOT or the fast food they offer. Wait 10 minutes to get to the fuel pump, wait another 10 minutes in line for a fuel receipt and a cup of coffee and another 10 minutes for traffic to clear so you can exit the too small parking lot. Location doesn't matter, every PILOT seems to be the same.Gregg 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I agree,Pilot sucks! i only stop at them as a last resort,just too much BS for me,same as you said,no parking,WAIT for fuel,WAIT for shower (and most of them only have 4/5) just an all around bad idea!.................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I agree,Pilot sucks! i only stop at them as a last resort,just too much BS for me,same as you said,no parking,WAIT for fuel,WAIT for shower (and most of them only have 4/5) just an all around bad idea!.................................MarkI used to say "there's only one Pilot in the United States with plenty of parking...and nobody knows where it is". But really, the only ones that do have a half decent parking lot are the ones that used to be Williams. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I can only think of one Pilot that has a decent sized parking lot,and some nice facilities,cant remember the name of the town,but its off I-75 in either Georgia,or maybe northern Florida,they have a "Steak and Shake" there,and a "Steakin' Beacon" been quite a while since i've been down that way,doing a LOT of new england lately,which of course has NO truckstops good or bad!. oh wait! the newer pilot next to Secondi brothers in Milford,CT,if you aint in there by 1:30 PM,you aint getting a shot at one of their 25 parking spots!.........Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 the personal touch is all gone everywhere,,,no more truckstops,,,AND NO MORE TRUCKDRIVERS...its all corperate america,,,and steering wheel holders,,,i miss the old days.boohoo bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I can only think of one Pilot that has a decent sized parking lot,and some nice facilities,cant remember the name of the town,but its off I-75 in either Georgia,or maybe northern Florida,they have a "Steak and Shake" there,and a "Steakin' Beacon" been quite a while since i've been down that way,doing a LOT of new england lately,which of course has NO truckstops good or bad!. oh wait! the newer pilot next to Secondi brothers in Milford,CT,if you aint in there by 1:30 PM,you aint getting a shot at one of their 25 parking spots!.........MarkMark, There was also Johnny's truckstop by me on RT-78 EX 12 I think it was Pilot that took them over? Well anyway it now SUCKS!!ErnieDS Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Mark, There was also Johnny's truckstop by me on RT-78 EX 12 I think it was Pilot that took them over? Well anyway it now SUCKS!!ErnieDSwhat else is new,,,some 20 year old bimbo,,workin the desk,,,with the famous last words sorry sir.lol.bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Lots of good looking Macks in this one...didn't see any sidewinders though. I drove this 1974 RS686LST of Vitalis' at :47 one time.Sweet old truck.almost bought it but couldn't come up with the extra cash at the time.Last I knew a former Vitalis driver had it. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 the personal touch is all gone everywhere,,,no more truckstops,,,AND NO MORE TRUCKDRIVERS...its all corperate america,,,and steering wheel holders,,,i miss the old days.boohoo bobGotta agree with ya' there bud! i frickin' HATE being called a "trucker" like a slap in the face to me! some of the newbies that cant drive,back-up,slide their own tandems,dont know how or what "hangin'iron" in the winter is,maybe it don't bother them.......but me,i'm a TRUCKDRIVER from the old school,always have been,always will be! think i was born too late i guess!...................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Mark, There was also Johnny's truckstop by me on RT-78 EX 12 I think it was Pilot that took them over? Well anyway it now SUCKS!!ErnieDSYUP! i stopped in there on my way home last winter,pulled through (all i wanted was something to drink) took me almost an hour to get out of the parking lot! some of these damn in-considerate guys park (and leave) there damn trucks anywhere they feel like it,to hell with anybody else!.........................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/24194-video/#findComment-111399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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