Popular Post j hancock Posted February 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2017 When East meets West one year after WWII. 9 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Truck Shop Posted February 12, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2017 Those are some nice examples, here's a 46 that's well used. Truck Shop 3 Quote One ping only Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I WANT THAT PETE posted by a run hard and put up wet 46 model Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff M Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Those are very nice. Having said that, I once worked for an outfit whose maintenance director had once upon a time driven a 1946 White. He thought anything any nicer (or newer) than that was an exercise in coddling the drivers. As such, he didn't like power steering, air ride seats, and of course a/c, and unfortunately he was in charge of spec'ing the new trucks. Accordingly, they had the lowest hp rating available, the cheapest seats (ever heard of a "Duraform" seat? You don't want to), and when they came through with cruise control as standard equipment, he disabled each and every one of them, telling us that he thought the drivers would "abuse cruise", whatever that meant. I grew weary of that after a fashion, and moved on. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Those are nice,Jim. I can bet niether of them looked very nice by the end of 1946! As the post- war era was in full swing in our great country, and those 2 trucks probably didn't see much idle time. Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Jeff M said: Those are very nice. Having said that, I once worked for an outfit whose maintenance director had once upon a time driven a 1946 White. He thought anything any nicer (or newer) than that was an exercise in coddling the drivers. As such, he didn't like power steering, air ride seats, and of course a/c, and unfortunately he was in charge of spec'ing the new trucks. Accordingly, they had the lowest hp rating available, the cheapest seats (ever heard of a "Duraform" seat? You don't want to), and when they came through with cruise control as standard equipment, he disabled each and every one of them, telling us that he thought the drivers would "abuse cruise", whatever that meant. I grew weary of that after a fashion, and moved on. Ha-ha,Jeff! I have a buddy who told me 20 years ago that A/C & P/S & a good seat,make a guy "soft". As he had none of those comforts in any of his trucks. Funny,he now runs an air ride CH w/all that stuff on it! Call me softy,but the years don't make the job any easier on a guy! Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 No credit cards no cell phones My father ran 4 LJs in the early 50s all over north AMERICA with a road map and a wad of cash he got the bug cumming home from WW-2 and hook a ride with an over the road trucker. He was a Sergent in the Army air corps and taught people how to Pilot b-52 b-17 Bombers but chose trucking and didn't want to follow his father foot steps on the chicken farm . Quote Ed Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 On February 12, 2017 at 1:00 PM, blackdog2 said: No credit cards no cell phones My father ran 4 LJs in the early 50s all over north AMERICA with a road map and a wad of cash he got the bug cumming home from WW-2 and hook a ride with an over the road trucker. He was a Sergent in the Army air corps and taught people how to Pilot b-52 b-17 Bombers but chose trucking and didn't want to follow his father foot steps on the chicken farm . A "road map" what is that? Out of our 40 some drivers I'm one of a very few that carry an atlas. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 11 minutes ago, Hobert62 said: A "road map" what is that? Out of our 40 some drivers I'm one of a very few that carry an atlas. l always carried two when l ran the road, just incase some SOB stole one! l still have local maps with me of NH even thou we never leave the state. Hippy 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, 70mackMB said: l always carried two when l ran the road, just incase some SOB stole one! l still have local maps with me of NH even thou we never leave the state. Hippy Leave the state? 99% of the time I'm only 1 1/2hr from my house. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I always have an atlas in the car so the nagivator, aka the DW, will have something to keep busy with while I go where I was going to go anyways. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 16 hours ago, Hobert62 said: A "road map" what is that? Out of our 40 some drivers I'm one of a very few that carry an atlas. Ha-ha! The "younger set" always tells me,"look it up on your GPS". I tell them,"all I have is a M-A-P". Al 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted February 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2017 5 hours ago, 57 bcr said: Ha-ha! The "younger set" always tells me,"look it up on your GPS". I tell them,"all I have is a M-A-P". Al That's like me being told they'll text me. Usually get a blank look when I tell them I have a Cletus Phone and can't text. 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 7 hours ago, 57 bcr said: Ha-ha! The "younger set" always tells me,"look it up on your GPS". I tell them,"all I have is a M-A-P". Al I am sorta one of the younger group we have, and your right. I will look stuff up on my phone but I do like to have the trusty map as well. When I was a kid my dad hauled steel and on a Sunday night before he left he got the map out and told me where he was going and asked how to get there. One of the "senior crowd" that we have has had the same 3 stores and one depot stop for 2 years. He uses his gps every night and has no idea how far or long it it between stops. Throw a detour in there and wow! he needs medicine. A lot of our guys definatly wouldn't be able to do anything on there own that's for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I always carried 2 atlases one standard and one "truckers" for the scale locations! I'm cheap so I used to buy last year's model when the new edition came out! Never owned a laminated one, I hated the stiff pages! Like you said Hobert, a road closure or accident etc left the GPS boys in the dark! Had a GPS route once on my truck Qualcomm, got me 200 yrs from the customer with a railroad track three feet above the road and no crossing! Had to go about ten miles around to get to the customer! That cartoon reminded me when I worked for Bell telephone actually used to call my girlfriend from a telephone pole! We had a portable telephone you could clamp on the " pairs" up on the pole! Every telephone line had a "ring" and a "tip".think they're all fibre optic now. I also used to work in the " frame room" where all the telephones in a district are wired.You could listen in on anyone's phone! Of course we weren't allowed to! One line was a local "house of Ill repute" very interesting conversations!😁 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48702-trucking-in-1946/#findComment-361762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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