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Back when dad had drivers, this one rolled his dump trailer. It was a 1965 Marion with a city box. They we're on a job hauling lime from Martin Marietta Woodville to Toledo scale in Toledo after the big fire. I don't remember exactly but I think he was heavy and was out back at the pile trying to dump some off. #trucker #trucking #caboverlife #cabover #truckinglife #overtheroadtruckinglife #oldschool #oldtrucks #1980saesthetic #k100 #kenworth #dumptruck #dumpwagon #fyp

Paul sure did describe it well. I'm not sure there's too many drivers today that could say they fully understand the meaning behind this song. A thousand miles a day meant that you kept the left door shut and the right pedal down. You showered maybe two or three times a week if you were lucky. Cat naps and bologna sandwiches were part of the deal. Drivers today definitely have an easy and you know something I'm happy for them. Life was hard! We ran hard and unloaded our own freight. We founded every case that came off and on the truck. We taped and wrapped pallets. If you happened to haul groceries into West Virginia then you experienced Small wood. I don't have to say anymore if you know you know. Thank you Paul for the amazing songs! you certainly nailed the memories for a lot of us. #oldschool #cabover #overtheroadtruckinglife #k100 #kenworth #trucker #truckinglife #caboverlife #oldtrucking #1980saesthetic #fyp @Long Haul Paul

With all the paint back and forth between generations makes me wonder how much different would it be if we started to respect one another like we should. My generation of driver came from a time that seems prehistoric compared to today's life. Coffin sleepers, phone rooms, load boards that were pieces of paper on the bulletin board at the truck stop, late night coffee breaks to keep each other going, lonely days and weeks without hearing anyone talk to us from home. We came from a generation that literally sacrificed everything to bring the creature comforts that we have today. Trucks that ride like Cadillacs and resemble a small camper, internet, TV and phone service literally anywhere you go. Modern life behind the wheel resembles nothing like the days that most of us came from and you know something, I'm glad. We lived through hell just trying to survive back then. I'm glad the next generation can enjoy themselves and not have to basically be slaves to the sweatshops on wheels. Now it's up to you, next generation. Make our sacrifices or something and keep making trucking the greatest industry there ever was!! #oldtrucking #olddays #truckinglife #overtheroadtruckinglife #cabover #oldschool #trucker #positivity #k100 #caboverlife #kenworth #fyp

With the threat of mega carriers destroying smaller operations and controlling the narrative along with too many foreign drivers who really shouldn't be behind the wheel it's easy to lose hope in an industry that we have called a lifestyle for many generations. Remember, it's up to us as a collective to keep this industry great and not let it fall!!! We stand together and that makes us strong.. If we continuously talk negative and look at everything as it's lost then it shall be. Perspective is everything and how you speak about something truly is how it turns out.. So let's start putting some pride back into what we do and start helping these new drivers learn the ways of the road.. It's up to us to pass down this legacy because without our knowledge this industry will be lost.. #trucking #caboverlife #cabover #trucker #overtheroadtruckinglife #truckinglife #oldschool #1980saesthetic #maketruckinggreatagain #positivity #oldtrucks #fyp

It's funny how you can completely forget something and then with one picture you're suddenly right back to that very day. I can remember trailer shopping, dad needed a trailer so we went and looked at a whole bunch of them before he finally picked out the East that he had. I'm still looking for pictures of that trailer but here are pictures of the trailers we were shopping for. #dumpwagon #dumptruck #k100 #1980saesthetic #oldtrucks #oldschool #truckinglife #overtheroadtruckinglife #cabover #trucking #trucker #fyp

Haven't been down here in a hot minute. Hard to believe that I spent 4 years down here almost every day. Time flies! #caboverlife #cabover #overtheroadtruckinglife #k100 #kenworth #trucker #truckinglife #caboverlife #nyc #bigapple #fyp

Making pickups made easy with this 40-footer. #overtheroadtruckinglife #cabover #trucker #caboverlife #kenworth #k100 ##oldschool #truckinglife #oldtrucking #fyp

Got to spend the weekend with my sister. I can remember when four of us kids and Mom would pack into dad's k100 and go on some trip somewhere. I have no idea how we all fit but we did it are you doing something it didn't matter because we were all together. I remember several trips like that. Memories like this are never bought they're only created! Remember that. @Lori Mendel667 #overtheroadtruckinglife #oldschool #1980saesthetic #truckinglife #trucker #oldtrucks #caboverlife #k100 #cabover #trucking #family #sister

Just a trip down memory lane for those of you who remember The Greater Chicago 76 in Bolingbrook Illinois. I Woodstock here or the Calumet 76 in South Holland Illinois when I was in the Chicago land area. Here we are in 2025, with technology everything is supposed to be greater.I have to disagree because I remember always having a place to park and getting a hot meal 24 hours a day at this 76. Free coffee and showers with 50 gallon of fuel was an everyday thing. You got S&h screen stamps which you could save up and get cool stuff from the little catalog. I wish we didn't lose our 76 stops but then again the world has changed so much that maybe it wouldn't even have mattered. Everything is moving away from customer service which is making these full service stops a thing of the past. #oldschool #1980saesthetic #trucking #overtheroadtruckinglife #k100 #cabover #truckinglife #union76truckstops #caboverlife #fyp

Do you have stories with old trucks like this? Let's hear them! What do you remember? #oldtrucks #maketruckinggreatagain #truckinglife #overtheroadtruckinglife #trucker #cabover #caboverlife #trucking #fyp #oldschool

loaded up my sister @Lori Mendel667 and headed to Minnesota. @Emergency Vehicle Tech Mark helped finish the job so I could get moving out. Big Thank you to him for everything. #roadway #yellowfreight #caboverlife #oldschool #truckinglife #k100 #1980saesthetic #cabover #oldtrucks #truckinglife #fyp

I'll never forget the day the dad traded in that old White Freightliner cab over for this k100. I hated that freightliner! It gave me a headache whenever I slept in it and dad said well kid that's the road vibes. I remember my first time in this k100 and I could not believe the difference between the two trucks. I slept like a baby in that bunk and never woke up with a headache. Ever since then I've been a huge fan of the k100 as I am today. #family #oldschool #overtheroadtruckinglife #k100 #trucker #kenworth #kenworth #truckinglife #caboverlife #oldtrucking #1980svibes #fyp

Another old Unocal 76 stop along the way. This old historical spot is nestled right along the New York Thruway just east of Buffalo. It's was known as Pembroke 76 but the actual town is Corfu, NY. Pretty quiet place so if you're looking for a quick stop or maybe a bite to eat drop by and see our friends got the old 76. #truckinglife #caboverlife #cabover #k100 #trucker #overtheroadtruckinglife #oldschool #1980saesthetic #union76truckstops #union76 #fyp

Sometimes a trip down memory lane, a place in your past can help heal that part of you that got broken somewhere along the way. It really upsets me to see how bad this place has been destroyed by the previous tenant. I literally had my first job here, from sneaking on to the dock helping St johnsbury repalletize freight to mowing grass and picking up trash around the dock doors. When State Line Diesel moved in I got a job learning how to work on trucks and trailers and build cat motors. At 18 when I got my first truck I used to work on it in the shop along with helping out the owner of state line diesel.. Ar one point myself and my friend Larry became agents for Jack gray transport and we operated out of that shop. Later Larry started a repair shop called Rocky's truck and trailer repair. The terminal manager was Dee, was like an auntie to me and her husband Mike was definitely the definition of a cranky godfather.. That man would spend hours lecturing me but it was well needed!!! Growing up at a truck terminal definitely is a different way of life. Everybody becomes part of your extended family and remembering truck numbers was much like remembering somebody's phone number. It's funny how you learn somebody's truck number and know exactly who it is and which route they're going to be on. When you're a terminal kid everybody plays a role in raising you. Although all of these people have passed on, I can still remember them like yesterday. #hometown #trucker #oldschool #cabover #overtheroadtruckinglife #truckinglife #olddays #shortfreightlines #expressleasing #oldtrucking #fyp

I always had trucks on the brain no matter what I was doing.. When I was in school I would draw trucks any chance I had. If you talk to me back then you would swear that I was much older than I really was. You grow up fast when you hang around the old man and his buddies riding in trucks and wrenching on the weekends. I could fully drive a tractor trailer by the time I was 15. So here's the proof, trucking has been a part of my life basically forever. #caboverlife #oldtrucks #trucker #truckinglife #1980saesthetic #oldschool #overtheroadtruckinglife #fyp

Just pulling up and got caught by @Morgan on the camera! The old girl sounds good coming in. #oldschool #truckinglife #cabover #overtheroadtruckinglife #k100 #k100 #caboverlife #kenworth #trucker #fyp

You could always tell what motor, What air compressor and sometimes even the make of the truck just by hearing it. Everything today sounds the same to me. #oldschool #cabover #overtheroadtruckinglife #k100 #kenworth #trucker #truckinglife #caboverlife #oldtrucking #1980saesthetic #1980svibes #fyp

just truckin things #trucking #caboverlife #truckinglife #overtheroadtruckinglife

Some times it's nice to relive those moments where it all started.. I was scared going out on my own but Dad was right, I knew what I was doing I just had to believe in myself. #k100 #cabover #oldtrucks #lifelessons #caboverlife #truckinglife #overtheroadtruckinglife #1980saesthetic