This has been really great reading through this thread from post #1 this afternoon. I somehow had never seen this thread before. But I have really enjoyed all the stories you guys have been sharing on here. I remember being a kid on our family summer road trip vacation, and from the first time I remember seeing them, being in love with big rigs out on the roads. It is where I think I got my love of driving my truck so much, especially when I would be driving the country for the pipeline. It is very romanticized, but like it has been said here, you are spending a lot of time away from family.
I certainly don't know anything like you guys do about these trucks, but I'm learning. I really like the look of a Pete. The older ones, nothing too fancy or areo about them... Big, square and just looked like it was meant to work pulling anything and everything for a million miles.
The only real experience I have ever had when it came to anything like a big rig would be when I was about 10 years old, my Dad bought a old Frito Lay semi for picking up and hauling loads for his business. He only had it for about a year. But it wasn't a normal tractor pulling the trailer, but it had more of a bread truck front end. I remember riding with him on a milk crate since the only seat was the driver seat. No A/C, no radio, just two windows that slide open about 10" one on each the driver and "passenger" side. I couldn't find a picture of what the truck looked like, but here is a picture I found of what the trailer looked like.
BTW, my favorite part of this thread are all the old pics you guys are posting. I like those ones you put up Mike of the trucks your Dad was driving back in the 50's. Very cool!:thumbsup:
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