15 Things Every 1970s Trucker Had That Are Gone Today

15 Things Every 1970s Trucker Had That Are Gone Today In January of 1974, every highway in the country dropped to 55 miles an hour, and the men hauling America's freight were paid by the mile. Here are 15 things every 1970s trucker had that are gone today, from the CB license and the 23-channel radio to the cabover, the paper logbook and the old hours rule nobody could see. The 8-track in the dash, the CB license and call sign, and pulling into every open scale Calling dispatch from a truck-stop pay phone, the 23-channel radio, and the 73,280-pound weight limit A license from whatever state would give you one, the cabover, and the Fuzzbuster on the dash The paper Comchek, a tractor with no anti-lock brakes, and the double nickel ICC rate and route control, the paper logbook, and the 10-hours-on, 8-hours-off rule Subscribe for more of the gear, rules and rigs the uniform left behind, and tell me in the comments what you carried on your shift. #trucking #1970s #trucker #cbradio #bigrig #nostalgia