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Topic: Truck driving pedal steel players |
Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2018 6:51 am
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This is a picture Of my wife an I with another team Mark chose too advertise the new Cummings 600 horse power engine in the trucking magazine. When he owned J-Mar express out of Arkansas. We Drove for his Dad For 25 years.
Show us pictures from your truck driving days if u also play pedal steel.
Last edited by Johnie King on 22 Aug 2018 8:07 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2018 7:02 am
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I know Johnny Cox could tell us how steel playing an truck driving go together. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2018 7:18 am
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When I was contracting, I drove the Peterbilt and 50 ton lowboy and I still keep my CDL license up.
Erv |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From: Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2018 11:03 am
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Lane Gray here on the forum. |
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Bobby Nelson
From: North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2018 2:02 pm
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I don't call myself a pedal steel player yet but I've driven trucks for about 34 yrs - don't do long haul though. |
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Jerry Horch
From: Alva, Florida, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2018 4:52 pm
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I have been in the concrete production business for 42 years.been driving all kinds of mixers,on and off road since I was 20.and plan on getting out in 4 more years, God willing.and all Ive ever really wanted to do is play music! I play every Sunday in church....modern worship music...there is a place for steel even in that music venue...go Dave Dudley _________________ Franklin D10 /Walker Sterio Steel JBL's /DigiTech Quad4/ Korg Toneworks/ Dobro DM 1000 / Santa Cruz Guitar VA |
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Ian Rae
From: Redditch, England
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 12:13 am
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I finally achieved my lifelong dream of playing steel. Sadly I have nowhere to keep a truck. _________________ Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 4:17 am
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Count me in
_________________ 2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 7:46 am
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Lane Volvo you got the right truck for the job best riding quietest,driving, safest truck truck money can buy. |
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Jack Hanson
From: San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 8:21 am
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I've driven bobtail since I was about 18. When the SLV spud harvest starts in a couple weeks, I'll attempt to get a snapshot of me in my turnip truck and post it. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 8:36 am
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All my hauling was permit loads.
I had a 4 axle tractor and a 4 axle trailer.
My heaviest load was Terex TS24, twin engine scrapers.
They would weigh up around 100,000 lbs.
A light load would be a Cat D9!
Erv |
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Dustin Rigsby
From: Parts Unknown, Ohio
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 10:22 am
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I drive for a company that specializes in damaging valuable steel guitars...fill in the blank. 12 years until I can collect my pension. _________________ D.S. Rigsby |
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Fred Justice
From: Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 10:47 am
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I have several friends and myself that are retired truck drivers, one or two are still driving.
Dick Hitchcock - Retired Tour Bus driver
Jerry Foster - Retired over the road truck driver
Chris Robbins - Still drives when corn is in season.
Rodney Whitson - Still drives, Amarillo to SF MO.
Myself - Retired double decker car hauler. _________________ Email: azpedalman@gmail.com
Phone: 480-235-8797
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 5:45 pm
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The late Don E. Curtis drove for one of the LTL freight haulers (I want to say Yellow) _________________ 2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Edward Rhea
From: Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 5:58 pm
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I sometimes drive/hi-rail one of these, on the bridge gang....
_________________ “TONESNOB†|
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David Higginbotham
From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 6:43 pm
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My daily office for the last couple decades!
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Dustin Rigsby
From: Parts Unknown, Ohio
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Posted 17 Aug 2018 2:35 am
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Fred Justice wrote: |
I have several friends and myself that are retired truck drivers, one or two are still driving.
Dick Hitchcock - Retired Tour Bus driver
Jerry Foster - Retired over the road truck driver
Chris Robbins - Still drives when corn is in season.
Rodney Whitson - Still drives, Amarillo to SF MO.
Myself - Retired double decker car hauler. |
Fred, I Started out in car haul. I enjoyed that until I fell off the top rack ! Now I’m afraid of heights ! _________________ D.S. Rigsby |
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Paul Pearson
From: Alabama, USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2018 6:11 am
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I transport the most precious cargo in the world school kids been at it for the last 7 years |
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Mike Holder
From: Alabama! Home of the great “Don Helms” & his singer “Hank Williams”!
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Posted 17 Aug 2018 3:35 pm
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After 25 years of playing on the road, I found myself driving one of these when my gig with Tanya Tucker ended abruptly. I drove them for years then tried an 18 wheeler for a year and a half and wound up back on this again. All in all things could be a lot worse, had some very interesting people as passengers![img]
[/img] _________________ I thought Nashville was the roughest, but I know I’ve said the same about them all.
I received my education, drivin through the Nation listenin to Paul!.. ( Franklin that is! ) |
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richard burton
From: Britain
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Posted 18 Aug 2018 12:04 am
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Only ever driven one once, they took the keys off of me after this and told me to stick to steeling
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George McLellan
From: Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2018 6:25 am me too
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Me with "Ol Yeller" transporting fire fighters from Slide Mt., Nevada to a forest fire in northern Minnesota.
Geo
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 18 Aug 2018 12:58 pm
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richard burton wrote: |
Only ever driven one once, they took the keys off of me after this and told me to stick to steeling |
I'm not stuck. Who's going to sign for delivery of this bridge, mate? _________________ 2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Bill Moran
From: Virginia, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2018 6:49 am
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Lane Gray wrote: |
Count me in
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That picture would make some folks think you backed them in there . Lol Good photo. I use to piggyback Volvos from Dublin, Va. Nice trucks. _________________ Bill |
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 19 Aug 2018 8:16 am
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I did. In stages. A hostler backed in the rear trailer (it was there when I got to the yard). Then I backed the dolly up to the rear trailer, then I went looking for the front trailer, and backed it up to the dolly. _________________ 2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Tony Smart
From: Harlow. Essex. England
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Posted 19 Aug 2018 8:56 am
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You can always tell a truck driver steel player.
They're the only ones that play wearing mudflaps.... |
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