02-04-2017, 01:38 AM
tenders wrote:
I remember that song from a K-Tel record of trucking songs that was advertised heavily on TV in the late '70s. There were a few years when trucking, CB radio, and Teamsters were very much in vogue (gear, movies, and songs). I'm not sure why - did it have something to do with the gas crisis? Or was it just the point at which the highway system was sufficiently developed that long-haul trucking, tollbooths, and radar speed enforcement first became a thing?
I think the concept of Truck Driving became romantic for a while. It either spawned the market for CB Radios or was fueled by America's obsession with it.
I find it interesting that C.W. McCall was an invention by an award winning Advertising Executive.