Sonny Pruitt/Movin' On And BJ & The Bear

Most of you aren't old enough to remember Movin' On and BJ & the Bear, but they were TV shows that had truckers and the trucks as part of the cast! Actually, Claude Akins and Frank Converse for Movin' On got their pre-CDL Chauffeur's licenses and did their own driving.

Anyway, we spend so much time talking, thinking, and griping about training and getting to the business that I think we need to take a break. Here's a 2007 article about a father and son that found and bought the two trucks that "starred" in the TV shows.

Have fun! A BLAST FROM TRUCKING’S PAST

I don't remember Movin' On at all... But I have a clear recollection of BJ and the Bear, was one of my most favorite shows back in the day when I was a wee lad.

Most of you aren't old enough to remember Movin' On and BJ & the Bear, but they were TV shows that had truckers and the trucks as part of the cast! Actually, Claude Akins and Frank Converse for Movin' On got their pre-CDL Chauffeur's licenses and did their own driving.

Anyway, we spend so much time talking, thinking, and griping about training and getting to the business that I think we need to take a break. Here's a 2007 article about a father and son that found and bought the two trucks that "starred" in the TV shows.

Have fun! http://www.tenfourmagazine.com/PerfZone/2007/5.html

You are bringing back so many great memories. My favorite tv show when I was 9 yrs old. That is when I really wanted to be a trucker, fortunately its not to late. Know all I need is a chimp. https://www.truckingtruth.com/truckers-forum/includes/smileys/smile.gif

Feeling kinda' dense, I'm trying to figure out how to upload a picture to TT to embed in a posting.... hmmmm......

Feeling kinda' dense, I'm trying to figure out how to upload a picture to TT to embed in a posting.... hmmmm......

I think you need an account like Photobucket or such and have posted a bazillion times!

I remember movin on as a kid. It's where I started liking "white frieghtliner" as my favourite truck!!

What are you guys talking about?

What are you guys talking about?

Way before your time Daniel. These were TV shows that were playing after I graduated high school.

Ernie

Daniel, TV was like the internet in that it had content you could view on a screen. Most houses only had one, you could change stations (web sites) but you couldn't select anything other than what that channel was broadcasting. It was old-timey BUT it was wireless.

The screens were lodged inside veneered boxes.

Before 1965 many shows were in black and white.

If I was old enough to remember movin on, I would have had to be between 5-7 years old. So that would have been 1975-1977