The first cabover I drove was an Emeryville for Schwerman in 1967. We hauled bulk cement to Indiana near the Indiana Toll Road when they were building I-69. Late one afternoon dispatch called me in to work and said he was sorry but all he had left was an Emeryville. I told him I liked the Emeryville. He said " Good. I only have two and only one other driver likes them. I'm putting your name down to dispatch you only on an Emeryville ." I was tickled . Loved those trucks.
Those were great trucks I am a retired truck mechanic and I worked on those many years ago when I was a pup, I am 74 years old and I twisted wrenches for about 55 years.
As a kid in the 70´s i was crazy about trucks and always thought the Emeryville was the coolest of them all, during school id used to draw that familiar cab shape and one day in front of my house a Emeryville parked for a whole month! (i guess the Trucker was there to visit some relative since there was a old folks home across the street ) id stare at it every morning before going to class like it was some kind of mythical creature! some things you dont forget.
this video is from the early 70’s when Emeryvilles roamed the country. All these are long gone and done worn out. I see some old International Transport pics in here. Rochester MN flatbed/heavy hauler in that familiar yellow green tractor colors. I.T. also long gone!
First rig I ever drove at 14 on the farm was a 1964 Emeryville with a 5x3 2 stick transmission, never did get it down 100%, not long after that it was replaced by a 1974 Transtar 4070A, ran that one until 2002 when it finally croaked, still have it, need to get that old binder rolling again.
I remember those old Emeryvilles. My Dad had one in his small fleet back when I was a little kid. They were the ugliest trucks on the road. Those old 180 and 220 Cummins could roll the smoke 💨 out of the exhaust pipes. At least they put the town of Emeryville, California on the map. 👍
Dad had two in the 60s the second one had a 8V71 with 70 series injectors 5 speed clark and 3 speed eaton rears. Very fast and powerful truck for the time.
I drove a 1970 International Transtar, had a 250 Cummins, and under a heavy load and a hill had about a 1 foot flame out the stack, could control how long the flame was with the throttle.
Had to watch twice, tears in my eyes from song, love the old songs and old trucks. Your are definately the real deal when it comes to trucking in the past and putting the music together.I BET YOUR DAD LOVES THIS SONG,{you put this song with Emeryvilles,Didnt your dad run a couple of Emeryvilles?????My dad and i love your videos,hes 56 and been driving all his life.
After WW2 when truck production resumed, the company introduced the "W" series trucks, which were built in a new facility in Emeryville, California. This plant closed in1963.
When I was a kid the magazine, The Saturday Evening Post always had ads from I-H that featured their trucks from pickups to the Emeryvilles. The Hendrickson c.o.e. also used this sheet metal when HME used to make trucks. Their c.o.e. sat higher than the Emeryville, and it accomodated a big Detroit Diesel power 12V-71 pulling twin long trailers for the Cooper- Jarrett trucking co.
Loved em owned a 66 but I was to tall for that sleeper had to sleep across the dog house put two movin blankets down and slept there!! Hot in the summer cold in the winter haha those were the days!!!
truckerdean1 You havn’t been driving a truck for 50 years. If you’re gonna tell a lie at least make it sound believable. Get outta here with that BS. 😖
