icl (international cartage ltd.) ran Oshawa to Windsor serving the auto industry in the 70s and 80s this was filmed at there yard on Stevenson rd s Oshawa
When we were kids in the 70's we would stop our bikes and climb on all the Chevy Titans at the dealer on Van Dyke in Warren MI (Detroit). My dad had trucking Co. I've been driving 40yrs
Sounds like 6-71 or perhaps a 6V92 I'm guessing. Astros and Titans are the most beautiful cabover trucks ever, and I heard that Larry Shinoda was involved with their design!
I’m going to say it’s an 8V 71 with a turbo, that was advertised as a 350 hp. The trailer is what we called a tri axle with 8ft spread. You could licence into Michigan at 117,000 lbs with that. You lifted the front axle when empty or turning corners. I had one that was all on air, it was a nice trailer to pull especially with my Hendrickson Extended leaf suspension on my 76 K 100. You didn’t feel the trailer back there as far as ride went. The spread axle was a bit dodgy on ice slick roads, but with over a 100,000 gross you lift the axle up, and run sensible for the road conditions it felt pretty solid. Keep your 5th wheel greased. Never drove an Astro / Titan but the wrap around dash was quite innovative I thought.
To me, that music kind of fits the scene. I think it's The Band, playing Wheat, Rice, and Wine. But I'd rather hear that Screaming Jimmy for this video.
Actually, ICL didn’t go “belly up”.....They sold out to Yellow Freight who had no interest in anything but LTL....The remaining 75 brokers on ICL started IFS out of Tilbury with terminals in Oshawa and St Catherine’s, ON. Please don’t ever confuse IFS w ICI....No connection whatsoever! Thanks for the video...we enjoyed a walk down memory lane.
@@marigaywilkins5308 That was right around the time CP Express burned all their guys. I remember old Hank the dispatcher in St Catharines terminal. It's now Wolverine transport.
