[spudd]

I grew up around trucks.my dad had a Mack dealership and I can remember the first time I got to take a big truck on the road..I was 8 and took a r700 to our house about 14 miles from our shop to a party we put on for our grand opening..I thought I was a big time trucker after that!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ran trucks around our lot from the time I was 6 but never on the road and when
dad asked if I wanted to run that one home I was in 7th heaven. Took back dirt roads all the way and never got over 45 mph but boy was I excited..My Mom found out and just about shot my dad but after that I was running truck around a lot

At that time in Minnesota it was legal to drive with out a CDL when you were 16 if you were with in 50 miles from your home base and transporting a truck without a load or had a farm license...my how times have changed

First time I drove legal after I got a CDL when I was 18 was to go pick up a new cruiseliner Mack from the Mack dealer in Fargo ND. It had a custom double sleeper with mural painted on the back and polished bud rims all-around. that's a memory I will never forget.