Amen. GOD BLESS THE TRUCK DRIVERS . They are as valuable as our first responders. Everything we have came on a truck. From our clothing to the food in our fridge .

Mr Laws, you are the best story teller! I may be 75 yrs old but I could listen to you and my problems just drift away. Thank you sir, I hope you keep it up so many many more can enjoy and learn.

Thank you for the tribute to truck drivers, Donnie. My husband, his dad, and my dad all were truck drivers. Its one tough job, not only on them, but on their families. God bless!🙏❤️

Truckers have a special part in my heart. I was travelling with my 18 month son heading to Chicago. Stopped at a rest area outside of Ludington MI to change diapers (of my son, not me lol). Upon exiting the restroom, 2 gentlemen politely asked me where I was headed - he and another trucker were concerned about me and my son driving alone. They asked if they could follow me to make sure I made it safely to my destination. They did - one in front and one behind. At the last rest stop before my exit, I asked them where they were headed. One was heading south, and the other was going west - I asked them wouldn't this make them fall behind on delivering their cargo - they said that the safety of me and my child was way more important than any cargo. Wherever they are now, and all of the other truckers out there, God bless you and keep you safe.💖💖💖🙏

Man I don’t think people realize how much our country runs on these goods delivered by truck drivers. Great video on the history on how goods have been transported over the years!

Thank you Donnie , for honoring the truckers. I appreciate all of them. Truck drivers are a lot like the mailman , through all kinds of weather they push on , to their destination ,encountering all kinds obstacles ,not to mention being away from family and friends for long periods of time. May God be with the truckers. I

Oh Mr. Donnie you surely did touch my heart with this video. My daddy came home from the Korean War and started driving a truck. He loved it. Made a good living for his family too. He had a million safe mile plaque that he was so proud of. He had so many stories to tell. He talked about carrying loads of “swinging meat” through those mountains and how scary it was. God Bless you sir.

There's been many a trucker killed losing their breaks on 25/70 and 19/23 going into Tennessee from North Carolina. I've seen far too many off the side of the mountain or crashed into the rock cliffs. It takes an experienced trucker to travel these mountain back roads with a rig. Far too many young drivers relying on GPS instead of "local " people advising them that it can't be done. Thanks once again Donnie for a wonderful story.

I'm a trucker from N. Florida. I have driven through this country for many years. I'll tell you this, the people of Appalachia are some of the finest folks you would ever want to meet. Where I'm from is alot like Appalachia when it comes to people, food and values. Great video as usual.

My dad was a truck driver. You showed that cb radio and I still have one in my pickup truck that i use. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your whole family...🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀

My dad has been a truck driver since he was sixteen he's 68 now. I can't smell diesel smoke without thinking of him. He's slowing down now but you can see when he talks about it hes like a kid again. Thank you for sharing Mr.Laws. Please keep me in your prayers. God bless

My dad was a truck driver for many years and in fact retired as a truck driver. I did for a while after the farm closed but had to quit because of a back injury. I truly enjoyed my time driving. So this also brought back a lot of wonderful memories. Thanks Donnie.

My dad was a semi trucker all his life. Thanks for this!

Before I75 was built, we'd go to Kentucky via 25W north, 2 lanes of curves, up and down... it made me nervous when I was young...it was a major trucking route.. Where would we be without them! Thanks Donnie 😎👍

I've shipped military freight for years....I'm a freight broker, govt certified. It's not an easy job for them or me. A lot of rules and regulations and they are still at risk with safety. Good vid, Donnie.

Great tribute Donnie . here in the U K my dad drove trucks when I was a boy in the 1950s. before that in world war 2 he had driven trucks carrying supplies in places like Palestine I remember him saying . I worked in our coal industry when we had one as a fitter and then moved onto repairing trucks in 1970 for Shell Mex and B P .In 1990 I transferred onto the driving staff always driving artics carrying petroleum , In 2005 I took early retirement after 35 years service .I am now 74 . truckers are the salt of the earth but are not always appreciated. Miners also I hold in high regard as well as mechanics or fitters .

Thank you so.much for paying tribute to the back bone of America our truckers

A great tribute to truck drivers,they are driving and delivering when we are shut in safe and warm in winter,and all year,thanks Mr. Donnie🙌

Such a nice tribute to our nations Truck drivers , and some neat photo archives Donnie...May God bless them and their families.....I did some Long Haul Trucking back in the 1970s into the 80s ....and survived some of its dangers thank the Lord....it was long hours as well but all in all i did love it...the C.B. helped keep the night alive for sure.... Thank You for the video Brother ....God Bless.

You are absolutely right Donnie we have a lot to thank the truckers for

Good afternoon 😊 My husband was a truck driver he's retired now. It's a hard job on him and on us. We had to hard down everything at home and every winter it was nerve wracking worrying about him on long hauls.

A thumbs up to our truckers, my family has been a part of trucking for many years, my fiance is a trucker, long hard hours, he was out for weeks on end, but blest lately to work locally...

I don't know how they do it. One short journey does me in... Thanks to all truck drivers everywhere. And, thanks to you Donnie for sharing.

My late husband was a truck driver and a equipment operator work on the roads making new roads

Truck driving is both easy and hard at the same time. If you can believe that. Whoever came up with the idea of an 18 wheeler must have been a genius. So much we take for granted. Thanks happy memorial day

Thank you Donnie for paying respect to the truck driver. That is still a passion of mine. Like the old saying goes if you got it a truck brought it. You take care and God bless.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

When I was 19/20 a neighbor who was a Truck driver told me I get my license he'd hire me to run one of his trucks, I had things I wanted to do so I told him. I joined the Army and became a truck driver ( 64C Motor transport operator ) which really was a lot more than just trucks, I was picked by the battalion commander to get a TMP bus and take the officers to their weekend conferences such as improving morale of the enlisted, helping your men deal with grief etc. I was chosen because I also did the job of fuel and oil testing, inventory and delivery planning for the battalion. I also as the Major put it " couldn't read a speedometer" as when we were heading back we were always doing about 55 mph and he shut down a captain complaining I was doing 65 mph, the major asked and I said about 55 sir and the rest of the officers laughed and enjoyed the little bit shorter trip. When I finished my time in service and after being in a few military truck convoys and a dozen 1 or 2 truck multi-state runs for the battalion I made up my mind I wouldn't like to drive truck on the highway, if I had as much trouble as I did ( in 1984 and 85 ) in a fully marked military semitruck but as a civilian in a regular semi I didn't have the patience needed to not just run some of the fools over the would jump in front of me and slam on the brakes to make an exit. I came home in 1987, and told the ex-neighbor I would drive for him but I sure had a new found respect for the patience a modern day trucker possess. Great story Donny, people will cut off a truck, not let them in traffic then get to a store and complain their out of whatever their looking for.

I was a truck driver for 30 year's.I enjoyed your video .God Bless you all.

Great video, Donnie. My Dad was a truck driver when I was young. I sure missed him when he was on the road. Truck drivers keep our country running. I am thankful for them, and for their loved ones that miss them when they are gone. Hope you are having a great week and God bless!

Thanks for the tribute Donnie. I retired from trucking in February of 22 after 35 years

My Daddy and both Grandpas worked in these WV coal mines as well as my father in-law. My brother and I haul it. Day in and day out. We have also hauled a lot of logs. It’s a dangerous job but there a sense of pride that makes it worth it. Thanks for the tribute and God bless all our truck drivers!!!

Thank you Mr Donnie.

They keep rolling to keep us going. I remember the c.b. radios as well as the scanners. Thanks for sharing Donnie!

Great video! My dad drove truck for about 42 years now. I was 5. Along time ago. I used go long haul or for the day. Fun memories! Thank you for the video!! Have a good one. 😊

God bless our truckers and God bless their families. The sacrifice they take every day is phenomenal. Thank you Mr. Laws for remembering our truckers. ❤

Thanks, I appreciate it. Trucking is an exciting life. I'm a trucker, hauling reefer loads and I learned from my aunt that my great grandma was a mule driver. It's a small world sometimes.

My Dad didn't drive a truck, he drove a locomotive in the mountains of New York on the original railroad in this country, the Delaware and Hudson. Any person hauling freight for our nation is an unsung hero. Great video!

Hats off to all Truckers. They are the great men and women that keep our country moving. Without them we'd all be in a heap of hurt.We all depend on them. They work long hours and don't get to spend much time with their families. It's a hard living. thanks for sharing this important man, the truck driver. Your friend , Louise

Yes Donnie Law God Bless the hard working truck Drivers !!!!!❤

Thank you Donnie sir for a nother beautiful story about our country row on 18 wheeler row on and my God you and all of them men and women that drive a truck 🚛

And don’t forget the women my husband and I drove team OTR for 16 years! Thank you Mr Donnie for the shout out to this country’s Truckers

Thanks again Donnie! It's a shame that men died hauling our stuff.

Thank you Mr. Donnie for sharing and let us not forget the men who deliver all the goods that we need and use everyday 💙

Yes sir Mr Donnie,, I drove for 30 years, been all across this country and many many times on I40, 81, and all 48 states, I've been off the road for 14 years now and sometimes I miss it but don't take long to get over it,, lol,, Thanks for this video !!!

Hey Mr Laws. My Bulldog pup Hans says the only road we know how to travel on is a ruff road. Keep on Trucking and keep an eye out for Bears 🐻. God Bless You Brother and remember to always Put it in Bulldog ❤🇺🇲🐕🙏

We touched on the old logging days just a couple weeks ago during a college course that I’m taking. There’s nothing I like any better that learning about the old days.

A big hello Donnie law's what would we have done without horses 🐎 I always wonder that you can see how we have progress yes these truck drivers work hard thanks for a intresting video my father was a coal miner the collerie still had two horses working they was retired to live the rest of there lives all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

Donnie: in my very younger days, I worked for Sears Roebuck. I rode shotgun for a regional shipper line hauling all sorts of cargo in the Desert SW. I never drove "officially" but occasionally the guy who drove was tired...or well he had "issues". I didn't have the correct license but we got there. then I had to work unloading the truck. That work was hard but I was young and recently married. Learned a lot... PS remember an old TV show (early 70s) called Movin' On? starred Claude Akins. Reminded me of that...

Mr. Donnie, thanks for the trucking history lesson. I had never seen those huge old wagons! The ones with the giant wheels were amazing! Yep, the art of moving freight has come a long way.

I've just discovered your Channel....I live in the Midlands UK....I use your Channel to de-stress after a days work...your voice soothes away my troubles...I always learn a lot too....Bless you Brother.

Howdy Donnie- thank you for your tribute to the truckers. My wife’s folks are truckers. God bless

I caught the tail end of the C.B. era. I started trucking in the late 90's. Drivers would definitely help each other with directions, traffic, the 20 on the bears. That era is gone now. Ive been all thru those mountains from Cumberland Gap to Monteagle to Black Mountain and beyond. Good video

I have so much respect for truck drivers! They deal with terrible traffic, bad weather, unexpected delays, sleeping in their rigs, etc. - wishing many blessings on them and their families that often don't see the truckers while they're hauling. Thank you Donnie, and thank you to all the truckers.

I remember many many times as a youngin in the mid 80's loaded up and headed to CB Breaks all over the Gulf Coast. We'd hit the interstate and Daddy would key up and we'd talk to them ol' truckers for hours headed down the highway or give them the.... crank down on that horn signal! 💪 🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing Mr. Donnie and God bless!

Thank you for doing a video on truck drivers. My dad was an owner/operator of a coal truck. He hauled coal in Western PA for almost 30 years before he retired in 1982. He worked long days and often once he got home he had work that he had to do on his truck. It was good money, but very hard work!

I’ve been on that channel 19 many times while traveling. The truckers had such an interesting vocabulary. Thanks for sharing.

God bless the truckers and God bless you sir thanks for sharing

God bless the Truck Drivers. During covid our country would have been in chaos without them. They kept the country moving and as open as could be. Heros.

You are amazing Mr Laws 👩 thank you for that American Heritage Narration of the history of the humble truck driver from: Scranton, Pennsylvania 👩

Thank you, Bro. Donnie. Our truck drivers do not get near enough credit. They keep this country going. Great video. GOD bless-- Debbie

That was a great Shout Out to the most important people in our Country. Thank you Donnie, we should be more grateful for the Truckers.👍🇺🇸

Thanks again Donnie for another great video 👍🙏

I remember the logging trucks. Once when the Clinch river flooded many of us were stranded for weeks. The logging company came in and cut a new road. Not just so they could work but so people could get in and out of the holler. Another logging truck had a heavy load and couldn’t slow down. It missed the bend of the road and turned what was at one time my Mamaw’s house in to toothpicks. She had moved before that and thankfully nobody lived there when it happened. It’s a miracle nobody got hurt.

Thanks for the video, Donnie! My brother is a truck driver, and has been for nearly 30 years. He has a bad back, and has developed leukemia because of the things that he's had to load and haul from military bases, etc. Truck driving is an under appreciated job that is absolutely vital to the U.S. economy, and I'm glad that you are recognizing them here. Hard working, getting very little sleep, having very few comforts, facing stressful deadlines, and constantly being separated from their families, truck drivers do their best to make sure we all get to experience our daily lives. Be kind to truck drivers, because whether you know it or not, folks, they're being kind to you with every haul they make.

God Bless You Brother!

My husband (a truck driver) said for bless you and thank you for the appreciation! He loves his job!

Thank you Donnie. Spent many hours on the road. Up and down 81 and across 40 many many times. I appreciate the tribute. We get yelled at and sign language from everyone on the road. Cut off by impatient drivers that don't understand we can't make 80 thousand pounds get up and go or stop on a dime. Thanks again

Thanks for the video on truck drivers I drove for 33 years

From the bottom of my heart I really appreciate what you do, in this insane world your videos are a peace for me. Reminds me of a more simple time where things weren’t so crazy.

God bless the truck driver. Thanks for another wonderful video and tribute to the truck drivers.

In my early years one of the first jobs I ever had was driving a truck . Most likely the shirt on your back , the shoes on your feet , and practically everything else you see on store shelves , and including our fuel is delivered by truckers . Our country would be completely paralyzed if it wasn't for our truckers . 🤔I can never remember seeing the railroad delivering to Walmart , the grocery stores , or any other store for that matter , but I do see a lot of trucks unloading at these places . Another great video Donnie , thank you .

Thanks Mr Donnie❤

Thank you for honoring us truckers I've been doing it since 1992. Started out hauling furniture from the factories here in southwest Virginia and western North Carolina. If you could haul furniture to the countless small towns across the country you could drive anywhere. I've also hauled many a load of logs to when I would get tired of running long haul. Plus haul many a load of lumber from the mills. Again thank you for honoring us truckers.

Retired in 2018 after 27 years as a tanker yanker .And still miss it

Give them the respect they deserve. Used to be a truck driver. Thanks for for that. BROTHER Donnie.

Just parked the truck in Miles City, MT, sat down to eat my supper, and watched this video. Thank you for the video and the kind words, Donnie!

Thank you ,Donnie, for another enjoyable story. God bless 🙏

Another awesome podcast!!!

Thank you Donnie I’ve been at it for 33 years close to 3.5 million miles. All lower 48 but when I get to the Appalachian Mountains that’s home. It does not matter where I am us hillbilly’s know one another an we all talk about home. Thank you for talking about us. Here’s a quote you may not heard. ‘’ anybody can be a driver but only a few can be called a hand “. It’s been a honor to be called a hand an to be part of the forgotten few that keeps things moving.

I live in Appalachian mountains in Virginia. Logged just about my entire life. Hard to believe but the ole pioneers have touched every inch of these woods at one point or another. No woods are virgin they've all been mowed down at some point. The lands with the big old oaks and hickorys on them just haven't been touched as recent as land with pines in rows and poplar tree forest.

Thank you for this! My husband is a feed truck driver. Home every night. But it's no less nerve-wracking for him on a slippery, icy winter day than all the others. He works hard❤

I helped a guy and friend cut a boundary of some huge field poplar and had some great timber on the farm we got it. He had a pair of Red Sorel mules and they were powerful as a dozer now.

Amen to that Donnie! Them ole drivers definitely did a major part in keepin the world goin. God bless you brother

Wonderful tribute, Donnie! I don't get mad when they are pulling a big hill and I am behind them because they are a LOT faster than they used to be! The coal truck at 4:22 and the Southeastern truck at 4:45 might be White models with the Detroit "6-71" Diesel engine, but my memory is really faded after all these years. I just love the old Detroit 6-71.

Thank you for a well deserved tribute to the truckers across our great country and the history of it. Can’t imagine hauling those big loads across those mountains and challenging it was.

My dad drove Nitrogen tanks all across New England while I was growing up. He was and is the best most hardworking dad.

Thank you Donnie, I’ve been a truck driver for years. I currently drive a log truck.

My great grandfather was a "dray" in the early 1900's. Basically, he hauled goods by wagon from town to town for a living. He passed in 1909. Thanks for sharing this video.

Donnie! Thanks so much for this video! I one shot, the road sign says Greeneville 25, Asheville 65, Morristown 18. All my paths all my life! Highway 25 E, highway 25, highway 70, & ole 411 to my stompin grounds in Greene Co., TN. I’m from Mohawk outside Greeneville. I recall when it used to look that way! You are a blessing. I now live in Normandy, TN & got transplanted to Middle TN,my husband’s home. All my family 6 of us kids now old & little brother passed, riling those roads. My brother is an OTR truck driver! Wonderin if you live in Greene Co.? I’m of the Kesterson & Douthat family. George & Georgina Douthat my Papaw & Mamaw who are passed.

I’m appreciating all this history!!!!

❤ AMEN THANK YOU 👍👍 MOUNT CARMEL PENNSYLVANIA ❤

It's amazing how technology changes. Thank you for thinking of so many subjects to inform us about. God bless truckers. And God bless Mr and Mrs Laws!

Thank you Donnie, I put in 4+ million miles and retired in February. Thanks again for your videos

I am in the UK and your video of Cemetery anomalies came up on my feed ....i clicked on it mainly because i have a great interest in the paranormal...what i hadn't bargained for was just how relaxing your voice is and believe me i dont say that lightly as i suffer from bad anxiety....you have got yourself a new subscriber....❤

Mr. Donna there sure would be a lot of hungry people in this country if it wasn't for the truck driver's people need to give them plenty of room to stop or turn on the highway s Thanks for sharing 👍♥️🗝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗝️♥️

God bless all truckers.they work very hard doing their hauling.rigs are expensive too. My father drove a gas truck in ww2, to where the tanks were in battle and fueled up the planes on dangerous runways..he repaired the armys' jeeps when he wasn't driving the gas truck.. My mother said it was very dangerous and he could be blown up at any time but he came home safe. He always drove stick shifts and taught me to drive,i was very lucky.i learned alot from him. Thank you sir, for a beautiful video,as always.god bless.

As an over the road trucker from South Alabama, sir, I appreciate your video on the history of the industry. You my friend are a true southern mountain man. I love your videos. Keep ‘em coming

Thankful for you Donnie, you make my days in this truck better listening to your amazing stories. Been out here for 16 years now and have somewhere around 2 million miles. Harder and harder to make a living out here on the road though. I appreciate you and other KZfaq content creator's giving me good content to listen to and I greatly appreciate your recognition for what us truckers do. So many people don't know what it's like to have to put clothes on to walk into the truckstop at 2 am in a ft of snow in the cold to go to the bathroom or apologizing because you couldn't make it home for your family vacation or to pick between being home for one birthday and not the other because there so close together. But anyways thank you again

Thank you, Donnie. This means alot to be recognized by a creator i love listening to while on the road.

Truly unsung heroes! Thank God for truckers & thank you Brother for the video.