Classic Trucking Films DVD: 1930s - 1940s 18 Wheelers, Big Rigs, Truck Freight Driving Films Including Transportation & Safety Films
The American Trucking Industry has been essential in the transportation of consumer goods and products and to the American economy ever since the development of the US highways systems in the 1930's. This collection looks at the history of American trucking and truck driving safety films. Table Of Contents: (1) Singing Wheels (1940s) - Fantastic film filled with vintage footage of old trucks, 18 wheelers, and automobiles. Packed full of great information about the trucking industry and how they are essential to distributing consumer goods and America's economy. Also has an interesting section about how high taxes are for truckers compared to regular auto drivers. Includes a great song about trucking...."go on trucker...keep rollin on." - 23 Minutes (2) Knights On The Highway (1938) - Classic truck driver safety film that covers six basic driving safety tips. And always please remember rule number six..."don't drive when sleepy." - 9 Minutes (3) Transportation: Bus, Truck, & Taxi (1946) - Bizarre film about how you need to be male to have a job in transportation - 10 Minutes (4) You're Driving 90 Horses (1940s) - Truck driving safety film that uses scare tactics about deaths on the road to promote safe driving. Focus here is on truckers driving with "Concentration, Control, & Courtesy" - 23 Minutes