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Movin' On stars Claude Akins as old-time independent "big-rig" truck driver Sonny Pruitt, and Frank Converse as his college-educated co-driver Will Chandler. The theme song, "Movin' On", was written and performed by Merle Haggard, and was a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1975.
"Movin' On" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in May 1975 as the third single and partial title track from the album Keep Movin' On .
Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor.He played Sonny Pruit in Movin' On, a 1974–1976 American drama series about a trucking team, Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series, and a variety of other film and television roles.
Movin' On (Reuben Wilson album) or the title song, 2006; Moving On (Sarah Dawn Finer album) or the title song (see below), 2009; Movin' On, by Buddy Greco, 1973; Moving On, by Jacky Terrasson, 2024; Moving On, by John Mayall, 1972; Moving On, by Myleene Klass, 2003; Movin' On, by Oscar Brown, 1972; Moving On, by Ozomatli, 2020; Movin' On, by ...
Ford F-Series. This has been the bestselling vehicle in the United States for nearly four decades. Since its launch in 1948, Ford has sold more than 40 million F-Series trucks to date ...
Only four states limited truck weights, from a low of 18,000 pounds (8,200 kg) in Maine to a high of 28,000 pounds (13,000 kg) in Massachusetts. These laws were enacted to protect the earth and gravel-surfaced roads from damage caused by the iron and solid rubber wheels of early trucks. [2] By 1914 there were almost 100,000 trucks on America's ...
In the early days of trucking culture, truck drivers were more frequently portrayed as protagonists in the popular media. In Trucking country: The road to America's Wal-Mart economy, author Shane Hamilton explores the history of trucking and how developments in the trucking industry helped the so-called big-box stores dominate the U.S. marketplace.
1872: The First Horse-Drawn Diner. The first diner is actually a food truck in Providence, Rhode Island. Local entrepreneur Walter Scott sells food out of a horse-pulled wagon to the workers at a ...