History of Sterling Trucks | Truck History Episode 11

What's up, Jack's Chrome Fam!? Today we have episode 11 of Truck History to share with you guys, featuring the highly requested, defunct truck brand, Sterling Trucks! We hope y'all enjoy!

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[grp]

As a retired heavy truck mechanic, whenever I got a Ford/Sterling to work on, I was glad because they were such a well engineered truck, designed for ease of maintenance and they were a fleets' favorite truck because of that fact

[edwu]

I still have a little hope that Ford heavy duty trucks will make a comeback. I miss the Louisville & LTL models

[artkincell]

Somewhere I have a picture of my grandfather with his brand-new late 1930s Sterling dump truck. It wasn't his, but he was senior driver and he got the new truck.

Truck driving skipped a generation, as my dad didn't drive but I drove for 30 years. I always thought of my grandfather whenever I slid behind the wheel of a Ford/Freightliner Sterling. I also pointed out to some of my rather whiny co-workers, that my grandfather delivered coal products and his first truck was a C model Mack. Solid tires, no doors, no windshield, no heat.

[jackseamon]

My Dad drove dump trucks in the '60s and '70s for a company that loved the Sterling chain drives. The double transmissions and ability to change the chain sprocket ratios made a truck that could crawl out of some tough holes. Chain drives didn't have a differential on the rear axle, so clearance was incredible. They certainly were not road haul trucks in the configuration needed for off road work, brakes were sorry when carrying 10 cubic yards of gravel, but they got the job done. Those trucks could plow snow and were contracted to the State highway dept, and would be used to push back bankings created by 2 or 3 big trucks. Awesome brute force. One memory that will stay with me is the sound of the chains "singing" while the truck would be coasting at road speed. Thanks for the video!

[macksterlingcastilloflores]

Me gusta los Sterling se agregará a Auradon Saludos desde mi Camión

[donotneed]

I really liked the Ford Aeromax and the last Sterling I drove wasn't bad either. That Aeromax had the second best riding seat with the best being in a White/GMC cabover.

[stihlman]

I drove a Sterling tanker truck. You set high up in that truck compared to all the others I drove. It took me a while to get use to it.

[mikelovin]

I'd love to see the history of Marmon trucks!

[kevinlamarr]

I absolutely love my 2000 A9500 single axle day cab

[troydaigle]

I'm with Mike. Would love to see an episode on the Morman trucks. And Autocar. Thanks

[SchnelleKat]

Hope to see a Federal & Brockway trucks Doc.

[aaroncone]

Stirling & Mack, were the two last manufacturers, to offer the chain drive option (both truck manufacturers, 1951)

[nathanjames]

That sucks cuz I really love Sterling's to me they were the best riding rigs in the tightest turning of them all

[schnuurtchke]

I like the Sterling L line and Acterra models

[Darkone]

I still remember Sterling in the late 90s 2000s

[an_oshkosh_guy]

Me and my dad own 4 sterling's, 2 1942s, a 1945, and a 1948

[bigbluetruck]

Excellent episode. Thank you for developing this History of Trucks series, I am enjoying watching all of them, Dawn (IN)

[Miguel_Garcia.]

Still see a lot of sterling trucks on the road

[fordmuscleluis]

Sterling is definitely a hearkened back to a forgotten era due to it's defunct division of Chrysler llc also Discontinuation line of Sterling trucks

[GreatNW]

Do Hayes and Pacific trucks next but thier history's are intertwined so I would suggest both in the same episodes.