Posted on August 18, 2022 at 3:54 PM by Blog Committee
The television drama series Movin’ On (NBC, 1974 - 1976) was an early TV series centered on trucking careers and the trucking industry. Don Hummer Trucking’s Hummer Heritage Collection honors the history of trucking, and one of the trucks in the collection is inspired by this hit television show.
Movin’ On starred Claude Atkins as Sonny Pruitt and Frank Converse as Will Chandler. In the series, the pair were the co-drivers of a two-toned green 1974 Kenworth W-925 ViT. As they traveled to various locations, they often became involved in the lives of the people they met.
Check out these additional fun facts about the series!
- Movin' On was picked up as a television series after the success of the made-for-television movie In Tandem (NBC, 1974), which became the series pilot.
- Movin’ On has a total of 44 episodes that were produced over two seasons. Episodes were filmed in a variety of locations across the United States.
- The theme song for Movin' On was written and performed by country music legend Merle Haggard. It was a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1975.
- Claude Akins and Frank Converse actually drove the trucks during filming. Prior to the show, they earned their chauffeur's licenses, the predecessor to today’s CDL requirements.
- "Do it like Pruitt" was a phrase commonly used on CB radio between truck drivers. Once the show was canceled in 1976, the phrase became "Do it like Pruitt used to."
- The original truck from Movin' On was most recently featured at the 2018 Great American Truck Show.
If you missed the show during the original run in the 1970s or you want to reminisce, you can head over to Amazon Prime to stream the digitally remastered episodes.
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