The Five Movin’ On Kenworths | and the One That Never Made It on Screen

Subscribe More Movie & TV Vehicle Stories: https://www.youtube.com/@Retroreelridesoriginal?sub_confirmation=1 The Kenworth from Movin’ On was never just one truck. For two seasons, Sonny Pruitt’s dark-green Kenworth—with its white stripes, chrome, and unmistakable road presence—looked like a single constant. But behind the television illusion was a fleet of at least five screen-used Kenworths, plus two 1976 trucks bought for a third season that was cancelled before filming began. This episode follows their separate lives after the cameras stopped rolling. VIN 143604, the Season One hero truck, was delivered to MGM in June 1974 and can be identified by a small scratch beneath the passenger-side stripe. After leaving Hollywood, it returned to the life it was built for: working freight. Its long trail runs through dealerships, working owners, Jim Madsen, Kerry Hoberg, Paul Sagehorn, and Mark Stracener. Then there is VIN 143605—the near-identical sister truck with its own Washington plate, its own production role, and a history that refuses to close cleanly. For years, the story was that it had been lost in a fatal crash. The records tell a more complicated story. Its VIN may still be active, and its final location remains one of the great unresolved mysteries of television-truck history. We also trace the modified interior truck that became a surviving hood at Wichita Kenworth; the two Season Two trucks that disappeared into ordinary working life after the show; and the unused 1976 Season Three promotional truck that was never seen on screen. That truck has its own remarkable afterlife, moving from Arthur Krapf to Clint Loeb in Garrison, Iowa. This is not just a story about paint, props, or nostalgia. It is about how real working machines outlive the productions that made them famous—and how small clues, from license plates to build sheets to a scratch under a stripe, can bring their histories back into focus. Special thanks to Clint Loeb, Arthur Krapf, and Lance Cormier for contributing the highly detailed research, documentation, ownership history, and firsthand information that made this video possible. Want to go deeper into the stories, sourcing details, and vehicle history behind the videos? Join the Retro Reel Rides Virtual Garage—it’s free: https://retroreelrides.media/virtual-garage/ Subscribe for more forgotten film and television vehicle stories, and let us know in the comments: which Movin’ On Kenworth would you most like to see found, restored, or returned to the road? #MovinOn #Kenworth #ClassicTrucks #RetroReelRides