Tonight on American Trucker — Gully Transportation’s antique trucks

user-gravatar Headshot

Gully Transportation will be featured on tonight’s edition of the American Trucker television show. The episode will air on the Speed Channel at 10 p.m. Eastern. The program will show the production of one of the Quincy, Ill.-based regional hauler’s newest trucks – a 2011 Freightliner Cascadia – in the manufacturer’s Cleveland, N.C., facility.

“My father started the business with just one truck in 1947,” says company vice president Michael Gully, “and in 1964 he purchased his first White Freightliner. As our business has grown, our relationship with Freightliner Trucks has grown. Not only do our drivers love the handling and comfort, but as a business, we appreciate the trucks’ efficiency and reliability.”

Although Gully  continues to add new vehicles to its fleet – most recently a combination of ten Cascadia and Coronados – what really interests Gully, and what brought American Trucker to the Gullycompany, is his hobby of collecting truck memorabilia and restoring antique trucks.

Gully’s special interest trucks are Freightliners (pictured). He currently has about 11 antique Freightliner trucks in his collection, including that original White Freightliner that helped launch the business more than 50 years ago.

“I’ve always been fascinated by Freightliner trucks,” he says. “When I was younger, they were the ‘Cadillacs’ of our fleet, and we still consider the Freightliner product to be the best. The company has always been on the leading edge of process and product development, and we’re proud to be a partner.”

Tune in tonight to check the antique collection. Find past episodes on Truckers News’ special AT page.

More via the Speed Channel.

Related Stories:
Getting around ‘Truckermageddon’; American Trucker season 2 ‘gets hardcore’
American Trucker season opens with Joplin coverage
More tornado aid coming from the trucking industry

The Business Manual for Owner-Operators
Overdrive editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2022 edition of Partners in Business.
Download
Partners in Business Issue Cover