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Tag: big bunks

California-reared HHG hauler keeps legacy of father, Don Morgan, alive with this T600

It’s a sharp truck, this 1992 Kenworth T600, Detroit 60 Series-powered and with a 149-inch ICT sleeper owner-operator Montgomery Morgan’s father, Don Morgan, had put on when the rig was new. Since Don passed in 2001, his son’s kept the rig working hard, despite his native California’s outlawing it some years back.

January 10, 2020

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Introducing the ‘Goose’ 1996 Classic XL and its 140-inch remodeled custom ICT sleeper

Daniel and Phyllis Snow of Harrison, Ark., have lived more than the last decade with their long-in-progress 1996 Freightliner Classic XL, “The Goose” to their son Jayme’s workhorse “The Duck.” The 1996 XL features a remodeled 140-inch big bunk with all the comforts of a home.

November 6, 2018

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The ‘Hillbilly Hilton’ cometh, winneth awards

Pictorial tour through Melvin Davis Jr.’s finished 163-inch big bunk 2000 FL Classic — a winner at the annual truck show at the Michigan Van Buren County fairgrounds. Plus: Some ‘pretty good driving’ caught on video.

September 2, 2014

Hillbilly Hilton and Davis with trophies (800×622)

Video, pics: Custom 1988 Freightliner

Davis custom-built the FLD after locating it in a salvage yard in 2000 — today he hauls reefer freight with it primarily between Illinois, Texas, Florida and his home base in Michigan.

February 21, 2013

Mel Davis’ custom 1988 Freightliner FLD

More photos: Mel Davis’ custom Freightliner

A visit with Michigan-based independent owner-operator Melvin Davis in Nashville yields more great pictures of his custom big-bunk reefer hauler.

January 29, 2013

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