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How about this old Mack truck running for Kelly Trucking? Even though it doesn’t have a sleeper on it, this still looks like it might be a nice truck to drive around for an owner-operator who just works days and locally. Probably a pretty good chance you’d catch some eyes and strike up some conversations with this truck.
And some truckers from past generations might have some stories for you.
This unit is the one with the double levers — high, low, and reverse is to the right, and five gears to the left. No job too big or too small with a 2-stack Mack truck, hey?
Can anyone see if this one has a window in the back? Some of these Macks did have, but I can’t tell from the photo. It’s an R-model.
This one might be out in Rockport, Indiana, if anyone wants to go take a look for us all!
We’re going to update this write up again after some people comment on this truck, so if you’re curious about it too, check back and see what everybody adds to it.
The Most Unusual Looking Truck Out There Maybe
Harnessing the power of steam (once again), this diesel/electric future semi tractor cuts waste — both fuel and space! How? First off, the power comes from a combustion turbine coupled with an electric generator to charge a battery. Thermal energy from the combustion turbine also produces power by making steam throughout the cooling system (and that cooling system also reduces the need for large engine ventilation, and therefore aerodynamic drag).
Second off, to maximize space for the owner-operator or driver who drives this vehicle — called the “Atropos” by designer Peter Azzouni — because the cab converts between a cab and a sleeper by tilting its position. When tilted, storage compartments and a dresser are also revealed.
The bed is a memory foam matress created by the seats folding down.
And yes, that cab is entirely glass, so be careful driving this one. On the plus side, the glass is ionized so it can tint according to the darkness that suits the driver.
Unusual shape? Well, that’s for aerodynamics, and its based on the shape of locomotives and DTM race cars.
What do You Think of This DAF Future Truck?
How many truckers out there are familiar with the company DAF? You might have heard some news somewhere back in time that they were bought by Volvo, and you may have seen some of their concept trucks (like the one above).
Actually, DAF wasn’t bought by Volvo … at least not all of it. Volvo bought their car division in the 70s, but the family kept the truck part of the company until PACCAR bought it in the 90s.
And today, DAF is one of the top selling types of trucking vehicles in Europe and the Middle East.
The purple on is called the “XRC”. It’s quite different from most of the future trucks we’ve seen — even when it comes to the standards of future truck concepts! Maybe that’s because they’re starting from a European truck base rather than a more familiar Peterbilt or Kenworth.
The other one is a XFC”. Both are streamlined beyond the flat front of today’s cabover trucks, both in Europe and North America. Like them?
