30 Years After Newark

385 daycab tractor	Underhood of a 387	378 SBFA tractor	357 SBFA under hood	1st truck built at Denton
Dual exhaust on a 387	63" Unibilt sleeper painted Omaha Orange	Omaha Orange sleeper rear	Chassis for a 379-127"	Satellite mount on back of cab
320 COE spec'd for refuse hauling	320 Tandem Steer spec'd as a concrete block truck	Cummins engine in 1980 359	Note the engine is white
	Tri-Drive suspension	Tail light bar	Tri-Drive suspension	Tri-Drive from left front
Tri-Drive 357 SBFA	357 with 63" stand up sleeper	Mid-ship mounted PTO	357 SBFA tir-drive My 1/24th scale model of the 357 tri-drive	'06 378 dumper donated to the City of New Orleans.
357 SBFA Heavy Haul 1444 Sq inch radiator for big cooling	Note fixed grille to radiator for clearance of front mounted PTO	357 long frame SBFA	357SBFA Heavy Haul	Units awaiting stacking at Kenosha transport yard
Pogo Stick Detail view	Same Pogo Stick, different angle	379 at transport yard	387, 357, 387	Stacked long wheelbase
Stacked units awaiting transport to dealers	Single axle 385		Interesting color combo of bright blue, silver roof and fenders with black frame. Note double tank straps	2 379 short hood single axle tractors. The first has a 48" Unibilt sleeper
Odd paint scheme on this 385. Maybe the dealer or customer has a graphic that is added to the hood side	379-119" with 48" bunk and single axle	Heavier spec'd 379 tractor	Note the lack of lower cab skirt panel. The left has a large forward mounted fuel tank, so the right skirt was omitted	Nice 70s green 379
This tractor really looked nice in the sun with the black and red combo	'06 intrument panel	Ultracab opening	Unibilt cab opening	36" bunk with rear window
	387 cab assembled	No lights or horns, short stacks	Note the rear facing spotlight mounted on the muffler	Martin 387 cab, good cowl detail view
Cowl detail on 387	379-127 tractor	379-119" with steerable lift axles	If this truck had a black beltline stripe it would have the classic look down perfectly.	All red 379 tractor
385 tractor	379-119" tractor single breather, single stack	70" sleeper back wall	379-127" single axle destined for California as a hay hauler. Look for this truck on the assembly line before the hood was installed.	Trucks on Ready Row
357 6x6 cab. Note how high off the chassis the cab sits	Ready Row trucks, the 2 tall units are 6x6 357s	379 with 70" sleeper	Ready Row	Ready Row both trucks are 357s, the red is a short hood, the white is a heavy-haul SBFA 6x6
Black 379-119 with 63" stand up	Ready Row hoods	379 tractor	70's green 379 tractor and red glider kit	White cab, gray fenders and chassis
Super Single drive tires on 379 - Minnesota flatbed	Unibilt daycab window	'05 window shape	'06 door glass and handles	Ultracab with '06 windows
379-119" with 48" bunk and horizontal exhaust	Same unit, rear view, note end of frame air connections	378 with lift axle tractor	Trailer loading ramps	Tri-Drive 357 SBFA
Tri-Drive	Tri-Drive 357 SBFA	378 SBFA rear	Tri-Drive suspension	Nice yellow and blue combo, all it needs is the blue beltline stripe for the classic look.
Same 379-127" with 48" bunk	Detail view of Air Track rear axle	Omaha Orange cab ready for components	357 SBFA HeavyHaul	357 SBFA Heavy Haul spec'd for a well drilling company
This dark jade metallic looked stunning in the sun	Plain-Jane 387	Omaha Orange 379 rear view. Note Low-Leaf suspension and end of frame air connections.	3 fuel tanks on the yellow/black 379	378 daycab tractor. Note: The white and blue stripe under the door is a protector plate that all the trucks wear until moved to the Ready Row
Polished battery box on a SBFA. Note the white mudflap on the fender	Painted battery box on an otherwise polished-up SBFA	Headlight location on SBFA	Single headlight location	Fender mounted spot mirror on 379
Note the black painted small bumper on this. Speculation-maybe the customer will install a custom bumper.	Omaha Orange 379. 127" BBC, long wheelbase, 63" flattop Unibilt sleeper, big fuel tanks, twin breathers, no roof lights or horns, horizontal stacks	Omaha Orange with hood tilted	Closer view of Cat power
Short hood 357 headlight location	Cat Power	379-119" with 48" sleeper and single drive	Long wheelbase 379 for a custom big sleeper	Future large car.
Nice simple white and red combo	357 mixer	Mixer suspension	378 with extra fuel tanks, 36" bunk with right side window and rear window	Tri-Drive suspension
Tri-Drive suspension	Tri-Drive 357 SBFA	320 COE	Cat power	These mufflers are loaded in the order in which they will be built. No 2 sets are alike here.

335 Crane	335	SBFA headlights quad	Same truck - right	Ready Row
Ready Row	379-119" 48" sleeper	379 with 48" Unibilt	Unibilt sleeper badge	Werner 70" sleeper with rear door
Werner 379	379-119" with 36" sleeper	This 379 has a very 70's feel to it	385	379 heavy spec'd tractor with lots of fuel tanks
	The White Glove Department My scale diorama of the PQI area.	1980 359 outside the engineering offices	Modern mirror	Single muffler - beside cab
Single muffler-behind cab	Single air horn, single breather	Interesting paint combo, silver fenders, black body, white roof.	378 with 36" sleeper	Raw cab with Unibilt opening
Unibilt daycab window	Unibilt daycab window with back of cab lights	Comparison of various trucks on Ready Row	Note the various mudflaps, loading lamps, muffler and back of cab handle combinations

Front views. Note bumper differences. No fog lights.	This one has fog lights	No fog lights, tapered	387 with polished bumper	387 with painted bumper - Martin
No fog lights, Texas bumper	Small taper, no foglights
387 grille - artisic view	357	357 SBFA Heavy Haul	379	379-127" daycab tractor
357 heavyhaul tri-drive chassis	Cat power	No breathers, twin back of cab stacks. No roof horns	Single stack, single painted breather, external oil filter, single horn	Cowl detail view
Twin breathers, twin stacks, dual horns	Cabs in production	Horizontal exhaust	379-127" 63"	378 tractor
Long wheelbase 379-127" 63" flatop, horizontal exhaust. "Omaha Orange," white and bronze	Paint Department	Glittering like jewlery	Omaha Orange ready to go to Ready Row	Roof full of horns reflecting the building
Dark metallic brown SBFA	Werner 379 long hood	Tim Ahlborn, wishing I could take this home	379-119" spec'd for a transfar dump set up.	Rear view of 379-119"
379-119"	Same 379 seen in British Columbia by Hank Suderman The hydraulic tank has been moved to the right. Double-J headlights, droopy visor, chicken lights and dump body added. The truck is owned by Davinder Uppal. Photo used with permission of Hank Suderman - www.hankstruckpictures.com	Huston Marlowe, wishing I'd not take his photo again	Steve Collins 379	Steve Collins hauling the PB displays
Artistic 387 grille	320 COE Tandem Steer concrete block truck	379 daycab tractor	379 tractor, forward fuel tanks, space saver battery box, horizontal muffler	Omaha Orange 379
Omaha Orange rear view. Note end of frame trailer connections.	379-127"	Look closely, it looks like I've grown horns	Huston Marlowe and the 1100 cab 359. Check out the photo of the 1100 cab design team on THIS page. Huston is in the center of the group in that photo.	Tim Ahlborn beside the 1st truck built in Denton in 1980
Old Glory out front	379-119" with interesting yellow and black scheme	378 SBFA tractor with lift axle	357 SBFA tri-drive with 48" stand up sleeper	Tri-Drive suspension
357 SBFA tri-drive	Smooth looking pearl-ish green 387	Rack o bumpers	357 spec'd for mixer	378 cab with 36" sleeper w/side and rear window
Rear of 36" sleeper	Chassis in assembly, awaiting a cab. Note lift axle.	Note corner windows	36" sleeper	357 short hood
379-119" tractor	378 SBFA tractor. Note side shields over mufflers	Seen elsewhere on this page, this 379 needs the beltline stripe	Long wheelbase 379 headed for a custom sleeper builder	357 short hood
379	Smoooth blue	Trailer load of hoods arriving for the paint shop	357 SBFA HeavyHaul spec'd for a well drilling company	Unibilt daycab rear window
6x6 rear suspension	357 SBFA 6x6 rear	6x6 suspension rear	Two 6x6 357s	Rear views on Ready Row
379 Short frame prepped for a custom sleeper		More Ready Row bumper comparisons	Small taper with deep taper	Ready Row - 379, 357 6x6. 379
335 Crane truck	Hood comparison	Unibilt sleeper opening	SuperSingle drives on 379. Spec'd for Minnesota flatbed work	SuperSingles Michilen X-Ones I believe.

Orange and silver 379 that was shipped to Canada	385 daycab tractor	New Orleans 378 dumper	Dual control steering on 6x6 357 SBFA	357 SBFA 6x6 profile
Front Axle and bumper for 6x6 357	357 SBFA 6x6	Rear quarter view	Rear view of 357 6x6	Trailer load of tires and wheels. Each pallet is one truck, and the trailer is loaded in the build order of the trucks
359 outside the engineering offices		320 cabs	320 tandem steer chassis	357 SBFA 6x6 just finished
379 long hood daycab tractor. This yellow and white frame look is stunning!	385 daycab tractor	Simple but pleasing paint scheme	379 on the test track	378 prototype for oil field service
357 SBFA dumper	379-127" tilted	Closer view of the Cat	378 hood	Tilted showing the kitty
			Cummins power under this 357

Classic II interior in the 359		Omaha Orange in the paint shop being masked. This truck went through the paint booth three times for the color.	Striking orange and yellow SBFA with forward fuel tanks, space saver battery box, 70" bunk and rear lift/pusher axle	Pusher Axle
Rear of 70" bunk Note forward location of 5th wheel	Twin painted breathers give this SBFA a muscular look. My 1/24th scale model of the same truck.	The early morning sun made the orange and yellow 'pop' on this unit. Mike Moore of Tulsa ordered this unit.	387	Cummins Power
357 Mixer almost finished	Close up of frame on 6x6 357	Hood Tilted on 357 6x6		Yellow and Black 379-119 tractor J.Soper @ Sons bought this.

Left view of the same 379.	378 tractor with 36" sleeper. Note the short bumper with large tow hook	357 SBFA tri-drive	357 mixer spec almost done	Same unit, different view
Long Frame 379-127" on the assembly line	back of cab mounted mufflers with shields	Lift axles	Unibilt daycab suspension	378 SBFA tractor
387 hood		Another truckload of rubber and wheels pulled by an '06 378	Ready Row	Hoods on Ready Row

View out the windshield of a 6x6 357	Twin breathers, twin stacks. Note the black foam covers that protect the breathers during construction.	No, this isn't some sinister cab shaking device, it's a mechanism that raises the cab so components can be installed	Cowl close up for detail	379-127" single axle on the line. Note the roof full of horns.
Single exhaust on 387	Chassis step with rounded edges	View out the windshield of a 387	385 daycab	387's massive grille
357 SBFA 6x6 on Ready Row	Ultracab profile	This yellow and black 379 needs a stripe	Ready Row. One of the few brown trucks.	Trucks on Ready Row.

	Bare cab being prepped before paint	Cab overhead heading for a chassis. Note that the exhaust piping is mounted to the bottom of the cab	Trailer of hoods	2 weeks before my visit the plant celebrated it's 25th anniversary
This sign indicated the former 362 cabover department that now builds sleepers	Upside down frame	This frame is about to be flipped right-side-up	Ultra cab being prepped for glass	379 hood about to be installed. That's Rambo on the right. Look in the convex mirror in the upperleft, the bright spec is my camera flash

Cab receiving interior components	Chassis about to receive the cab and sleeper	Frame under construction	Frame rails	Various Cummins and Caterpillar engines being prepped
Bullet lights and no horns	Interior components being installed	Square lights round horns	Space Saver (old COE) battery box	Mirror Mount on side/cowl
Bullet lights and 4 round horns	Square lights, 2 square horns, rotating beacons	Bullet lights, 4 round horns	Bullet lights, no horns