'His last ride': Illinois-based hauler's '79 Freightliner COE goes to work

Illinois-based Don Emmons with Emmons and Sons LLC showed off this new-to-him 1979 Freightliner FL cabover at the 2024 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, with his sons, Tyler and Brandon.
Emmons, who started his trucking career in 1979 in a Freightliner cabover, had been looking for one for a long time and happened across this unit on Facebook in September 2023. He bought it, got it to his shop, and the three Emmons went to work fixing it up with a mind toward keeping it as original as possible.
The green used on the truck's stripes was the original color the truck left the factory with, according to the manufacturer's plate inside the cab -- just refreshed.
After MATS in March, Don got behind the wheel putting the rig to work as part of his business hauling milk replacer to dairies in New Mexico and Texas and bringing meat back up to Indiana and Ohio.
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[@JasonSmith-vd1sz]

That looks amazing! By chance, did you guys get that off of “cab over Gary?” He has a KZbin channel with a truck that he sold very similar to that.

[@scottycollins1829]

Nice Shaker LARGECAR C.O.E

[@modocroughstock5700]

Awesome men

[@vernfrederick5025]

She is beautiful

[@MistyTeakell-s1j]

Seen you at Petro in Amarillo today. 8/22. . Sharp combo!! 👍💯 Brought back a lot of memories, I started driving in "78" , "74" Freightliner with a 6V71 13spd .

[@billlevassiur5891]

Good looking large car