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.
View ArticleNew Entrant test debated in initial regulatory session
Call 530-408-6423, 530-40-VOICE, to contribute thoughts on the New Entrant test rulemaking under way to an upcoming Overdrive podcast. Two more federal sessions, in March at MATS and April at CVSA, are...
View ArticleMelvin Davis’ new ‘Hillbilly Hilton’ fresh out of the body shop
The 2000 Freightliner Classic's 163-inch custom-built sleeper now comes equipped with a full-size shower and bed, easy chair, table, a full closet and a kitchen counter with a sink, refrigerator,...
View ArticleThe ‘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'...
View ArticleVideo: Views on Melvin Davis Jr.’s Hillbilly Hilton
All the comforts of home in the custom-fabbed 163-inch sleeper on this unit, a 2000 Freightliner Classic taken to the next level.
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