Are Drom's Still Used In the Baking Business on the West Coast?

I've only ever seen a Drom once here in the east, but out west I guess they were more common, maybe something to do with length laws I don't know?

Do they still use Drom's in the Pacific Northwest?
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/dfaust/food/orowheat_pb_drom_tacoma.html

Usually they were pretty popular with the bread companies. I know the bread companies here out east for the most part Nickles, and Schweibles don't really pull fancy sets of doubles or anything mostly just use single screw day cabs and 53' trailers which refill there depots. Actually I keep forgetting, but there is a Schewibles bread truck depot across the street from the yard that I work out of and they have a day old bread store in there, I should check it out one of these days.

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/dfaust/food/new_franz_pb_drom02.html

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/dfaust/apr2003/box02/file0002.html

 

It's a Pacific Northwest thing I've only ever seen one here in the east I think once in a while specialized companies that haul explosives use them because materials cannot be mixed, but generally I have never ever seen one here in the east coast. Pacific Northwest though it's a whole other story. @JReding might know.

 

I don't know, Droms were popular for bread haulers mainly in the Pacific Northwest in the 80's and early 90's I don't know if Gais or Frans is still using them. I know Frans used doubles and Gais used Droms.

 

Here is the explanation of what a Drom Is
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/martin_phippard_droms.htm

 

I'm guessing since they are mainly used by west coast bread haulers the Drom's must be used more cargo space, they figure bread is light so we can throw bread on the tractor and have it pull a trailer.
The thing is Franz bakery out west used doubles and triples with no real Droms and the other 1/2 of that company Gais Bakery, used Droms and 53' trailers.

What's also funny about the west coast bread haulers is the bread all comes out the side the pups have two doors in the side and the bread all comes out the side, word is some of those west coast bread haulers it's been literally years since the sets of doubles or triples have been taken apart so they aren't using doubles or triples the same way an LTL company would that's for sure.

 

@Sho Nuff
What do you make of this:
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/dfaust/food/hostess_argosy_drom.html

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/dfaust/2004/marchvisit/hugebox/set05/file0043.html