Swift pup

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  1. Lucy in the Sky

    Lucy in the Sky Medium Load Member

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    Saw this bad boy just south of chicago on 57 at a sears whse. Never seen one on the road...seems like its seen a few winters
     

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    I've seen some out west in Rocky mountain double sets
     
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    That's defiantly a way older Swift Pup. Here is what I think happened from my research. I think and please someone who has been there and done that confirm or deny this, but I think those pups were around in the days before 53' trailers were legal. I remember reading that once 53' trailers became legal that was the end of the 28' trailer for truck load OTR operation. I think Swift used to pull doubles cross country and then when 53' became legal that was the end of that. I swear it's something along those lines.
     
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    Was that down in Manteno? I was there a couple years ago and I think the same pup was in that spot. Lol
     
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    Sure was. Theres a swift terminal across the street wonder why they dont keep it there. Or scrap it lol
     
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    I see them occasionally at our local Costco.
     
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    Using for storage, perhaps?

    That definitely does look like an older trailer.
     
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    That trailer is 1980's not current at all and defiantly a left over they never got rid of.
     
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    I figured it had to be from the looks of the lettering.
     
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