Coffin Sleepers- A thing of the past?

Thanks for the pic of the DC half cab KW. Wondered if anyone now recalled or had seen them.
Saw them lots across NM and AZ during 1957-58.

 

If 36 inches is considered a coffin sleeper, this must be the box they put your cremated remains in.

 

At least one of those has been restored. It is in a private collection that is loaned out to a few transportation museums

 

Thats a shoebox or a breadbox. Lol!

 

So how does one climb into this thing? Through a hole in the roof of the cab? Through the door on the side? Did OSHA exist back then? Imagine having to quickly remove yourself from that box when certain bodily functions suddenly come knocking in the middle of the night. Oh and how nice, it looks like it has an upper patio for night star viewing once you've parked. Just fold out the lawn chair, sit back and relax, must've been the "Studio" of it's time.

 

that’s an aero cab, wide open back wall, pretty much an over sized day cab with a mattress behind the seats

 

Them were all Google. I did see the under trailer sleeper at a truck show once. Sketchy at best.

 

I ran one like that.

 

Like my grandfather used to say. Tougher guys. Coast to coast long haul otr started becoming possible right after ww2 with the Dependable Cummins truck diesel. The majority of the drivers were used to the tight living and working quarters on the ships and the planes. Just another day to them. Something to respect and admire for sure. What they did because they didn’t know any better gives us the chance to be lazy and bored. Lol!

 

Only ever had one coffin sleeper,,was on a SLine Next bunk I bought was Mercury with large opening so I got the Sawzal out and opened up rear of cab.