INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER RDC-405 GREAT SOUTHERN TRKG w/MILLER Trl 8x10 B&W Photo

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This photo is an excellent high quality 8” x 10” black & white new photo reproduction of a 1957 GREAT SOUTHERN TRUCKING CO. INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER RDC-405 pulling a new MILLER Aluminum Hi Cube Van Trailer.
”SAMPLE” will not appear on your photo, it is only on the scanned image.
DESCRIPTION: This original vintage photo in my lifetime collection was produced by MILLER TRAILER. Featured in this photo is a new 1957 Miller Model FV-AA Hi Cube Aluminum Van Trailer. The ‘1957’ is hand written on a narrow strip glued towards the bottom of this photo. This particular RDC-405 is featured in the
ICONOGRAFIX book “At Work Series - INTERNATIONAL HEAVY TRUCKS of the 1950s
by Ron Adams. It states that the RDC-405 came powered with the Cummins HRB-600 rated at 165-hp, or an optional Buda diesel or Hall-Scott gasoline engines.
For some reason, the background in my original vintage photo is quite dark, showing only the outline of the trees. The image of the RDC-405 is also dark … still a nice photo … but not as much detail as most of my photos … just want you to be aware of that.
GREAT SOUTHERN TRUCKING CO. was out of Jacksonville, FL. With roots as a new car hauler, in 1933 the company got into the freight business as Atlanta-Florida Motor Lines with one truck. Two other carriers were added, and in 1934 the name Great Southern Trucking Co. made its debut. By 1943, Great Southern had 65 terminals, 700 employees, and 332 pieces of operating equipment with routes from Miami to Greensboro, NC. In 1952, 39-year old Jim Ryder bought Great Southern’s assets, principally trucks. He then sold the old fleet and got 100% financing for a whole new fleet. Ryder continued his practice of selling the entire fleet from time to time, changing from Internationals to Macks to GMC’s  to Whites, each time replacing it with an entire new fleet with 100% financing from the manufacturers. He continued to modernize the fleet, build new terminals, and expanded by acquiring several other motor lines. Jim Ryder kept the name Great Southern for 7 years, until 1959 when it became Ryder Truck Lines. Ryder would grow to become the 4th largest highway common carrier in the nation.
HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL 405 SERIES: International’s new Emeryville, CA, plant had started production in 1947, to build the W Series, a new style western-type truck designed for western trucking.  New in 1950 was the L-Series 405 COE with a short rounded hood using the L-Series conventional cab, these 405 Series COE’s were the early predecessor to the famous “Emeryville” DCO-405 that ruled the highways in the late 1950s/early 1960s.  The L-Series was built from 1950-1952.  The L-Series cab was similar to the later R-Series cab but had exposed door hinges. The DCO-400 Series was built from 1953 to late 1956. These cabs had a straight floor with no doghouse.  The hinged swing-out fenders allowed easy access to the side of the engine on this non-tilt COE. To work on the top of the engine, the passenger’s seat and floorboard could be removed in less than a minute. Engines were installed at a 20º tilt. Available engines included CUMMINS NHB. NHBS, NHRBS, The BUDA 6DAS-844, and the HALL-SCOTT 400 gas/lpg engines, with FULLER & SPICER transmissions.
CONDITION: This outstanding black & white glossy photo is a newly reproduced photo from a vintage photo in my personal lifetime collection.  This photo has been printed on archival quality HP Premium Plus Glossy Photo Paper using original HP 64 Inks, producing a professional quality photo that resists fading over 100 years ... the best money can buy.  This 8x10 photo has a white border around the photo.
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