how future of trucking looked to Ford in 1964

Truckers News Staff (TN)
Apr 3, 2015
1964 Ford concept truck

At last week’s Mid-America trucking Show in Louisville, Freightliner showed off its SuperTruck, which is supposed to be a look to the future of the industry. This video shows what Ford Morot Company thought the future of trucking looked like more than 50 years ago. The company showed off a turbine-powered truck that came to be known as Big Red.

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