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CKC merged with Manley toward the end and these Ford straight trucks were also shot in Kansas City in 1986. Gary Rich Photo. Here is a Manley Ford tractor trailer unit. Gary Rich Photo. Chicago-Kansas City Freight Line operated between Chicago and Kansas with outstanding equipment. Don Querciagrossa Collection.

C K C, 1963 Freightliner and new Strick trailer in downtown Kansas City. Promo shooting when trucks were new. Road tractors provided under long term lease from Gully Truck Leasing, 1964 thru 1977. Relay slip seat operation. Michael Gully Collection. C K C, 1964 new Freightliner near downtown Kansas City. Michael Gully Collection. C K C new Freightliner, 1964. Left standing company Vice President, W.W. "Nick" Kennedy. Right, Chuck Hoffman, President, and un identified C K C employee. Michael Gully Collection.

This picture has 13 of the 14 new 1963 Freightliner while they were brand new.
Notice the trucks first came in with short stacks. They were changed to taller stacks to get the smoke over the top of the trailers.
These tractors ran on a Kansas City to Chicago Relay Operation. The drivers switched at Lincoln, IL. Tpically the trucks accumulated 150,000 to 175,000 hard miles. Much of the route was still 2 lane. From Springfield, IL to Chicago old U.S. Route 66 was a 4 lane divided highway until being replaced by I-55.
Ironically this picture was taken in the parking lot of the Kenworth Truck Plant that was in Kansas City at the time. The KW plant was later closed around 1987.
Quite a deal, 13 new Freightliners using the parking lot of the KW factory for the perfect picture shot. The CKC terminal was about 2 miles from the KW Plant.
Michael Gully Collection.

This is a pair of new Dodge straight trucks at the Kansas City terminal some time around 1966-1969. Michael Gully Collection. This is one of the new Dart's CKC purchased at the end of WW-II. Hooked to new open top trailer of the same era. Approximately 1947-48. Michael Gully Collection. Chi-K.C. number 10 Dart pulling out of Kansas City terminal. Michael Gully Collection.

New Dart and Fruehauf trailer post WW II. Owner Jake Hoffman, heavy set man in front on two wheeler on the left. Michael Gully Collection. This was the entire brand new road fleet for CKC, at the time they called theirself Chi-K.C. New Darts made in Kansas City, MO Later Dart sold out to Kenworth which is how KW ended up with a plant in K.C. Michael Gully Collection. New Dart in late 40's at Kansas City dock with new Fruehauf trailer. Michael Gully Collection.

This appears to be the 1945 vintage Dart's in another era. Appears as the Dart's have moved from the Road to the City fleet hand me down program, popular by most LTL carriers then and even today. Trailer a later vintage, my guess mid to late 50's. Probably one of their first 40 footers from the move of previous 35 foot vans. Michael Gully Collection.
Interior of CKC trailers used in the very late 50's and early 60's. Notice trailers were insulated. Trailers diminsions 40 foot by 96 inch wide. Michael Gully Collection.

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CKC merged with Manley toward the end and these Ford straight trucks were also shot in Kansas City in 1986. Gary Rich Photo.	Here is a Manley Ford tractor trailer unit. Gary Rich Photo.	Chicago-Kansas City Freight Line operated between Chicago and Kansas with outstanding equipment. Don Querciagrossa Collection.

C K C, 1963 Freightliner and new Strick trailer in downtown Kansas City. Promo shooting when trucks were new. Road tractors provided under long term lease from Gully Truck Leasing, 1964 thru 1977. Relay slip seat operation. Michael Gully Collection.	C K C, 1964 new Freightliner near downtown Kansas City. Michael Gully Collection.	C K C new Freightliner, 1964. Left standing company Vice President, W.W. "Nick" Kennedy. Right, Chuck Hoffman, President, and un identified C K C employee. Michael Gully Collection.
	This picture has 13 of the 14 new 1963 Freightliner while they were brand new. Notice the trucks first came in with short stacks. They were changed to taller stacks to get the smoke over the top of the trailers. These tractors ran on a Kansas City to Chicago Relay Operation. The drivers switched at Lincoln, IL. Tpically the trucks accumulated 150,000 to 175,000 hard miles. Much of the route was still 2 lane. From Springfield, IL to Chicago old U.S. Route 66 was a 4 lane divided highway until being replaced by I-55. Ironically this picture was taken in the parking lot of the Kenworth Truck Plant that was in Kansas City at the time. The KW plant was later closed around 1987. Quite a deal, 13 new Freightliners using the parking lot of the KW factory for the perfect picture shot. The CKC terminal was about 2 miles from the KW Plant. Michael Gully Collection.

This is a pair of new Dodge straight trucks at the Kansas City terminal some time around 1966-1969. Michael Gully Collection.	This is one of the new Dart's CKC purchased at the end of WW-II. Hooked to new open top trailer of the same era. Approximately 1947-48. Michael Gully Collection.	Chi-K.C. number 10 Dart pulling out of Kansas City terminal. Michael Gully Collection.

New Dart and Fruehauf trailer post WW II. Owner Jake Hoffman, heavy set man in front on two wheeler on the left. Michael Gully Collection.	This was the entire brand new road fleet for CKC, at the time they called theirself Chi-K.C. New Darts made in Kansas City, MO Later Dart sold out to Kenworth which is how KW ended up with a plant in K.C. Michael Gully Collection.	New Dart in late 40's at Kansas City dock with new Fruehauf trailer. Michael Gully Collection.

This appears to be the 1945 vintage Dart's in another era. Appears as the Dart's have moved from the Road to the City fleet hand me down program, popular by most LTL carriers then and even today. Trailer a later vintage, my guess mid to late 50's. Probably one of their first 40 footers from the move of previous 35 foot vans. Michael Gully Collection.	Interior of CKC trailers used in the very late 50's and early 60's. Notice trailers were insulated. Trailers diminsions 40 foot by 96 inch wide. Michael Gully Collection.