Johnny Click Truck Pictures FedEx Collection


A group of new FL 70 City units with air ride seats,cabs,and suspensions. Picture taken on 9-20-02 at Charlotte, NC by Johnny Click.	FXF and Roadway 9-20-02 Graham's Forge, Va. This is American Freightways tractor # R4179 rebranded with the FedEx Freight logos. Photo taken 9-20-02 at Graham's Forge exit off I-81 in Virginia by Johnny Click.

American Freightways unit at Charlotte, NC May 19 2000. Photo by Johnny Click.	R4179 With FedEx Logo'ed trailers. Photo of rebranded AF equipment, now FedEx Freight. Taken on 9-23-02 at Charlotte NC just before a trip to Clinton, Tennessee. Photo by Johnny Click.	R4179 With white trailers 9-23-02. Taken by Johnny Click at the eastbound I-26 rest area near Asheville N.C.

MVC-008S Red Doors trailers	Night photo R4179 on 9-23-02	AF "Bob Truck" at Columbia, SC., with liftgate for those special deliveries.

When FedEx bought Caliber Systems, one of the companies acquired was Roberts Express. FedEx changed the name to FedEx Custom Critical. This photo was taken at FedEx Freight ( formerly American Freightways and Viking Freight) customer center at Charlotte, N.C. on October 2nd, 2002.	FedEx corporation acquired Roadway Package System along with Viking Freight and Roberts Express with the acquisition of Caliber System. They changed the name to FedEx Ground. This operating division of FedEx is totally owner operators and contractors.This photo was taken at the Lee HI truck stop in Lexington, Virginia on October 2nd, 2002 by Johnny Click.	There are alot of trailers to be re-branded during the transition from AF to FedEx Freight.Photo taken at Charlotte, NC in October, 2002

This is FedEx Freight tractor R6393.Photo was taken in October 2002 while it was at Charlotte, NC for service.	This is R2917, the very first VN Volvo that American Freightways acquired and was a " Test " tractor. Photo was taken at Charlotte, NC in October, 2002.

This is American Freightways Very First Tractor! R1 has been restored and was photographed with Johnny Click on 01-15-03 in Harrison Arkansas. FedEx Freight East has really grown since this unit was put into service.	American Freightways tractor number R1 has been restored and is located at the Harrison Arkansas Home of FedEx Freight East. Photos taken on 01-15-03 by Johnny Click.

A couple shots of FedEx Freight East (American Freightways) Lowboy units used to transport tractors and yard hostlers around the system.The tractors are International 9200's and were photographed by Johnny Click in Harrison Arkansas on 01-15-03.		This is the famous Harrison Arkansas Customer Center of American Freightways! This Center, as well as Russellville AR. is still operated by a contractor. This facility is located behind the corporate office of what is now known as FedEx Freight East .Picture was taken by Johnny Click on 01-15-03.
	This photo is the International 9200 that Steve Slocum drives for Yellow taken at Canandaguia, N.Y. The Swamp Holly Orange paint is peeling off and red is showing because it was an American Freightways line haul tractor before Yellow bought it. The trailer is a 48 Ft Great Dane that was a previously enjoyed Ames Stores trailer before Yellow bought it. - Steve Slocum Yellow Freight bought a group of ex-American Freightways International 9200 road tractors to use in P&D operations. This photo shows Steve Slocum's tractor that he drives for Yellow in New York. Also, according to Steve, the trailer in the photo came from the Ames Discount Stores sell-off. AF also made a group purchase of Ames trailers. Thanks Steve.

Picture of FedEx Freight units stopped at traffic signal leaving Roanoke Virginia Center on 11-01-02 headed back to Charlotte, N.C.	South bound on Interstate 77 near Elkin, North Carolina in FedEx Freight unit R4179 on 12-04-02.	South bound on I-77 at Fancy Gap, Virginia on 12-04-02.

CFI Tractor at FedEx Freight, Indianapolis, IN. 10-08-02.	Mirror shot of FedEx Freight East units waiting in line at the North Carolina Weigh Station on I-77 North, Mount Airy,N.C. on 09-24-02.

A lot of new FedEx Freight equipment, both road and P&D, awaiting distribution into the Midwest at the Indianapolis, Indiana Customer center. Photo by Johnny Click on 10-08-02.	Indy 10-08-02 rebranded WCA Volvo.	Indy 10-08-02 Tractor being used to run trailers through the wash bay. I guess there has to be a tractor sacrificed at each trailer wash facility.

Indy... ready to trade in...10-08-02	Night photo of R426 at Indianapolis on 10-08-02. The digital camera made it look like daytime.	How do you get a tractor with a 48 foot trailer in a photo from the next lane? With a mirror! Here is Arthur Owens pulling a 48 footer.

	New style Volvo at FedEx Freight East Kansas City Customer Center. Photos taken by Wayne Rugenstein in January 2003.

Two new Kenworth T800 tractors taken at the FedEx Freight Customer Center in Kansas City. Wayne Rugenstein Collection.

Here are photos of two 9200i Internationals and two 8600 Internationals.These are test tractors at Kansas City. Photos were taken in April,2003 by Wayne Rugenstein




These two FedEx Freight tractors,R3181 and R5947, were recently repainted.Photo taken at Charlotte, NC in February 2003.	A southbound FXF unit on the West Virginia Turnpike (I-77, I-64). Photo Taken By Johnny Click from the Hardee's parking lot at exit 89, Chesapeake WV. February 2003.	Entering the East River Mountain tunnel.

FedEx Freight unit next to an F-4 on display at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum in Savannah Georgia March 2003.	Johnny Click standing next to the FedEx Volvo that he drives. Taken in March 2003 at the Travel Center along Highway 11 in Harrisonburg, VA. Photo by Hank Suderman	FedEx convertor dolly with evidence of the former owner still showing. Taken in March 2003 at the Travel Center along Highway 11 in Harrisonburg, VA. Photo by Hank Suderman

Fedex Freight East Volvo in still the American Freightways colors and AF trailers. Taken in March 2003 at the Travel Center along Highway 11 in Harrisonburg, VA. Photo by Nicole Suderman

Fedex Freight East Volvo in still the American Freightways colors and AF trailers. Taken in March 2003 at the Travel Center along Highway 11 in Harrisonburg, VA. Photo by Hank Suderman

A Bit of Information about American Freightways and FedEx long trailers from Johnny Click: The AF trailers that start with a G are 40 feet long, single axle, and do NOT have a pintle hook to use as doubles. These are used in the P&D operation but the company decided to start buying longer, tandem axle, trailers to use in the city.They have only purchased used longer trailers to my knowledge. One of which is posted with my photos that was taken in Roanoke VA. It came from the Ames Discount Stores fleet after their bankruptcy. These trailers are numbered starting with a "U". I was told that means "used".....We have 45 and 48 foot trailers that were previously Wal-Mart and other companies.They are numbered starting with an "X".... I do not think that I have seen a 53 foot trailer in our fleet. Probably because the price of those are higher on the used market. I do not have knowledge of us ever buying used 28 foot pups. The first pups that Arkansas Freightways started out with were used, I think. The first ones were 96 inches wide and the number started with a "P". Then, when they began buying 102 inch wide trailers, they numbered them with a "PW" which stood for "pup wide".....After a while, they figured that all trailers in the future would be 102 inches wide and they dropped the "W"......AF has a set of pups that are shipping containers, removable from the chassis. This set was built by Monon for a trailer show.

A Charlotte FedEx Freight P&D driver making a delivery at LPM, (label makers) in Dallas, NC, Johnny Click's hometown.		FedEx Freight P&D unit making a stop at Conitex-Sonoco in Gastonia, N.C.

FedEx Freight East "X" van at Charlotte NC arriving from the daily P&D run. It has been painted and patiently awaiting the new FedEx Freight logos.The power unit is a new FL-70 Freightliner built at Mt. Holly, N.C. only a few miles away. March 31st, 2003.





A "G" trailer that has been painted. These trailers are 40 feet long and were specially built for AF pick up and Delivery operation only.	A Columbia, SC local driver on highway 34 heading to make a late afternoon pick up. He is driving an International 8100 series tractor and pulling a 40 foot "G" trailer..03-31-03	Evening shot of FedEx Freight unit at Ridgeway, S.C

The normal "convoy" of FedEx Freight East road and city drivers arriving each evening from their scheduled runs. Photo taken around 6:45 P.M. on March 31st, 2003.	FedEx Freight acquired a group of 48 foot vans that were formerly Ames trailers. This photo was taken at Roanoke, Va.on 10-23-02 just before being ferried down to Charlotte.

American Freightways "PW" trailers being taken out of service at Charlotte, N.C. The "PW" designated "Pup Wide" for 102 inch wide trailers in a time when all previous ones at AF were only 96 inches wide. After a short time, the "PW" was dropped and they went back to just a "P" designation for pups. Photo taken April 1st, 2003.	Many smaller FedEx Freight East customer centers still have some tractors with the AF logo's. This photo of a city unit was taken March 11th, 2003 at Savannah, Georgia.	R6230 is an International 9200 "test" tractor domiciled at Charleston, W.V. and was photographed at Charlotte, NC on April 3rd,2003 just after a bath.

AF city unit L382 at Charlotte,N.C. This tractor still has the old logos and you can see a similar unit in the background with logos removed. Also the hostler tractor next door remains AF branded. April 10th,2003	AF unit CL123 at Charlotte,N.C. ready for retirement or to be used to run trailers through the wash. I think that the "CL" designation was for "Contractor Local". AF went into operations on October 25th,1982 as Arkansas Freightways and contracted the P&D to outside owners. Later, AF bought out all but two of those.Harrison and Russellville AR. are still operated by a contractor.	AF(FedEx Freight East) city Freightliner at Indianapolis Customer Center on October 8th,2002. These were the first FL-70's ordered.

FedEx Freight East P&D unit on highway 94 in Orchard Farm MO. Photo by Bruce Maessen.	FedEx Freight East X van being readied for new paint and logos. It is very evident where this AF trailer was once stabled. Photo taken April 15th, 2003 at Charlotte,N.C.	Interior photo of FedEx Freight unit R575 on April 15th,2003. This tractor has well over 700,000 miles and has been used for P&D since serving as a road unit.

FedEx Freight East "Bobtruck" B83 at Columbia, S.C. on May 8th,2003. New Freightliner to replace the old International.	New Freightliner test unit at Kansas City FedEx Freight customer center. Photo taken by Wayne Rugenstein.	FedEx Freight East Hostler tractors in the new white dress and logos at the Atlanta Customer Center in July, 2003

FedEx Freight East. New Kenworth T-800s at the Atlanta Customer Center on July 8th, 2003. These KWs seem to be spec'd similar to the ones that Viking ( FedEx Freight West) has been buying for some time. The FedEx Freight East Kansas City Center has been testing two T-800s that are spec'd slightly different.
	A group of Sterling city tractors were piggy-backed to Atlanta FedEx Freight East center from Denver, Co. after the "merger" of the Denver East center into the FedEx Freight West System. Contracted workers were busy on July 8th removing AF logos and applying the FedEx decals.

The T/A truckstop at Richmond Hill, Georgia (Exit 87 on I-95 near Savannah) looks like a FedEx Center every day. Photo taken April 9th, 2003.	Traffic was stopped for over an hour on I-95 south in South Carolina on June 3rd, 2003 due to an accident. Nothing much to do other than walk around and take pictures.	FedEx Freight R4179 at the I-26 Westbound rest area near Orangeburg, S.C. on May 7th, 2003.

The southern end of Interstate 77 at Columbia, S.C. Many people will miss the American Freightways trailer door slogans.	FedEx Freight new Volvo just delivered to the Charlotte customer center on July 16th, 2003.	FedEx Freight. The lead and rear tractors of this piggy-backed set are new Volvo single axles on their way from the Dublin, VA. Volvo plant to the Charlotte FXF customer center on July 16th,2003... Photo taken near Fancy Gap on I-77.

FedEx Freight East. R6574, the first Kenworth T-800 to arrive at the Charlotte customer center on July 29th, 2003.	Two new Volvos, as well as an older one, at Charlotte on July 30th, 2003.	FedEx Freight trailer and Viking trailer together at Richmond Hill, Georgia in March, 2004

Johnny got to drive this new Kenworth T800. FedEx Freight #R6717 at Braselton Georgia on September 10th,2003		Christin Click at the New River Gorge Bridge Visitor Center in West Virginia. FedEx Freight unit R6996 is parked in the background with a pup trailer.

FedEx Freight R6996 making a VERY special delivery in Rock Cave, West Virginia on Saturday November 15th, 2003. Photos proudly taken by Johnny Click		FedEx Freight and Conitex-Sonoco units at Fancy Gap, Virginia on November 14th, 2003.

R1157 was a "test tractor" for AF . It was one of the first tractors with air ride suspension. It is still being used at night as a shuttle between Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C. and Charlotte, as well as being used for P&D operations by day in GSP. The driver says it still rides as good as one of our new Kenworths but not as good as the Volvo tractors.Photo taken on December 3rd, 2003 at Charlotte, N.C.	New FedEx Freight (West) Wabash trailer at Charlotte, N.C. in December, 2003	Re-painted International 8100 at Roanoke, Virginia on April 29th, 2004

Older American Freightways City tractor that has been painted white and FedEx Freight logos applied. This International 8100 with DT-466 engine and 7-speed transmission was photographed on April 19th, 2004 at Roanoke Virginia FedEx Freight customer center.	New Kenworth T-300 City tractor at Charlotte, N.C. Customer Center. Nice setup with Cummins power and Eaton 9-speed transmissions, Cruise control, CD players and electrically adjustable mirrors. Also has air ride suspension. Photo taken in October, 2004.	New Kenworth T-300 city units at FedEx Freight. Photos taken at Charlotte, N.C. customer center. New pup with lift gate.
	Monday January 31st, 2011 FedEx National LTL, formerly Watkins Motor Lines ceased to exist. They were merged into FedEx Freight, Formerly American Freightways and Viking Freight. I have been assigned to drive a former National LTL tractor. Photo taken near Mill Spring, North Carolina on hwy 74.

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