“My dad pulled doubles back in the 1970s when he was leased to NAVL and kept telling me that I needed to get a set,” said Spencer. So, in 1997, he took his father’s advice and bought a set of 1990 28.5-foot Kentucky drop-frame doubles. “The biggest advantage of pulling a set of doubles is the maneuverability and access factor for loading and unloading,” said Spencer, continuing with, “When you’re somewhere that’s tight, like in New York City, you can’t get those big trailers in there, so it’s easier to get a pup in there and not have to run a shuttle truck from the customer to your trailer in order to pack and load. There’s also the weight factor,” he said, adding, “It’s easy to get over axle with a traditional moving 10-4 Magazine / April 2025 33 trailer, but with the doubles, the weight is spread more evenly over them.” Even though North American Van Lines and Allied Van lines have been owned by the same company (Sirva, Inc.) since 1999, Spencer decided to make a change in 2002. Going from the NAVL colors of blue and white to the Omaha orange and black of Allied Van Lines, he leased on to Elizabeth, New Jersey Allied Agent, Reliable Van and Storage. Having recently purchased his third set of Kentucky doubles, Spencer ordered a brand new pair of 28.5-foot double drop pups in 2023. Painted in Allied’s classic livery, the trailers are dressed out with 22.5 Alcoa aluminum rims, that are wrapped in Continental tires, with stainless steel front corners. The trailers are mated together using a 2014 Silver Eagle Manufacturing converter dolly. While his pups are cool and definitely unique, Spencer’s 1986 K100E Aerodyne really makes his set-up one-of-a-kind in this day and age of trucking. A fan of K100 Aerodyne cabovers, Spencer has owned and operated four of them throughout the years – a 1980, a 1988, a 1990 and now this 1986. “I purchased this truck back in 2014 from an NAVL owner operator who was based out of California,” said Spencer. “I had been operating a 2003 Freightliner Columbia that came from the factory with a single-axle setup, but I wanted another K100 Aerodyne,” said Spencer. Originally a twin screw, Spencer removed the 8-bag Kenworth suspension and axles after getting the truck home, telling me, “I pulled the drive axle and the Airliner suspension and transmission out of the Freightliner Columbia to use in the K100E.” Powered by a Caterpillar 3406B and mated to an Eaton-Fuller 13-speed transmission with a 3.70 ratio rear, the K100E rides on a 195-inch wheelbase, with 22.5 Alcoa aluminum rims, wrapped in Goodyear rubber, on both the steer and drive axle. “I’ve had the entire interior completely out of this truck, including the entire dashboard,” said Spencer. While
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