Got some truck decals in and decided to start decaling a few blank trailers I had sitting around. This is an older trailer that I built quite a while back, so it is a reck! lol It needs a new Trailer Floor, New Suspension, new wheels, and new Landing Gear. All of which will be replaced.

This is an A-Line Wabash National 53' Plate Trailer with partial buttons with a Trucks N Stuff Peterbilt 389 with 70" Standup Sleeper

Here is the truck and trailer as it was yesterday

I was looking at a few pics of some Gordon Trucking Trailers, and while I couldnt find any pictures to show they actually have any Plate Trailers, I decided to do mine as a plate trailer to make it unique. I studied the trailer pictures, and noted that the top and bottom rails, the front corner posts and the roof are all painted silver. I also noted that the rear latch bars and hings are silver, but I left mine white as it would be pretty difficult to do these without alot of masking and some careful steady hands, which I didnt particularly feel up to doing so I didnt lol

My truck is going to have an owner/operator cab. Im simulating a trucker who has been hired by Gordon Trucking to haul freight and move their trailers, so I put the Gordon Trucking logo, MC number, and Truck Number on the cab and left the custom paint. The Gordon Trucking cabs are supposed to be light blue and the majority of the pictures I saw of the real trucks were all Kenworth trucks... Again something unique about my rig

These next pictures show all sides of the Truck and Trailer. The trailer highlighted with the silver as noted in the pictures, the safety striping along both sides of the trailer, the blue striping along both side of the trailer, and the Gordon Trucking logos on both sides of the trailer. They also show the cab decaled.

There is still ALOT of work yet to be done to this trailer. The left side of the trailer needs the decals re-done on both the GT logo and the striping. I did both the right and left side differently, the left side being done last night, the right side being done tonight. The right side came out WAY better then the left, and the decals on the right really sucked down and snuggle with the ribs of the trailer, so they will be pulled off and re-done on the left side doing them the same way as I did the right side tonight.

Trailer Floor, Trailer Suspension, Trailer Wheels, Trailer Landing Gear all need to be replaced with new parts. Mud Flaps, Spare Tire Rack, and Trailer Air Lines all need to be added. Air lines from truck to trailer and decals to the front and rear of the trailer need to be applied as well.

Parts are on their way to continue work on this truck, but in the meantime, Ill post back with the work done with the rest of the decals to the front and rear of the trailer.

That's a great start, Josh. I like it alot.

Thanks Gary,

got the front and rear of the trailer all decaled last night, will try and post the pics tonight

Decals look Good!

That's pretty cool how you put so much detail into your vehicles.

Thanks Dan & Kevin!

Im going to snap some shots off right now of the front and rear of the trailer to post them. Ive also been working on 3 other trailers, 2 Watkins Motor Lines and a Old Dominion Freight Lines. Im just about done with the 2 Watkins trailers, and still need to add a few more decals to the Old D trailer. Ive also ordered a Ford Aeromax and a couple more Single Drive Axle Mack CH 603 Daycabs so I can make a cab for the Watkins and Old D trailers. I know I have a ton of extra cabs around here somewhere, but I cant find them so I just ordered some new ones lol

Pics to come shortly

Here are the pictures of the front and rear of the trailer:








I was able to get the decal of the large logo off the side of the trailer on the left side so I could re-do it, but the striping is pretty tough to get off, and I noticed I was scratching the side of the trailer so I stopped and ordered some decal remover. It will be in sometime next week, so Im pretty much done for this trailer till then.



Things remaining on the "To Do List" of this truck:

1. Re-Do the left side trailer decals
2. Replace Landing Gear and Paint
3. Replace Trailer Suspension and paint Wheel Centers
4. Add Mud Flaps and Flap Decals
5. Add hazard signs on all 4 sides of the trailer
6. Spare Tire Rack to underside of trailer
7. Trailer Air Lines added to rear suspension
8. Air Lines from Truck to Trailer added

Looks good Josh. I didn't work on anything from GTI because I don't remember seeing any reefers from them on the highway. I'm not sure about the rear doors. On some trailers, the doors will be the same white painted aluminum as the sides, on others the doors will be stainless steel. In any case, I think the hinges and locking bars and hardware are usually left in the raw. The hardware is usually either galvanized steel or aluminum castings.

Russ Bellinis Wrote:Looks good Josh. I didn't work on anything from GTI because I don't remember seeing any reefers from them on the highway. I'm not sure about the rear doors. On some trailers, the doors will be the same white painted aluminum as the sides, on others the doors will be stainless steel. In any case, I think the hinges and locking bars and hardware are usually left in the raw. The hardware is usually either galvanized steel or aluminum castings.

Yeah thats a good idea, I have seen alot of the trailers with the stainless steel backs. I couldnt find a rear shot of a GT 53' trailer so I cant tell for sure if the bars and latches are silver.... Alot of the bars and latches I have seen are pretty raw looking, and unless the trailer has been freshly painted, they always look pretty beat up with alot of paint chipping since there being opened and closed so much.

BTW, thanks