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Post's Grey & Black KWs

Story and Photo by Truck Historian/Author Stan Holtzman

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In this 1956 picture we see a 1949 Kenworth, parked at Trucker’s Paradise in Montebello, California. This tractor was one of many KWs owned by Post Transportation of Los Angeles. Post was a leading transporter of chemicals and had been in business for 30 years when they closed their doors in December of 1984. The battleship gray and black colors were a common sight, as the Post rigs ran through California and Nevada hauling their loads. When Post started, brand-loyalty was the rule of thumb, however, in their final years, Post, like most carriers, had become price-conscience, and began buying Peterbilt and Ford products. Post may be gone, but I’m sure that there are plenty of old-timers out there that can still remember the familiar gray and black rigs that dotted the highways of California and Nevada. For more neat old truck stuff, be sure to visit my website at www.linerigs.com today.