1964 Murty Brothers Flat Top Flatbed Truck on August 1, 2009
Anthony Francis “Tony” Murty (1918-1985) and Benedict Paul “Ben” Murty (1920-2003) were born in Conrad, Montana, and moved to Portland, Oregon, as young children. They started a business called Murty Brothers in 1938. In 1939 they conceived of the twin steering axle, which they patented in 1943. In 1949 they designed the air spring brake and sold the patent to Bendix. Also in 1949 they patented an idea for a mechanical tilting cabover truck cab. They built their first twin steering axle truck in 1951 to haul trusses for Georgia Pacific. In 1952 they built an eight-wheel crane truck with a horizontal engine under the platform. Their Tilt-Cab debuted at the 1953 Auto Show in Chicago. It was used by Diamond T, Ford, and International.
1964 Murty Brothers Flat Top Flatbed Truck on August 1, 2009
This 1964 Murty Brothers Flat Top Truck is powered by a Cummins 262 pancake-style engine mounted under the frame and was designed to haul long loads like steel and pipe.
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