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FREIGHT Shaker

Steve was drawn to the unmistakeable shape of the ‘Terminator Series’

Back when horses pulled carts, smoking was good for you and you couldn’t find a McDonald’s to save yourself, a famous French artist named Pablo Picasso said, “every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” A deep and perplexing problem to mull over, right? Well, there is an answer: you can either refuse to grow up (an option my wife says I’ve perfected) or you can do what Steve Wilkinson and his son Harley have done and turn your work into your art. And their longest-running art show is this incredible FLB Freightliner.

The Wilkinson name has been around trucks for several decades. Steve’s granddad drove trucks, his father owned and drove trucks, Steve owns and drives trucks, and

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