Once called the Goodyear “land blimp,” the 1917 Packard Model E three-ton truck was used in the 1980s and 1990s as a public relations vehicle to promote medium truck tires.
"We’re excited to return the Wingfoot Express to the road to help us open new commercial tire centers," said Charles Walters, director of marketing and sales administration for Fort Smith, Ark.-based Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
"It’s appropriate that this truck returns now as the nation celebrates the Interstate Highway’s 50th anniversary," Walters said.