Some people decorate their trucks with pictures from their favorites movies. And some try to illustrate their handle, or a nickname, or some part of history they’re proud of.

But OOIDA Life Member Dave De Phillippeaux has decorated this rig with a theme some folks might find a little more … well, interesting: Playboy Radio.

First, a little bit about Dave. De Phillippeaux is no newby – he’s been trucking for 44 years.

“All I love doing is trucking,” he says.

But he doesn’t travel alone. His traveling companion is a “rescue kitty,” an orange tabby named Hawk.

Dave says he’s also a longtime fan of Playboy Radio, and listens to it on his iPod. But that’s not the sole reason for the pictures that adorn his rig. That is a story in itself.

A while back, De Phillippeaux became ill and fell into a semi-comatose state. At the time, he had his headphones in, listening to Playboy Radio.

When the paramedics removed the headphones, Dave started to have a violent seizure. They put the headphones back on, and the seizure stopped. When he arrived at the hospital, the doctor tried to remove the headphones, at which point the same thing happened again.

The seizures put Dave in such a physical state that the doctor could not begin to treat him. Upon putting the headphones back in, the seizure stopped, and the doctor could then begin to administer treatment.

When the ordeal was over, the doctor told Dave what had happened and said he owed a debt of gratitude to the girls at Playboy Radio for saving his life.

But don’t think that this is a truck that your kids can’t see. All the photos on Dave’s truck are fully-clothed pictures of the girls on the show – with no nudity, and no centerfolds.

--Land Line staff