Author Archives: Eric

Autocar Mondays – S64TF On The Track

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Eric

Saturday I went to Trucktoberfest held at the Mack Museum and Customer Center in Allentown, PA. The event was hosted by Mack Trucks in conjunction with the ATHS, ATCA and SPAAMFAA. While not exclusively for the Mack brand I would … Continue reading →

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Still Working – Ford F750

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Eric

Found on road dead. Not this old F-750. I’ve seen it around town the past day or so hauling bobcats, soil and its own butt in a brisk manor. I can’t tell you much about other than the obvious like … Continue reading →

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National Grid Truck Bingo – RamVac

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Eric

Just when you think the entire National Grid fleet is nothing but Freightliner bucket trucks along comes a Freightliner RamVac truck. A truck like this one has many uses but in this case it is used clear settings for new … Continue reading →

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Remembrance

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Eric

Fourteen years ago today this country suffered a series of terrorist attacks that claimed the lives over 3,000 individuals. Some were regular people working away at their office desk. Others were the countless fire and emergency service personnel who rushed … Continue reading →

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Truck Show Convoy

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Eric

As the video below will demonstrate the only true way to arrive at a classic truck show is by convoy! The saying goes that birds of a feather flock together. This time the birds happen to be IHC cabovers. Or … Continue reading →

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Endless Truck Show

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Eric

The Northeastern PA chapter of the ATCA holds their annual truck show in the Endless Mountain region part of the state. Did you know the highest peak in the area is the North Nob of Elk Mountain at 2693 feet? … Continue reading →

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2015 ATCA Northeastern PA

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Eric

Let us start the coverage of the ATCA Endless Mountains chapter truck show with a photo from the end. There are hundreds of reasons to stay at the show all day and take in the events including the slow truck race, … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Twofer

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Eric

Believe it or not only three Autocars were in attendance at the 25th Anniversary show of the ATCA Northeastern PA truck show and of those three I only took photos of two! Don’t judge. It was hot.  I walked by this … Continue reading →

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Grind, Cut, Pave

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Eric

Grind it up. Cut it out. Pave. The ways of summer road work. I’ve come across a variety of jobs this summer and decided to dump them all into one post. Below we see Erie Blvd in downtown Syracuse as … Continue reading →

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Field of Values

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Eric

We’ve seen the GMC General, The Oshkosh and the Transtar4300, now for the rest. Not everyday you see a Peterbilt 320 6×6 mixer truck. Chenango(?) County saw fit to dump this 2674 into the hands of the public. Nice pair … Continue reading →

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