Author Archives: Eric

Old Fords

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Eric

With the glacier that has encrusted much of New York over the past decade finally starting to recede old trucks like these two Fords are emerging like boulders in farmers fields. This little dump truck seems well preserved. It’s time for … Continue reading →

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Familiar Faces

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Eric

Construction crews are slowly returning to the roads around the area of CNY. As I mentioned last week Connective Corridor construction has resumed in downtown finally providing me with the reason to leave my desk at lunch. The situation, the … Continue reading →

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The New Face of Towing

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Eric

Below is the new face of towing for the Onondaga County Department of Transportation. A Western Star 4900 with a Miller Industries rotator. I heard rumors that the a new heavy tow truck had been purchased by the county a … Continue reading →

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Still Working – Diamond Reo Dump Trucks

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Eric

Dave C. sent me this pair of Diamond Reo dump trucks for the latest entry into the Still Working category. Employed by M. Scavello Inc these two dump truck see regular action in the King of Prussia, PA area. Model info … Continue reading →

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Truck Hits Overpass

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Eric

Yesterday a roll off truck went under and overpass. Nothing really out of the ordinary here except this truck had its boom in the raised position. As you can imagine the end result was less than optimal. Looking at the … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – DC9964

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Eric

I was browsing through some old truck show photos and videos yesterday when I came across this gem. It’s a 1979 Autocar DC9964 formerly owned by J.H. Beers of Wind Gap, PA. Power and gearing is provided by a Cummins … Continue reading →

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What is it?

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Eric

I came across this..thing…sitting on a rail car the other day. What can it be? Most likely it’s for some boring industrial process like making the green color used in Mountain Dew. It sure is pointy looking. Maybe it’s a … Continue reading →

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National Grid Truck Bingo – DuraStar

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Eric

I’m starting to see more and more new bingo numbers enter the board in the way of International Trucks for National Grid. This brand new DuraStar has been stationed on various jobs around the downtown area in the past few … Continue reading →

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The’re Baaack

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Eric

Connective Corridor Construction season three starts again! The zero tail Volvo excavators arrived the other day on the back of a smooth looking Western Star of Schmidt Trucking. Hope everyone is ready for more videos of streets being torn up, … Continue reading →

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Off the Bench

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Eric

I found myself to in the position to due some unexpected truck spotting last Saturday but was without my usual camera. I figured that vivid recounts of the trucks I saw still wouldn’t be as good as low quality cell … Continue reading →

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