Author Archives: Eric

The Decade of Western Star

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Eric

If you have been a regular visitor of Daily Diesel Dose you know by now that snow plows are a constant part of the site during the colder months of the year…..and pretty much any other time. With all the … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Steel Mill Worker

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Eric

Have you ever noticed that no matter how broken, battered, and scarred an Autocar becomes it always looks ready for more? You could almost argue that an Autocar earns its stripes not from the badge on the hood but that … Continue reading →

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A Team Effort

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Eric

Cooperation. It’s a word many of learned on Sesame Street. Here we see the word in action as National Grid and Verizon crews work to moving service lines from an old pole to a new pole. Someday I hope to … Continue reading →

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Contingency Plans

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Eric

FYI, tomorrow is Super Bowl XLVIII. You may have heard a few things about it over the past week. Why just the other day some wacko mailed a white power substance to multiple locations across the NYC metro area. And … Continue reading →

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Road to Redemption

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Eric

The past few years have not been kind to Navistar, the parent company to International Trucks. Revenues fell, warranty claims increased, the EGR strategy failed, historic factories closed, CEO’s came and went. It’s enough to make some wonder if a buy … Continue reading →

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GM New Look Bus

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Eric

Andy sent me this photo yesterday of GM New Look he spotted at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Mass. The New Look design is affectionately referred to among busophiles as the Fishbowl due to its large windshield. Fist introduced … Continue reading →

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Vac Truck Blues

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Eric

With the modern age we live in I expected this truck to have a different way to let operators know when the tank was full that wasn’t a floating arrow on the side. The KISS principle in action I suppose. … Continue reading →

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75 Years of Peterbilt

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Eric

It seems like it was just the other day in 1939 when Peterbilt trucks began to roll out of a factory in Oakland, California. Actually, no, it doesn’t but you get the point. The American trucking industry reaches another milestone … Continue reading →

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Cabover Kings

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Eric

Fans of the cabover your website has arrived! If you don’t know about the little gem that is www.caboverkings.com I suggest you stop by for a visit. The site is operated by two brothers, Russ and Dan, who have a … Continue reading →

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Ice Logging

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Eric

There once was a show on Discovery called Extreme Loggers. I don’t remember watching it myself but the premise seems to focus on various logging crews from around North American using various techniques to harvest wood. The opening credits actually … Continue reading →

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