Category Archives: On the Job

National Grid Truck Bingo – Storm Edition

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Eric

A new round of National Grid Truck bingo was forced upon me today as my section of the world recovers from a very nasty storm that left took down numerous trees and power lines leaving thousands in the dark. Not … Continue reading →

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Mack Dump Trucks

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Eric

In my travels last week I came across a nice lineup of Mack dump trucks (some Freightliners too) belonging to the Saunders Companies. I was very happy to see the DM as it has been on my hit for a … Continue reading →

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Water Main Replacement

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Eric

This past week I’ve been watching crews from the City of Syracuse Water Department work on replacing 317 foot of water pipe under East Fayette Street. A thick layer of concrete exists under the pavement that has proved to be … Continue reading →

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Onondaga Lake Cleanup

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Eric

Onondaga Lake sits in the heat of Central New York and for the better part of a century was the premier dumping ground for industrial and municipal waste. Along the shore of the lake a large chemical plant produced soda … Continue reading →

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Stuck in Traffic

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Eric

It was easy to take a picture of this truck as it was stuck in a massive traffic jam. The story begins two weeks ago when the east bound lanes of the local interstate were closed so a bridge decking … Continue reading →

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I went to Jersey

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Eric

I went to Jersey and all I got was a picture of these two Macks. I know it sounds like a bad cheap t-shirt logo but it’s true. The past week I have spent some vacation time in the the … Continue reading →

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Tankers

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Eric

Tankers, the get stuff done. I’m not sure what was in this one but whatever the liquid was it was hot. This Freightliner FLD was on the job cleaning out electrical vaults. The lettering on the side got me thinking, … Continue reading →

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Mack Roll Back – The Next Generation

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Eric

I think we all had some fun yesterday with that Mack Titan so lets keep the Mackfest going with these two roll back trucks. To begin here is an old R-Model that I have been hoping to snag for a … Continue reading →

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Mack Titan – Trans American Trucking Service

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Eric

It’s sorta embarrassing to mention this but…this is this first Mack Titan I have ever seen outside of a truck show. I supposed I live in a dull part of the trucking world. Coming back from the ATCA Macungie show … Continue reading →

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Street Scenes

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Eric

A collection of random shots today that relate to a variety of the road projects taking place around town. Up first is a nice looking Western Star that had just delivered a set of jersey barriers (or K-rail) to protect … Continue reading →

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