Category Archives: Still Working

Posts about old trucks and equipment still earning their keep.

Still Working – Ford Trucks

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Eric

What happened to Ford Trucks? How could such a long established player in the medium and heavy duty truck market let it a fizzle away only to be sold for the pennies on the dollars to Daimler Benz? Madness. But, … Continue reading →

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Emergency Exit

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Eric

This past summer I spent some time in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. One day the wife and I decided to visit the local roadside attraction of Crystal Cave. The idea of enjoying a simple road side attraction of days gone by … Continue reading →

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Still Working – International 2574

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Eric

That old Loadstar from yesterday was a nice looking truck but personally I like this one a little better. The Town of Verona is still rolling with this nicely preserved 2574. The black strip up near the hood ads at … Continue reading →

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The Infamous Loadstar

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Eric

THE International Loadstar. Say that line like your an Ohio State football player introducing themselves on Sunday Night Football and will make sense. I came across this old truck a few weeks back on a farm outside of Rome, NY. … Continue reading →

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Ground Hogs Days

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Eric

Ground Hogs Days. It’s a movie. It’s a semi national holiday. It’s the occurrence of similar events again and again. Just the other day I was out enjoying the warm weather and came across yet another pair of still working … Continue reading →

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Still Working – B-Model Mack Pizza Oven

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Eric

Food trucks are all the rage right now with many vendors content to rock some old FedEx style cube van but for those who need a true attention getter I give you this B-Model complete with wood fired brick pizza … Continue reading →

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Blue Oval Wonders

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Eric

I don’t have much trouble coming across heavy Ford trucks from the mid 90’s. Makes you think that maybe, just maybe, Ford had a good thing going for them and was a little premature in selling off their heavies to … Continue reading →

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Still Working – Yale 1900 Loader

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Eric

While cruising around this past weekend hoping to find some good snow clean up action I happened to spot this Yale working away at the Regional Transportation Center. It was fairly far off in the distance and I almost did … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas 2017

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Eric

A Merry Christmas to you and yours this holiday season.

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Crane Carrier Company

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Eric

Hey, did you know the Crane Carrier Company is still building trucks? It’s easy to think the CCC name faded away with the glory days of the trucking industry. So many great specialty nameplates like Hayes, FWD, and Marmom are … Continue reading →

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