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Category Archives: Truck Spotting
Government Surplus
By now you know I love kicking around the auction lots looking at trucks that I have no intention of bidding on or buying. With the attention I pay some of these trucks I’m sure I have convinced more than … Continue reading
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Roadside Attractions
If you’re planning a road trip this summer you might want to check out the website RoadSideAmerica.com for advice in planning your route so you don’t miss all those great oddities like the world’s largest giant wooden nickel or supersized kaleidoscope. … Continue reading
Everyday Big Rigs
Welcome to our continuing series, Every Day Big Rigs, in which we take at look at the often overlooked modern trucks that keep our world turning. Now I have to start by saying this Marmon is walking that line between … Continue reading
B-Model Mack Trucks of Herkimer
I am convinced that almost every B-Model Mack ever produced still exists. How else can you explain the sheer number of these truck that still wander out of the back 40 and onto the pages of ebay and Craigslist? It’s 2016 … Continue reading
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On Track at a Time
How do you move a gigantic crane? The answer appears to be one track at a time. I recently came across this setup for JPW Riggers at the local commercial tire shop. I’m not sure if the problem tire had been fixed … Continue reading
Tractors and Tracks
I enjoy seeing all the new tractors and equipment on display at the Empire Farm Days but maybe, just maybe, I enjoy the associated auction a little bit more. RTW Auctions really seem to find some real treasures from the surrounding … Continue reading
E.H. Perkins Fleet
Last year my wife proved the value of a spending money on expensive phones with high resolution cameras when she snagged this great photo an E.H. Perkins Peterbilt horse hauler at the NYS Fair. Today we catch another glimpse of this … Continue reading
M931 Dump Truck
Seth sent me this photo awhile back of what I presume to be a M931 dump truck wearing the colors of Nassau County emergency services. Pretty heavy duty looking machine right there. So, for your military aficionados out there, is … Continue reading
Variety is the Spice of Life
Would you be shocked if told that you while visiting the Walter AWUS recently sold by the Town of Camillus I stopped to look at some of their other trucks? I hope you answer was no! The town has a … Continue reading