Category Archives: Truck Spotting

Trucks on the Go

Roadside Attractions

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Eric

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 →

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Everyday Big Rigs

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Eric

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 →

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B-Model Mack Trucks of Herkimer

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Eric

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

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Eric

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 →

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Tractors and Tracks

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Eric

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 →

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E.H. Perkins Fleet

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Eric

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 →

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M931 Dump Truck

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Eric

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 →

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Variety is the Spice of Life

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Eric

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 →

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Western Stars of Distinction

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Eric

I came across these two Western Stars months ago. Like other trucks in the past they were lost in the shuffle and confusion of the warmer months that are filled with truck shows and other content rich events. Now that … Continue reading →

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Two for One Special

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Eric

Last week I went to a surplus auction for a local ready mix company, The Saunders Companies. The auction catalog caught my eye with more than a few well maintained heavy duty Macks and other pieces of equipment. Just like … Continue reading →

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