Category Archives: Youtube Finds

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Diesels Behaving Badly

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Eric

The internet is a vast place. It potentially contains all human knowledge. It also contains videos like the two below. First up is a story about a runaway Terex TS24 Scraper in the beautiful English countryside. Watch as witness recount … Continue reading →

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Heavy Hauling with the Mack Titan

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Eric

Here is a great video of three Mack Titans moving 400 tons of decommissioned generator vessels (huh?) across the southwest United States. Watch as these massive trucks push and pull a custom made 300 foot trailer. Enjoy!

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Australian Kenworths

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Eric

Through the Facebook grapevine I learned of these fantastic videos of Kenworth trucks from Australia.  Very nicely done and fun to pick out the details that separate them from their North American cousins. Here is the T-609, I’m guessing this is like … Continue reading →

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Mercedes-Benz Actros – Taxi

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Eric

If you watched the Super Bowl this past weekend you probably saw the Chevy Trucks commercial that placed some well centered jabs on the chin of the Ford blue oval.  Apparently Ford didn’t care for the content and asked both GM and NBC … Continue reading →

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Road Gators, Scourge of the Interstates

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Eric

Road gators, AKA the large chunks of rubber left on the road after a semi truck blows a tire.  Just like their natural born namesakes they can be extremely dangerous.  If you’ve ever had to swerve to avoid a shredded tire or … Continue reading →

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Tow Plowing and Snow Blowing

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Eric

Ever take a look at the inside of plow truck? Let’s put it this way, if you enjoy levers and switches you will be right at home. To begin you have all the normal heavy duty truck controls. Stuff like … Continue reading →

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Australian Road Trains…seriously, it’s a train.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Eric

We’ve talked about Australian trucking before on the Daily D but this takes it to a whole new level. According to the poster… On February 18, 2006, an Australian built Mack truck with 113 semi-trailers, 2,865,980 pounds (1,299,987 kg) and … Continue reading →

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Truck Jumpin’

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Eric

The Crusher, the baddest White WIM you will ever see!  There is not much I can say other than WATCH THIS! And if that wasn’t enough for you here is an ’74 gas powered International Loadstar plowing into a school … Continue reading →

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What ever happened to U.S. Semi Truck Racing?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Eric

In the motor sports obsessed U.S. you would think semi truck racing would have an active and devoted following but yet there is nothing. To add more confusion truck racing is very popular all across Europe with an actual racing … Continue reading →

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The Beast – Rat Rod, Diesel Style

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Eric

Ever see something you really like and say to yourself, why didn’t I think of that?  Well, here is one of those times for me.  Check out this Kenworth rat rod from the genius minds at the Hernandez Speed Shop. … Continue reading →

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