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Tag Archives: mack granite
Through the Looking Glass
I was stopped in a construction zone last month in Cortland, NY when I noticed a pilot car approaching from the opposite direction. Seeing as I had nothing better to do I found my camera and got ready to grab … Continue reading
Mystery Trucks
Anyone know what this truck is used for? I seem to remember a time of year when they were used almost daily. I think they were used to push something? Maybe they were called push trucks? Oh well. Whatever they … Continue reading
Posted in At the Dealer, Snow Plows
Tagged beam mack, mack granite, onondaga county dot, tracey road, western star
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New Mack Truck Smell
Now that we’ve gorged ourselves on vintage iron for over three days let us take a moment to review the trucks that help pay the bills and keep the Mack name alive on the roads of today. At this point … Continue reading
Truck Hits Overpass
Yesterday a roll off truck went under and overpass. Nothing really out of the ordinary here except this truck had its boom in the raised position. As you can imagine the end result was less than optimal. Looking at the … Continue reading
Posted in On the Job
Tagged lts enterprises, mack granite, riccelli enterprises, roll off truck, truck hits 81
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On the Job – Vector Construction Corporation
I came across this group of trucks belonging to Vector (a quantity represented by an arrow, with both direction and magnitude) Construction Corporation last week as they waited to unload many concrete forms. The old Chevy Kodiak you see below … Continue reading
Posted in On the Job
Tagged chevy kodiak, international trucks, mack CL, mack granite, vector construction corporation
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Bomag and Marini Cold Planers
My wife happened to take some great shots of two different milling machines being hauled by two different Mack trucks. Below you see a NYSDOT Mack Granite hauling a Bomag 600/15 Cold Planer. According to photos on Bomag’s website this … Continue reading
The Mack Truck Family
I like to think of this photo as family portrait featuring Mack Trucks. What appears to be a Granite wearing military colors and a Superliner setup to haul logs were captured by Dan at a local CAT dealer. Click the … Continue reading
World of Concrete 2013
Extravagant hotels and casinos. Fabulous shows. Gambling. Free flowing liquor. These are just some of the reasons why millions of people visit Las Vegas each year. Over the past few years I’ve come to realize there is another reason to … Continue reading
Posted in Industry News
Tagged international workstar, mack granite, mcneilus mixer, western star, world of concrete
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The Mack Brothers
Back in the warmer months I spotted this truck at the local Mack dealer. It belongs to the NYS Department of Transportation and most likely is used to haul a lowboy around. You can see the folded down “oversized load” … Continue reading
Canajoharie Granite
Canajoharie Granite, it has a nice ring to it. I spied this AWD Mack Granite sitting at a local repair shop near the town of…wait for it…Canajoharie! Did you know that Susan B. Anthony once taught school in Canajoharie? Can … Continue reading