Monthly Archives: March 2012

Trucks For The Home – Part 4

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Eric

Today I concluded our Trucks For The Home series with the ever classic Brockway 359.  This was the final interesting truck at the Home and Garden Show and believe it or not I would have walked right past this truck … Continue reading →

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Trucks For The Home Part 3

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Eric

Here is a tool that the average backyard gardener probably won’t have in their tool shed. A Ford L9000 with tree spade. A truck like this one is what you need when moving a large tree. The spade on the … Continue reading →

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Pardon the Interuption

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Eric

There is an old saying, variety is the spice of life.  So today I am going to take a break from talks about snow plows and diesels and venture off road.  Consider yourself warned, things are about to get spicy.  Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Trucks For The Home – Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Eric

Continuing the Trucks for the Home series I bring you this Waste Management Peterbilt setup to collect the “bagster”.  The bagster looks like a dumpster made out of canvas.  Because it is made out of a flexible material you can … Continue reading →

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Trucks For The Home – Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Eric

Two weeks ago I attended a home show at the NYS Fair Grounds.  Beside the thousands of vendors on hand promising free quotes and handing out cheap key chains and pens this bright green Freightliner was doing it parts to … Continue reading →

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Name That Pete

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Eric

Today we have a classic truck…maybe.  I’ve always had trouble identifying Peterbilts of the vintage shown below.  The large square hood and grill is a design style that was used for decades by the quintessential American truck builder.  Could it be from … Continue reading →

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More MATS 2012 Stuff

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Eric

Here is a neat time lapse video of the Navistar Display. Outside of the display hall Freightliner had a historic lineup of their trucks over the past 70 years. Source: Freightliner Facebook

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MATS 2012 – Freightliner Revolution Innovation Truck

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Eric

About a month ago Freightliner kicked of its 70th anniversary celebration with this nostalgic website.  On this same website we were also teased with a the outline of concept truck to be revealed at the Mid American Truck Show.  I know many … Continue reading →

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MATS 2012 – The Peterbilt 579

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Eric

The Peterbilt 579, another new product revealed at the Mid American Truck Show. Hit the link below the photo for the full spec sheet. Source: Peterbilt 579

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MATS 2012 – The Loadstar Returns

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Eric

The Mid American Truck show is about to hit full swing and already the web is full of new products and trucks.  Some truck builders couldn’t contain their excitement and began releasing information about new products yesterday.  Case in point the new … Continue reading →

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