Monthly Archives: June 2014

Autocar Mondays – Duke Concrete Products

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Eric

Last week Clarence came across another great looking Autocar, this 1986 model operated by Duke Concrete. According to the driver of this truck Duke still has two Autocars in their fleet that were purchased by the company as brand new … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found – Toast Edition

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Eric

Some of the trucks that find their way to the Lost and Found category of this site have a chance of coming back to life. Others do not. Do you think this old girl still has a chance? It looks … Continue reading →

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Stuck in Traffic

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Eric

It was easy to take a picture of this truck as it was stuck in a massive traffic jam. The story begins two weeks ago when the east bound lanes of the local interstate were closed so a bridge decking … Continue reading →

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ChampTruck World Series

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Eric

I don’t want anyone to spool up their turbos prematurely but it looks like semi truck racing is making a return to the United States. The ChampTruck World Series is slated to host eight races starting in 2015 at various … Continue reading →

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Macungie Mud

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Eric

Talk with anyone who has attended the 2014 ATCA national meet in Macungie more than once and you’ll probably hear stories about how muddy the show field can become with just the smallest amount of rain. This year rain soaked … Continue reading →

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I went to Jersey

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Eric

I went to Jersey and all I got was a picture of these two Macks. I know it sounds like a bad cheap t-shirt logo but it’s true. The past week I have spent some vacation time in the the … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Autocar Of The West

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Eric

A simple truth for the day. Autocars are the original heavy duty work truck. Nowadays this setup would be probably be found a Kenworth or a Western Star but they can’t be what this truck is. They are pretenders to … Continue reading →

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Tankers

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Eric

Tankers, the get stuff done. I’m not sure what was in this one but whatever the liquid was it was hot. This Freightliner FLD was on the job cleaning out electrical vaults. The lettering on the side got me thinking, … Continue reading →

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Loadstars Revisited

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Eric

Back in May I brought you a pair of International Loadstars from a stretch of Madison County (NY) road. In that original post I mentioned that for a many years that there was at least one other truck that in … Continue reading →

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Mack Roll Back – The Next Generation

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Eric

I think we all had some fun yesterday with that Mack Titan so lets keep the Mackfest going with these two roll back trucks. To begin here is an old R-Model that I have been hoping to snag for a … Continue reading →

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