Monthly Archives: March 2015

Truck Hits Overpass

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Eric

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 →

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Autocar Mondays – DC9964

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Eric

I was browsing through some old truck show photos and videos yesterday when I came across this gem. It’s a 1979 Autocar DC9964 formerly owned by J.H. Beers of Wind Gap, PA. Power and gearing is provided by a Cummins … Continue reading →

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What is it?

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Eric

I came across this..thing…sitting on a rail car the other day. What can it be? Most likely it’s for some boring industrial process like making the green color used in Mountain Dew. It sure is pointy looking. Maybe it’s a … Continue reading →

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National Grid Truck Bingo – DuraStar

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Eric

I’m starting to see more and more new bingo numbers enter the board in the way of International Trucks for National Grid. This brand new DuraStar has been stationed on various jobs around the downtown area in the past few … Continue reading →

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The’re Baaack

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Eric

Connective Corridor Construction season three starts again! The zero tail Volvo excavators arrived the other day on the back of a smooth looking Western Star of Schmidt Trucking. Hope everyone is ready for more videos of streets being torn up, … Continue reading →

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Off the Bench

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Eric

I found myself to in the position to due some unexpected truck spotting last Saturday but was without my usual camera. I figured that vivid recounts of the trucks I saw still wouldn’t be as good as low quality cell … Continue reading →

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Not Sure When This Will End

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Eric

Right about now I’m thinking winter is never going to end. It is currently March 24th and the forecasted high for today will be lucky to hit the low 30’s. That’s some B.S. right there. Guess we’ll have to take … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Concrete Block Mover

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Eric

The day I win the lottery you’ll know about it not through a press release or seeing my photo on the news but by how barren the used commercial trucks section of eBay becomes once my check clears. I will … Continue reading →

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Galion T-500 Grader

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Eric

Oklahoma mud season is open. The first victim, that we know off, is this poor Galion T-5oo grader. Most likely a similar story to winter conditions with the operator getting a little to close to the edge allowing for the … Continue reading →

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Still Working – Mack R Model

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Eric

It seems a little redundant to place a Mack R-Model in the still working category of the site due to their legendary toughness but here we are. David C. took a few photos of this well cared for Mack of … Continue reading →

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