Monthly Archives: July 2015

Autocar Mondays – The Fixer

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Eric

When other trucks get stuck send an Autocar. Joe has been stalking this 1974 DC9966 for a number of years now and was finally able to claim his prize. Owned by Clayton Block this truck is called out when the … Continue reading →

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White Freightliners

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Eric

No, not the color of the truck but the make. White Frieghtliner. Tricked, teased and primped.

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Casa Readimix Concrete

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Eric

I go to the city and find nothing but traffic and insanely priced tolls. Ryan goes to the city and finds first class access to concrete trucks. What am I doing wrong? As part of his ready mix revival tour Ryan … Continue reading →

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2015 CNY ATHS Truck Show

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Eric

I’ve attended the CNY ATHS chapter show every year for the past ten years. It was an impressive streak but one that came to and end this past weekend when I found myself in the Garden State for a number … Continue reading →

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More From York

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Eric

Am I beating a dead horse with this ATHS National Convention coverage? Hopefully not. Over the months we’ve seen plenty of cool old iron but lets take a look at some very unique pieces. A pair of Diamond-T’s caught easily stood … Continue reading →

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International Harvester Bulldozers

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Eric

Take a look at this, two International TD (exact model uknown) bulldozers in pristine shape in the year 2015. Hard to believe your own eyes. These two machines belong to Fisher Construction, a local company specializing in rail construction services. … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Consolidated Concrete

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Eric

Rhode Island might be the smallest state in the union when it comes to square footage but they might just have some of the best taste in ready mix trucks. Check out this fleet of Consolidated Concrete. Yeah, this aint … Continue reading →

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LeTourneau Sno-Freighter

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Eric

They say necessity is the mother of all invention. When the particular necessity happens to be the detection of Soviet Union bombers carrying nuclear warheads old mother invention is bound to have some outrageous children of her own. Remember those awesome … Continue reading →

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At the Dealer – Spring/Summer 2015

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Eric

I haven’t done a genuine at the dealer post in months so let us dust off yet another old chestnut of Daily Diesel Dose. The focus today? Freightliners and Western Stars. They are taking over the world. Most new trucks … Continue reading →

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Journey Along the Alcan and More

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Eric

As we saw a few days ago David recently spent some cruising across the country eventually heading up through Canada to Alaska. Along the way he came across some very neat vehicles like this Kenworth wrecker AKA The Heavy Hooker. … Continue reading →

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