Monthly Archives: September 2016

Autocar Mondays – Australian Autocar

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Eric

Autocar Trucks and the rugged beauty of Australia seem like a match made in heaven. Only the toughest rigs can survive the rigor of the outback so it may come a surprise that the Autocar name plate is something of rarity … Continue reading →

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Brennan Motor Company

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Eric

Maybe two or three weeks ago a fire broke out at the former Brennan Motor Company buildings that line a portion of Townsend Street in downtown Syracuse, NY. A piece of local and national history, the Brennan Motor Company was … Continue reading →

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Pick Your Favorite

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Eric

Can you find a truck you like in the video below? If you can’t…you don’t like trucks. Plain and simple! Please also enjoy this selection of trucks exiting the slow truck race track. This year the start and finish was … Continue reading →

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Everyday Big Rigs

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Eric

Welcome to our continuing series, Every Day Big Rigs, in which we take at look at the often overlooked modern trucks that keep our world turning. Now I have to start by saying this Marmon is walking that line between … Continue reading →

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Truckers Choice – 1972 Brockway 361

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Eric

We saw Ray Hildreth’s B-61 a few weeks ago and I think we can all agree that the old bulldog is a real head turner. On any normal visit it would have been the topic of discussion but this was … Continue reading →

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Making Room

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Eric

As we saw yesterday there are many new plows joining fleets all across the region but for every new plow that joins and old plow must leave. It is a law of nature. Below we see one of two International … Continue reading →

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Snow Plow Update Sept 2016

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Eric

It’s time to acknowledge that winter is on its way and what better way to do that that by looking at the rookies of the 2015-2016 season. Town of Mentz has this new Freightliner 114SD with Tenco front blade. The … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – 1954 DC75

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Eric

This 1954 DC-75 looks so nice that you would think it rolled right out of a museum. Guess what, it did! Coming from the Keystone Truck and Tractor museum in  Colonial Heights VA this Autocar represents the iconic trucks of yesteryear that … Continue reading →

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Ozinga Concrete

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Eric

Did Ryan go to Chicago to enjoy two days of Pearl Jam concerts? Or did Ryan go to Chicago to look at concrete trucks? That’s like asking what came first, the chicken, or the egg? Philosophers and theologians will debate … Continue reading →

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Fine Looking Macks

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Eric

I think my new video/photo spot at the ATCA Harford show paid off pretty nicely with this photo don’t you think? This great looking combo rolled in after the initial flurry of trucks arriving within minutes of each other. I … Continue reading →

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