Monthly Archives: February 2017

Back Road Binders

Check out this International KB-8 tandem axle spotted by Hayes recently in Kenosha, WI. From what we can see in the photo, red spot lights near the doors and Unit 12 markings, I’m lead to believe this was a fire … Continue reading

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At the Dealer – Wintertime Arrivals

The good folks at Stadium International were kind enough to park the two newest International models side by side for easy comparison. On the left, the successor to the Paystar line of trucks, the HX. On the right, the successor … Continue reading

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Deliberate Demolition

The demolition of the Brennan Motor Co. buildings have plodded along a deliberate pace. For weeks all the work was done by a Komatsu PC300LC with grapple attachment. I would stop down on my lunch breaks to watch the machine as … Continue reading

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Autocar Monday – The Final Plow

Looking at this poor old 1993 Autocar ACL you realize that nothing lasts forever although this truck gave it a pretty good shot. Seth sends us this photo of former Township of Washington, NJ plow truck that is destined for … Continue reading

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Mack F-700

In 1962 Mack introduced the F-Series line of cabover trucks. Production lasted for nearly 20 years when the F model line of trucks was succeeded by the MH, the final cabover produced Mack Trucks. Here we see an extremely interesting … Continue reading

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Behemoth Load

After aimlessly refreshing the screen on the local news station website for the millionth time the other day a story appeared (good pictures too!) about a traffic alert relating to an oversize load passing through the area. Clicking on the link I was surprised … Continue reading

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Clean Up Your Inbox

Give a man enough up rope and he’ll hang himself. This is an old turn of phrase but one that I think can make the leap to the digital age. In the early days of email space was limited. If … Continue reading

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