Monthly Archives: March 2017

At the Dealer – Spring 2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Eric

Longtime visitors to this site know how much I despise the industry standard of trucks leaving the factor in a default white color. When I saw this Kenworth T880 for Vitale Concrete I felt like I was seeing for the … Continue reading →

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Everyday Big Rigs

Posted on March 29, 2017 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. Here we see a Kenworth T600, a truck design that was truely radical in … Continue reading →

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The Plows of March

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Eric

As I alluded to yesterday in the Autocar Mondays post, Tom recently spent some time cruising through a variety of towns. Like any rational person he stopped at the local garages to check out their plow trucks. The Town of … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Is It Spring Yet?

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Eric

According to the calendar spring 2017 arrived one week ago. If you live in the northeast or points further north you probably have a hard time believing this fact. Entering the final week of March brings more hope but don’t … Continue reading →

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Old Construction Equipment

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Eric

I was driving around last Saturday when I noticed a yellow dozer sitting near the back of a field. It wasn’t possible to tell what make it was from the road but that didn’t stop me from assuming it was … Continue reading →

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ebay Finds – King of the S-Series

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Eric

If you remember seeing this truck on ebay a few months ago but let it slip through your fingers stop your weeping. Redemption is at hand. Listed a 1987 International S-Series, this truck is the obvious road king. Under the … Continue reading →

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New Dump Trucks For All

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Eric

Spring, according to the calendar at least, is finally here. That means it’s time to start thinking about all those rage inducing construction projects that will soon be returning to the roadways of America. We complain when the roads are … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Guessing Game

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Eric

Sometimes you can only guess about the specifics of a truck found rotting along a country back road. The first question that usually comes to mind is why would anyone let this fine machine decay to such a lowly state. … Continue reading →

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NTEA 2017

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Eric

By now you should know that I enjoy some good vocational truck action. Over the road big rigs with big stacks and chrome bumpers are nice but my heart will always be with the working class trucks. Give me the … Continue reading →

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Winter Storm Stella

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Eric

As you probably know by now the east coast of the United States just had experienced a wonderful two day winter storm by the name of Stella. There have been more than enough jokes on the internet about this one … Continue reading →

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