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Moving along on my B-67 project. Ready for new wheels and tires, and then it will roll again - for the first time in about three years! Nobody ever said I was fast. Anyway, I'm real happy with the way the frame and running gear are coming together. And I'm very appreciative of my uncle, Jimmy's, work to keep the project moving forward. The cab also is coming along really well. Although I'm not doing that part of the work at all. The body man is doing a great job and is priming this weekend, after a month of more welding and dent pounding. That was after I thought it was ready to paint!! It really looks nice. I am disassembling the green R-600 for the donor engine. Being real careful with the dismantling so as many parts as possible are salvaged for future use. This was the truck with the double frame rails that had pretty bad rust jacking and rail separation. It still breaks my heart to take it apart. The old girl did everything an old truck should do, and did it all very well. The rust got the cab and frame. But, I will have a perfect R model hood, all interior parts for the early series, wheels, tires and axles, radiator and perfect shutters, doors, latches and all operating window hardware, headliner, instruments, dash panels, glove box door and anything else except the old frame available for anyone who might need early R-600 parts. Looking forward to taking delivery of two long wheelbase Macks for a near future project I've got in mind. One is a B-73, the other is a B-75. I'm planning a B-73 with Cummins power for myself. The B-73 has the original 220 Cummins in it, and we'll wait and see if that will work or if more power is needed. The B-75 has the straight frame rails that will allow a fairly easy rear air ride conversion. This project won't start until the B-67 is delivered, but I'm gathering ideas now. The learning curve of the B-67 total restoration has been fantastic. Now I would like to kick it up a notch, and use what I have learned to get through a project with fewer distractions and fewer "wrong turns". Still thinking of a complete disassembly, total restoration and updating. But with a much better upfront plan and a better understanding of what is needed as far as parts, pieces and costs are concerned. Kevin All had a beauty of a B-73 or B-75 a few years back. Black with red frame I think. That's kind of what I'm thinking of. Something that can pull any of our trailers, anytime and dependably. New company slogan: "OLD, SLOW TRUCKS..... SLOWER, OLDER DRIVERS" View the full blog entry

I'm done for the week, actually got in Thursday night. I went to Baltimore with 60' beams Wednesday night and loaded at Sparrows Point Thursday. Left at 2 o'clock and got to Lynchburg at 8:00. Usually takes a little over 4 hours, but the traffic was terrible. I even washed the truck when I got home. I sent Kelsey some pictures of it in case she wants to put them on the new FLM website, www.flmoore.com . Got a few pictures, some from last week. B-model Mack wrecker on rt. 422 in Pa. ...I think I saw nocluejoe on the capital beltway Thursday that's some traffic there,eh? rabbits in the front yard-at least they weren't in the garden! nice looking mixer coal pile in Newport News a big blue ape in Tn. dinosaur in Tn. boat on I-40 just east of Knoxville-looks like it'll get you to the fishin' hole in a hurry! Attached thumbnail(s) // // // // // // // // // View the full blog entry

Tim Myers has been tapped as president of Alcoa Wheel and Transportation ProductsView the full article

Grote Industries has relocated its European headquarters to Niederwinkling, near Straubing, Germany, as a result of growth and increased demand for its LED products.View the full article

Maverick Transportation took home several individual and team awards at the Arkansas Trucking Championships last week in Springdale, Ark.View the full article

Western Express will now operate as one company and under one name following its acquisition of Smithway Motor Express in October 2007.View the full article

Talbert Manufacturing has honored its top dealers for their achievements in sales and service throughout the past year.View the full article

Rogers Brothers has tapped Highlift, a Midwest Tractor company, as its newest authorized distributor for Rogers trailers in Ohio and parts of Kentucky and Indiana.View the full article

Volvo Trucks North America is marketing its EPA 2010 emissions technology during its "No Regen Engine" tourView the full article

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has launched a new natural gas truck fueling station on a 2.9-acre site next to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.View the full article

Layover.com has purchased Truck.net, resulting in a merger of two of the oldest online information portals for truck drivers.View the full article

Affiliated Computer Services will now offer its TripPak Truck Stop Scanning services at all participating Flying J locations.View the full article

Randy House, Al Beck and Harvey Zander have been named 2008 Contractors of the Year by Dart Transit.View the full article

The story of global commerce in recent times has been about the relocation of production to places where labor costs the least, a trend that has been damaging to U.S. competitiveness. View the full article

The California Air Resources Board has launched educational tools to help the trucking industry comply with the state's clean air regulationsView the full article

The price of diesel may have hit a peak last week, dropping 0.8 cents this week, according to the Department of Energy.View the full article

Sales for heavy-duty commercial vehicles are seeing a slow recovery as expectedView the full article

The Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations has scheduled its fifth annual National Technician Skills Competition for Sept. 14-17, during the council's 2009 Fall Meeting at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C.View the full article

The Michigan Department of Transportation will reopen a 1.5-mile stretch of Interstate 75 near the Detroit-Windsor international border crossing this week.View the full article

Six more co-sponsors have joined the effort to push through the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act recentlyView the full article

Gray Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of portable lifting equipment, has filed a patent infringement suit against Stertil-Koni, which introduced a version of a wireless lift.View the full article

CSX has plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions of its train operations by 8 percent per revenue ton mile by 2011.View the full article

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.2 percent in May, the first increase since February.View the full article

The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations will host its 2009 Fall Meeting and TMCSuperTech2009 Sept. 14-17 at the Raleigh Convention CenterView the full article

Auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has signed on with ISE Corp., a producer of hybrid drives systems, to distribute a line of parallel-electric hybrid drive systems and parts in North America.View the full article