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Little bit of older photos but you can’t talk about Old Chicago Macks without bringing up Crosstowns. These guys are what started my love of Macks as a kid. My dad actually leased to them when he bought an old R Model from a previous company he worked for called PTL (Pennsylvania Truck Lines). He ended up with 2 old PTL Macks running for Crosstowns until he grew tired of the headaches of finding competent drivers. Some of my first memories is sitting on the front stoop waiting for him to come down the hill to pick me up and bring me into the city for the night. Any trucks working for Crosstowns back then had to be painted the green. According to my dad, Art Kanark (spelling might be off on the last name) wanted them green because he was Irish. Another friend whose family is involved in Chicagoland Warehouse (another company that loves their Macks in Chicago), said they were that green because Crosstowns bought old Chicagoland Warehouse Macks. They are still in business I think but I’m not usually in their areas anymore. I know they were selling their shop on Wood St which is where all the trucks would park inside (hence the shorter stacks). They had a beautiful old Ford 9000? hidden in there that a friend of my dad used to drive but that’s all gone now.

Hands down favorite Mack I’ve seen in person

Another United Scrap yard dog with a crusher

Back when I was working garbage this past winter had the yard dog at United Scrap try to yank me out with a trailer that sank into the mud which then froze. He’s in the middle of giving up. Front loader couldn’t get me out either. Needed to abandon the trailer there until warmer weather 🙃

I know it’s been posted before but I’m sure someone would be happy to know this old Palumbo tank is still alive. Was sitting at a builders lot when I was on a paving job

Paying the Chicago Mack Tax with a photo from today and yesterday of an old dog still out earning. 2 more Rs just sit in the yard all the time