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Caterpillar "strong arm" axle perhaps? lol!.............................Mark

I know what you mean Ernie! at one time i wanted to get bigger (another truck or two) but i was always worried about finding a good driver,someone who would do what i do,take care of his equipment,be on time,the whole deal,like i do. Just don't seem to be out there anymore,sure they TALK a good game,but when it comes down to it,usually not as good as they think they are! And what i do don't help! mostly all cities,multiple stops,i "tailgate" every piece loaded most times,not much luck finding anyone willing to do that anymore,which is a shame,cause it pays damn good,i work for every dime of it though! same thing when i was with Atlas,bedbugging is HARD WORK PERIOD! but even it don't pay as good as it used to............................Mark

LMAO! Me? what would i know? LOL! i agree Tom,its what you get used to,i learned more by nesessity than anything else,some of the places i go are not pretty! but i have to say i learned from the BEST! and i'm not just saying that because he was my Dad,but let me tell you,my Pops was the backinest up S.O.B (sorry grandma) i ever saw! i seen my old man put a truck in places make most people (including me) shit their pants! he made it look easy.Never really thought much about it when i rode with him summers as a kid,but when i started to have to do it for myself,i came to appreacieate talent! and i'm thankful everyday i had someone to show me the way to do things..........................Mark

Great video! thanks for posting,that sure is a familiar sound to me!...............................................Mark

I always liked the "tri-color" paint jobs on these,friend of my Dads had one with a small sleeper,was a sharp truck!..................................Mark

I think every other 4000 White built ended up in South Jersey!,musta' been 2 or 300,000 of them around when i was a kid,they were EVERYWHERE! LOL!..............................Mark

Great picture Chuck! i looked at that truck in person when it sat in Trenton years ago,they were a Diamond Reo dealer? i was'nt sure what make truck this was,as it did'nt have an I.D. plate when i opened the door,and there was never anyone around. I thought it was possibly a Brockway or a White. I do know it sat for years!.............I owe you a "like" (couple actually) fresh out for today! LOL!........................Mark

Thats what i thought! LOL!..............................Mark

I wanna say that B had some sort of custom made fiberglass hood on it,can't remember if they made it or bought it,i talked to the guy for quite awhile about the truck,that small fleet was featured in the old "American Trucker" magazine back in the eighties. They were the trucking end of a beer distibutor down in Maryland somewhere,had mostly petes and kw's on the road...........................Mark

250 with a straightpipe? bet that was hard on the ears! (but prolly sounded good!)....................................Mark

I remember the IH too,that was a sharp truck,wish i had gotten a good picture of it,but i think it left before i could catch up to him!...........................Mark

So do i! LOL!......................Mark

Do you remember seeing a lot of NJ/NYC trash trucks with the "wire wheel" inserts on the drive axles back then? LOL!..........................Mark

Early 80's my guess around 80-81 not sure...............................Mark

Heres a typical NJ/NYC style garbage truck with the infamous hubcaps!.......................................Mark

Couple more B-Models from Englishtown,the L-cabbed B is still around,owned by a beer distributor in Maryland........................................Mark

Sorry its such a crappy picture,but this A-Car was too nice not to include! it had just been restored-painted when i took the picture...........................Mark

Heres a couple Diamond Reos from Englishtown........................Mark

I think the only rise you'd get would have nothing to do with trucks! let the japanese or koreans buy Harley-Davidson and see how many like that!.......................................Mark

Mike,i agree,i like it as is too! i thought Keystone because i have one just like that,it has a low sided dump body on it which is the same as the Packard truck Keystone made. $55 bucks ida bought it too! made out good in my opinion....................Mark

NICE ! thanks for posting it! brings back some memories from "back in the day" LOL!............................Mark

Rob,the guy i was talking about? the Diamond Reo was a dark metallic green i think,with a super shiny EAST? dump..........only thing i can remember was he was "Mickey Mouse" on the cb!............................Mark

There was a guy in South Jersey who ran a Diamond Reo/dump trailer combination for years after they quit making them,this truck was SPOTLESS! He was featured in Overdrive Magazine,because he was so well known to all the dump truck guys,he washed this thing EVERY night,wore a white shirt and tie to work! (really) i believe he was awarded a new at the time International conventional,for being voted "trucker of the decade",or something like that. I saw the truck and trailer a few times,wish i had gotten pictures,really a class operation!.....................................Mark

Compared to a Man's truck (Mack) they are! LOL!....................................Mark

If i remember correctly,that was Ed (Hatcity) that made / posted those toons'...........................................Mark