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Thats a sharp truck,but personally i could do without the ghetto visor!....................................Mark

Glad to announce i will finally be able to attend Macungie this year (1st time,depite living in Jersey 46 years!) i decided i needed a break (well my wife did anyway) so i am looking forward to coming,and maybe finally put a face to some of the names here on BMT! will be there at least for Saturday....................................Mark

You did remember your camera right?...........................Mark

I don't think i'll ever have time to retire! i'm ass deep in work into the next century!..........................................Mark

I remember seeing pictures of a factory built KW pickup truck,that was given to the engineering CEO when he retired,it was a nice looking job,did'nt look "pieced together" like most i've seen,may have even been in Overdrive?...............i saw "mighty mite" (the P.I.E mini truck) at a show in Portland,OR some years ago,built right from factory specs in their own shop!..............................Mark

318 roadoiler behind a quadbox? man o man ! thats a combination that would work you half to death in a days time! you'd sure know you put in a days work after that all day!....................................Mark

Thats a sharp looking truck! not overdone.......................................Mark

Vineland eh? ever remember seeing a navy blue and white SS 69' El Camino? belonged to a good friend of mine from Millville,won a TON of money streetracing with it,but eventually & sadly was killed in the very same car by a drunk driver about 3 weeks afer his 20th birthday. I remember seeing him blow the doors off a BUILT 70 Mustang fastback,with a reported ex-pro stock 351 Cleveland,4 speed,this was over on front street in Philly.....................................Mark

Beautiful! i'm a big fan of vintage pin-up girls,those are some great pictures! thanks to you and your wife for sharing with us! you're a lucky man,i tell my wife the same thing (marrying up) i surely got the better end of the deal!............................Mark

You hit the nail right on the head Mike,thats exactly the way i feel about it,don't get me wrong,i have no problem with someone trying to better their situation,or earn more money,but these fly by night "trucking schools" and carrier sponsered "training" are not the way to go. Look at all these carriers that offer "no money up front,paid training" they earn about 5.cpm to ride with a "qualified" trainer (that usually has not much more wheeltime than the student) and then get to "pay back" their free training with about 5 years of next to nothing wages,deductions,and just about any other crap they can think of! its no wonder so many of them give it up,are abandoned by the carriers,get put off the truck,with no chance of ever getting a decent job. You can't learn to do ANYTHING with any degree of skill in 2-3 weeks,i've been driving trucks since i was 16 years old,and try and learn something new every chance i get,never will know it all! don't claim to! but me personally,if someone came to me,wanted to learn how to truck,they'd have to ride with me for at least a year minimum,my way or the highway! and even then,if i did'nt think they could "cut the mustard" i surely would'nt turn them loose on the road! would'nt be able to sleep at night!...........................Mark

Thats what i was thinking!...........................Mark

Neat article Al,thanks for posting it ! Cruiseliners? Bulk Cement tankers? don't know if that was all that great an idea! LOL!....................................Mark

Does anyone know if this Superliner is still around? i remember it was on the cover of American Trucker? magazine in the late eighties,really nice truck,i saw it a few times on the road,i believe he was from the York- Carlisle? area of eastern PA....................Mark

This one belonged to my cousin Mike in Jersey,a real nice truck,he kept damn good care of it,it was an E6-400,12 speed,wet-line,he recently sold it (bought a KW) so he's getting drummed out of the family!..............................Mark

Thats my kinda wheel right there! put a sleeper on it,and i'm a goin' truckin' LOL!............................Nice R-Model!...............................................Mark

Thats a damn good book! i read it some years ago,gave me some insight as to why the FDNY started using all enclosed cabs,and bulletproof glass in some of the engines! never understood why people would want to "F" with firemen in the first place,who are only doing their job,HELPING people! i mean these animals throwing bricks,shooting at the trucks,are you effin' kiddin' me?!.....................................Mark

Gotta admit i never been much of a "Dodge guy" but thats one hell of a truck right there! Power Wagons are pretty much bulletproof,there are a lot of then still around,and they have a following much like Mack does. Beautiful truck,and looks like a first class job too!..............................Mark

Its funny (to me anyway) that when these trucking companies advertize "see the country" its always some beautiful part of this counrty where the truck is pictured,Grand Canyon,Monument Valley etc.places you'd rarely if ever go anywhere near. Never the ACTUAL places you will be picking up and delivering to,"garden spots" such as Detroit,Gary,IN,Atlanta,The Bronx,and on and on ! i gotta get me some of them Genuine over the road sunglasses!..........No experince? no problem! in just 2-3 weeks you to can become a "Big-Rigger" ...................Mark

Had to post this "load" that came up at the bottom of the screen,what a joke! see the country,earn big money,be your own boss! i noticed theres not much information in the category "what you can expect as a truckdriver"....gotta stop laughing and catch my breath!.........................Mark http://www.driverjobs.crengland.com/?id=google.com&gclid=CPn3r83JhLYCFckx4AodFHYAgg

Exactly right! many vocational trucks have the steer axle set-back to allow better weight distribution and a better turning radius in tight areas. Where most highway trucks have the axle set-forward where its not such a factor..........................Mark

I always liked this style Autocar with the set-forward axle,you don't see many of them anymore,sharp truck/colors thanks for posting!........................................Mark

Welcome aboard! avid modeler/die-cast colector myself,as well as an owner-operator of a 2001 CX-613 100th aniversary edition.......................................Mark

Looks like somebody updated this WHITE with newer headlights,makes it look odd......................................Mark

LMFAO! thats a good one! damn near spit out my coffee this morning laughing!............................................Mark

Al,i sure agree about talking to the "old timers" only problem i see is WE'RE fast becoming the old timers now! LOL!......................................Mark http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/14325-trucking-history/?hl=%2Btrucking+%2Bhistory