oldspwr Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Here is a copy of the Brockway Directory Sales and Service Center locations. This one is from 1974 and I understand there were a few more dealers added before 1977. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mowerman Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh the good old days ….: thanks for sharing… that’s way cool… Bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Growing up back there I really used to enjoy watching JP noonan trucks and shawmutt transportation they both had gorgeous equipment I was really surprised I was in Peabody Massachusetts about 10 years ago and saw a JR Noonan tanker on route one and I was surprised it was still painted the same colors but it was a T800 kenworth After all these years the paint didn’t look any different.. bob Edited January 1, 2022 by mowerman Mis spell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 guyott oil from new haven ,CT had a fleet of the long nose brockways also. green tractor pulling alum tank was sharp looking. had a neighbor who drove one. rims always clean and painted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h67st Posted January 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2022 I see they list Earl's Truck Sales as the distributor in Columbus Ohio. My grandfather had Columbus Brockway Sales & Serv., he retired and sold out in 1972. I wasn't in Ohio at that time plus I was 9 yrs. old so didn't really know what was going on. I wish I could have been old enough to be involved in the dealership, those Brockways are great trucks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I have always wondered who/where the local Brockway dealers were in Pittsburgh, PA. I have asked may old timers and nobody knows or seems to remember. I now understand why: It looks like there weren't any. This is hard to believe considering how large of an industrial complex Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas were at the time of this publication. I always though Brockway had a much larger presence than they apparently did. What were their total yearly production numbers compared to Mack? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldspwr Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, 67RModel said: I have always wondered who/where the local Brockway dealers were in Pittsburgh, PA. I have asked may old timers and nobody knows or seems to remember. I now understand why: It looks like there weren't any. This is hard to believe considering how large of an industrial complex Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas were at the time of this publication. I always though Brockway had a much larger presence than they apparently did. What were their total yearly production numbers compared to Mack? They had a factory branch in Pittsburgh, it's listed on the first page (but its hard to read). The address was 4367 Campbells Run Road, 15205. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, oldspwr said: They had a factory branch in Pittsburgh, it's listed on the first page (but its hard to read). The address was 4367 Campbells Run Road, 15205. Hidden to me in plain sight. Thank you for this. Interestingly I know where this is and is only about 15 minutes from where I live. The exact location is now a Hunter Peterbilt/International dealer now. What was the difference between the factory branches and dealers? I assume the factory branches were owned by Brockway corporate (Mack)? Was there a difference in what was offered (inventory, service, etc.) at factory branches vs. dealers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldspwr Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 I believe you are correct in that the factory branches were owned directly by Brockway. There were 2 factory branches not far from me, 1 in Kingston PA and the other in Scranton PA. Both buildings still stand today. Mack purchased Brockway in 1956 and its my understanding that it was autonomous. In other words Brockway was able to make their own decisions, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, oldspwr said: I believe you are correct in that the factory branches were owned directly by Brockway. There were 2 factory branches not far from me, 1 in Kingston PA and the other in Scranton PA. Both buildings still stand today. Mack purchased Brockway in 1956 and its my understanding that it was autonomous. In other words Brockway was able to make their own decisions, etc. Tom, thank you for this info. I understood also that they stayed separate until about 1970 when the design / engineering departments started working together using the F model Mack for the 400 series and then the Sheller Globe conventional. In 1963 I worked for Crispell Automotive outside Ithaca NY and the Brockway Salesman would contract Dick Crispell to do some warrantee work so the trucks would not have to go all the way to the factory branch in either Elmira or Cortland. Also there is a Huskydrive question in the "Older Mack Engine" topic of the Antique Mack discussion area. Edited January 5, 2022 by Brocky Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 back in the day ; '70's lenny Masello owned west haven ct mack branch. seems i heard bridgeport mack was a factory branch. lenny bought bridgeport mack = no one ever said it lost it's factory statis . bridgeport had a larger building and yard . never heard customers talk about better deals there. as said in previous text, factory branch just had to do with ownership. then watebury mack was bought by lenny. unlike today if someone wanted a particular vehicle, branches would swap from one dealer to another. no one mentioned as i was leaving albany NY branch with a single axle F-model ;"ya might want to let some air out of the tires for the long ride"; no air ride then .and i have a bad back :why LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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