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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![On a sunny evening I walked past this fairly new representative of Scania’s current generation of trucks, introduced in 2004. A modular range of trucks and tractors, available with three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_1504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2015 Scania P320 6×2 – Carrying A Wirtgen Milling Machine, Powered By Deutz")
CC Global: 2015 Scania P320 6×2 – Carrying A Wirtgen Milling Machine, Powered By Deutz
Posted on May 6, 2016 | 10 CommentsOn a sunny evening I walked past this fairly new representative of Scania’s current generation of trucks, introduced in 2004. A modular range of trucks and tractors, available with three […] -
![Iveco (Industrial Vehicles Corporation), nowadays a CNH Industrial Company, was founded in 1975. It was a major merger between Fiat’s truck division and the truckmakers OM from Italy, Unic from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2006 Iveco Trakker 440 6×6 – Versatile Heavy Duty Truck")
CC Global: 2006 Iveco Trakker 440 6×6 – Versatile Heavy Duty Truck
Posted on April 26, 2016 | 23 CommentsIveco (Industrial Vehicles Corporation), nowadays a CNH Industrial Company, was founded in 1975. It was a major merger between Fiat’s truck division and the truckmakers OM from Italy, Unic from […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2012) There are not a lot of uses for a used fire truck. Sure, a smaller fire company or city will buy an older unit from a bigger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1968MackCF60801-crop2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mack CF-608 Pumper – Manning Up?")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mack CF-608 Pumper – Manning Up?
Posted on March 29, 2016 | 37 Comments(first posted 1/14/2012) There are not a lot of uses for a used fire truck. Sure, a smaller fire company or city will buy an older unit from a bigger […] -
![Every first weekend of the month October the DAF Museum Days are held in Eindhoven. The main event is at the DAF plant’s premises, at a short distance from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_0497.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck And Bus Show Classics: DAF Museum Days October 2015")
Truck And Bus Show Classics: DAF Museum Days October 2015
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 25 CommentsEvery first weekend of the month October the DAF Museum Days are held in Eindhoven. The main event is at the DAF plant’s premises, at a short distance from the […] -
![I just spent four months working at my seasonal spring job, working as a truck driver. I was talking with Paul a few weeks ago and telling him about about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0343.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckin’: My Seasonal Job Driving A New Hino Truck")
Truckin’: My Seasonal Job Driving A New Hino Truck
Posted on July 26, 2015 | 55 CommentsI just spent four months working at my seasonal spring job, working as a truck driver. I was talking with Paul a few weeks ago and telling him about about […] -
![It is an important and popular fact, as the poet said, that different strokes work for different folks. Especially when it comes to leisure activities, an open mind must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150425_0944060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mountainside Classics: An Accidental Trip To Snow Cat Heaven")
Mountainside Classics: An Accidental Trip To Snow Cat Heaven
Posted on April 27, 2015 | 19 CommentsIt is an important and popular fact, as the poet said, that different strokes work for different folks. Especially when it comes to leisure activities, an open mind must […] -
Carshow Outake: 1955 Austin Loadstar BBC Outside Broadcast Van – Smile, You’re On Candid Camera!
Posted on April 19, 2015 | 21 CommentsIf you like old trucks and the BBC, this is just your thing. If not, keep reading, because the tale is worth telling anyway. -
![Out of all the working rigs out there, few are as unloved as rental trucks. We use rental trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/uhaul.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: Rental Truck Blues")
CC Roadtrip: Rental Truck Blues
Posted on October 25, 2014 | 33 CommentsOut of all the working rigs out there, few are as unloved as rental trucks. We use rental trucks […] -
![(first posted in 2011, updated and expanded) From the late forties through the seventies, the Cab Over Engine (“COE”) semi-tractor was the Brontosaurus of the Road. You’d see them happily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1961_ford_h_series-TTAC-Crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Rise and Fall Of The American COE Semi-Tractor")
Automotive History: The Rise and Fall Of The American COE Semi-Tractor
Posted on August 13, 2014 | 86 Comments(first posted in 2011, updated and expanded) From the late forties through the seventies, the Cab Over Engine (“COE”) semi-tractor was the Brontosaurus of the Road. You’d see them happily […] -
![Paul’s post on the GM “Twin Six” was fascinating to me. While I’m sure I’ve seen mention of these, I really wasn’t aware of them in any detail and his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012_0731-Cat797_02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Cat 797 Mining Truck – I’ll See Your V12 and Raise You Twelve")
Curbside Classic: The Cat 797 Mining Truck – I’ll See Your V12 and Raise You Twelve
Posted on February 8, 2014 | 30 CommentsPaul’s post on the GM “Twin Six” was fascinating to me. While I’m sure I’ve seen mention of these, I really wasn’t aware of them in any detail and his […] -
![One of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1959FordF-500_1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor")
CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 18 CommentsOne of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […] -
![Giants once walked the earth. And swam it, too. Those thoughts come to mind when viewing a rare surviving example of the Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo (BARC), an amphibious cargo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-BARC-disembarking.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: BARC 3-X Amphibious Cargo Vehicle")
Museum Classic: BARC 3-X Amphibious Cargo Vehicle
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 34 CommentsGiants once walked the earth. And swam it, too. Those thoughts come to mind when viewing a rare surviving example of the Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo (BARC), an amphibious cargo […] -
![That’s my younger son Will on the day in 1997 when we had four houses moved in a caravan, from the campus area to where they are now our rentals. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Heavy-Load-2013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Really Big Loads: Watch Two World Records Being Made; One For 1157 Tons In 1980, The Other For 4891 Tons In 2013")
Really Big Loads: Watch Two World Records Being Made; One For 1157 Tons In 1980, The Other For 4891 Tons In 2013
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 6 CommentsThat’s my younger son Will on the day in 1997 when we had four houses moved in a caravan, from the campus area to where they are now our rentals. […] -
![In July 1993, I had the good fortune to attend the First Russian International Autosalon in Moscow and call it work. I found the name of this first-of-its-kind event to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/427742368_fd267feab4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Global Truck History: MAZ-79092 – I’m A Rocket Maz")
Global Truck History: MAZ-79092 – I’m A Rocket Maz
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 26 CommentsIn July 1993, I had the good fortune to attend the First Russian International Autosalon in Moscow and call it work. I found the name of this first-of-its-kind event to […] -
![One of the best decisions I have ever made was to marry a country girl. Although we now live “in town,” she can change tires and isn’t afraid to drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ford-Bus-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Back 40 Classic: 1935/6 Ford 1.5 ton School Bus")
Back 40 Classic: 1935/6 Ford 1.5 ton School Bus
Posted on February 3, 2014 | 29 CommentsOne of the best decisions I have ever made was to marry a country girl. Although we now live “in town,” she can change tires and isn’t afraid to drive […]
