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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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Curbside Classic: Mack B-20 – Skinny Jeans
Posted on March 8, 2017 | 17 Comments1953-1960 Mack B-20 with Fire Truck Grill Surround When I came upon this Mack B-20 truck in Gaitherburg MD, I couldn’t take my eyes off of it! The shape of […] -
Truckstop Classic: 1967 DAF AZ 1900 DS-420 6×6 Dump Truck – Rugged Soft Soil Roader
Posted on February 5, 2017 | 12 CommentsA short wheelbase. Hardly any rear overhang. A fully exposed chassis, sitting high, that oozes heavy-dutyness from front bumper to tail lights. That’s the typical profile of a classic 6×6 […] -
Vintage Car Carriers: When The Trucks (Mostly) Matched The Makers Of Cars Being Hauled
Posted on January 26, 2017 | 78 Comments(first posted 4/20/2013) Back in the Middle-Carstecone Epoch, cars were transported on trucks that were built by the the same company. Well, mostly. Obviously, AMC (and Packard earlier) didn’t build […] -
CC Outtake: The Woodpecker II At Work
Posted on January 2, 2017 | 18 CommentsWhen I went for a hike last month I caught this 2009 Volvo FH-series 6×4 logging truck at the job. The truck driver was operating the chassis mounted Palfinger Epsilon […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: A Selection Of Today’s Trucks And Tractors – DAFs Only This Time
Posted on November 25, 2016 | 21 CommentsThis year I’ve posted dozens of pictures of classic heavy-duty trucks and tractors. Now let’s have a look at some examples of rolling jumbos we see on our roads today. […] -
CC Global: 1963 Mercedes-Benz LAF 322 – Heavy-Duty 4×4 Motorhome
Posted on October 14, 2016 | 24 CommentsWhen I visited an Audi show the other day -more on that later of course- a stout classic Mercedes-Benz L-series truck with a motorhome conversion arrived at the scene. It […] -
CC Capsule: Dennis F2 Water Tender – Still Or Sparkling?
Posted on October 7, 2016 | 26 CommentsI have a confession to make: I do not care for trucks. They’re not vehicles I can relate to. Consequently, I don’t know the makes all that well, nor the […] -
Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 3
Posted on August 1, 2016 | 36 CommentsThe third -and last- article in this series showing the European brands, opens with a 1963 Scania-Vabis LBS76 Super, towing a 1972 DAF semi-trailer. DAF started as a trailer and […] -
Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 1
Posted on July 15, 2016 | 34 CommentsMore than 300 trucks were present at the sublime Oldtimer Truck Show in Stroe, the Netherlands, held on the 9th of July. Trucks of European and American origin. Actually, there […] -
Construction Classic: 1940s Euclid R24 And NW Engineering Crane – Quite A Pair
Posted on June 29, 2016 | 38 Comments(first posted 10/23/2012) Time for something a little different. These retired workhorses have been part of the scenery in front of a quarry near Blackhawk State Park for years, but […] -
CC Global: 2010 Iveco Daily 35C15 – Downsized Semi
Posted on May 20, 2016 | 34 CommentsBecause you’re allowed to drive a rig like this with a BE driver’s license in the Netherlands, the tractor unit is typically called a BE tractor. The letter B for […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Curbside Classic: Mack B-20 – Skinny Jeans 1953-1960 Mack B-20 with Fire Truck Grill Surround When I came upon this Mack B-20 truck in Gaitherburg MD, I couldn’t take my eyes off of it! The shape of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truckstop Classic: 1967 DAF AZ 1900 DS-420 6×6 Dump Truck – Rugged Soft Soil Roader A short wheelbase. Hardly any rear overhang. A fully exposed chassis, sitting high, that oozes heavy-dutyness from front bumper to tail lights. That’s the typical profile of a classic 6×6 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_2991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Carriers: When The Trucks (Mostly) Matched The Makers Of Cars Being Hauled (first posted 4/20/2013) Back in the Middle-Carstecone Epoch, cars were transported on trucks that were built by the the same company. Well, mostly. Obviously, AMC (and Packard earlier) didn’t build […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ATT00004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: The Woodpecker II At Work When I went for a hike last month I caught this 2009 Volvo FH-series 6×4 logging truck at the job. The truck driver was operating the chassis mounted Palfinger Epsilon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3366.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Outtakes: A Selection Of Today’s Trucks And Tractors – DAFs Only This Time This year I’ve posted dozens of pictures of classic heavy-duty trucks and tractors. Now let’s have a look at some examples of rolling jumbos we see on our roads today. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2951.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 1963 Mercedes-Benz LAF 322 – Heavy-Duty 4×4 Motorhome When I visited an Audi show the other day -more on that later of course- a stout classic Mercedes-Benz L-series truck with a motorhome conversion arrived at the scene. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3241.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: Dennis F2 Water Tender – Still Or Sparkling? I have a confession to make: I do not care for trucks. They’re not vehicles I can relate to. Consequently, I don’t know the makes all that well, nor the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dennis_F2_side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 3 The third -and last- article in this series showing the European brands, opens with a 1963 Scania-Vabis LBS76 Super, towing a 1972 DAF semi-trailer. DAF started as a trailer and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_2070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 1 More than 300 trucks were present at the sublime Oldtimer Truck Show in Stroe, the Netherlands, held on the 9th of July. Trucks of European and American origin. Actually, there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_2039.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Construction Classic: 1940s Euclid R24 And NW Engineering Crane – Quite A Pair (first posted 10/23/2012) Time for something a little different. These retired workhorses have been part of the scenery in front of a quarry near Blackhawk State Park for years, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09-30-2012-062-e1349562526246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2010 Iveco Daily 35C15 – Downsized Semi Because you’re allowed to drive a rig like this with a BE driver’s license in the Netherlands, the tractor unit is typically called a BE tractor. The letter B for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_1619.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2015 Scania P320 6×2 – Carrying A Wirtgen Milling Machine, Powered By Deutz 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2006 Iveco Trakker 440 6×6 – Versatile Heavy Duty Truck 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Mack CF-608 Pumper – Manning Up? (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck And Bus Show Classics: DAF Museum Days October 2015 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&quality=75&ssl=1)


