Mack Trucks: Doggone it, this is a Tough Company
Doggone it: This is a Tough Company This is a company started by a teenage runaway that lasted long enough to become a cliché of the English language: “Built like …
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Mack Trucks Pt II
Right after World War I, the US Department of War organized a cross-country trip involving Mack trucks. A young unknown offer named Dwight D. Eisenhower was part of that convoy. …
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Mack Trucks Pt III
By 1911, the Mack Brothers Company called itself the “Leading Gasoline Truck in America.” The company had 825 employees, producing about 600 units a year. Good times and bad ebbed …
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Peterbilt!
Peterbilt is now housed mainly in Denton, Texas, where the first ever completely restored model built in 1939 is on display. There were only 15 made that year. The only …
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With the tagline, “Do heads turn when you drive by?”, the RoadWorks company manages to turn heads (and customers) toward their accessories for a wide range of trucks, including the …
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The Peterbilt Legacy
Over the years, “Peters” pioneered various innovations, including the “Dromedary” setup which has a cargo section between the cab and the trailer. The truck first became famous among movie-goers with …
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Peterbilt: How ‘Peters’ Became an Icon
He owned a lumber company that was having trouble with shipping its trees, and was an unlikely person to found a truck company that has become as much a US …
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1970’s Ford Cabover RV has a Classic Interior Too
Pure 70’s. And the interior looks like you’re stepping into a 70’s house as well! This cabover Ford from the past is definitely worth taking a look at. Not least …
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