Tonight on T.V. there will be a special program on the "History and Manufacture of Mack Trucks." I, for one, will be front and center. The other, glued to the T.V., will be my spouse, Elizabeth! So happy we share many of the same interests!
My fascination with trucks and truck trailers goes way back to early teen-age years. Now, in later years, I am keeping a running list of all the brands and models of truck trailers. It is easy to do, as the name-plate logos are riveted both on the back of the truck trailer and on the passing side of the trailer.
So far, my list has no fewer than forty-nine (49) brand names. Here they are!
Wabash National, Fruehauf, Utility, Indianhead, Advantage, Stoughton, Morgan, Jindo,
Trailmobile, Timpte, Hyster, Iveco, Interstate, Wayne, Champion, Thomas, Thiele, National,
Navistar, Oshkosh, Reinke, Theurer, East, Econoline, Wilson, Haulmark, Kaufman,
Kraftsman, Trail King, Towmaster, Western, Garwood, Barrett, Bame, Crysteel, Dorsey,
Durabody, Jerr-Dan, Kentucky, Load King, Lufkin, Trail Boss, Troxell, VanGuard, Manac,
Waseca, Hyandai, Everest/Maxim, and Great Dane, among others.
Note: This list is quite incomplete and some trailer companies, just as with
truck tractors, may have units on the road but are no longer are in
business. However, the trailer parts largely remain available.
The list of truck tractors is much smaller: Western Star, Freightliner, Sterling, Isuzu, International,
Kenworth, Hino, Iveco, Peterbuilt, Leyland, White,
Pierce, Garwood, Volvo, McNeilus, Heil, GMC, FWD,
Diamond Reo, Diamond T, among a few others.
MACK trucks still are my favorite . . . especially the red ones! (Elizabeth likes red ones too!)
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