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Moose Bars- needed in Quebec
 Quebec is not the only part of the country where moose are a road hazard. However it must be especially bad on Route 138 on the North Shore of the St.Lawrence judging by the number of trucks fitted...
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First GINAF and another Scania
 After an absence from Halifax* for the summer, I saw an unusual sight on my return. Namely my first ever GINAF truck and another rare Scania.First the GINAF. A Dutch custom heavy truck builder, GINAF...
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New Volvos
 Volvo's North American trucks have stepped up to the plate in terms of appearance. Their older models - which I always thought were okay looking - now appear stodgy by comparison to the "all new" VML....
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Truck Show
 As usual with the Atlantic Truck Show there were some very impressive trucks on display at the Moncton Coliseum (May 9-10). As I learned a few years ago it is worth a trip through the parking lot too...
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Under Wraps number 2
The waterfront was the scene for more activity under wraps recently when Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard took delivery of some large engines. The units were landed at the PSA Fairview Cove...
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Under Wraps
 Among the best looking trucks that I see are those of Paddock Transport International (formerly Earl Paddock Transport) of Stoney Creeek, ON. Always Kenworths and always very clean black with red...
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Star Boomer
I always like to see a boom truck, particularly one that is set up with a fifth wheel and semi-trailer. I spotted this one at the reinforcing steel fabricator Rendan, in the Burnside Industrial Park in...
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 I have been posting pictures from my collection to several Facebook Pages, including the following:Amateurs de camions lourds antiques Canadian Fire ApparatusCanadian Sicard Trucks and Utility...
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Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services, full scale response
 A spill at Oland's brewery in Halifax January 8 lead to a full scale response from the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services. Don't worry the spill was not beer. In fact it was not a caustic...
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Cat on tires
 Another Cat on the move through the Port of Halifax. This one is a rubber tired unit Material Handler (MH model number not known, but a big one, maybe MH3040). A beefy tri-axle Western Star and a four...
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Scania
 A surprise Scania, spotted off Caldwell Road in Eastern Passage December 12. This one looks quite new, and doesn't appear to be one of the New Brunswick fleet covered here before.I didn't hang around...
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New Merc
 Mercedes trucks are always interesting to see as they are rare birds in North America. Daimler builds and sells trucks on this side of the Atlantic under the Freightliner, Western Star, (and Thomas...
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Tandem Straits
 I have always liked tandem axle strait trucks, so am sure to grab a photo no matter how many "round the blocks" I have to make to catch up with one. My catch today was made somewhat simplier as I...
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All wheel drives - big and small
 The biggest big truck I saw while in Quebec this summer was this monster boom truck. It is operated by Transport Clermont Inc, a crane and equipment rental company.According to the company's web site...
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Big Crate
 Express Mondor from Lavaltrie, QC, sent this Kenworth to pick up a big crate from the Fairview Cove container terminal in Halifax. I didn't have time to find a label on the crate or the maker of the...
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From the Land of the Big Trucks
 After a few weeks in Quebec you get used to seeing big trucks thundering down the highway, and you forget that you are in the Land of the Big Truck where four axle trailers and B-trains are the norm...
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Big RVs
 In the past few days I have seen several large European RVs in Halifax. These huge rigs are not uncommon - see many previous posts - but two of the recent ones were a little unusual.MAN (part of...
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Mack and Trout
 Interesting exports from Halifax in recent weeks include: some Trout River live bottom trailers. I have never seen a trailer with six axles before. Even with one axle air lifted they must be beasts to...
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Scania en route
 SinceI began the Truckfax blog in 2010 I have posted several photos of Scanias, but only three of them have been owned and operated in Canada. There rest were either European RVs on tour in Canada or...
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Sinotruk
 Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Ltd is part of CNHTC, the state-owned Chinese National Heavy Duty Truck Group. They produce a line of trucks called Howo some of which are exported. They are rarely seen in the...
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