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More Oversize
More oversize loads continue to arrive in Halifax by ship. They are usually on the road within a very few hours, so I probably miss most of them. However this evening I did catch a couple:Riggers were...
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Big Harvester
A new harvester from the Belgian company Dewulf will soon be on the road behind a Kenworth from Express Mondor of Lanoraie, QC.The big four row top lifting harvester is equipped with a discharge...
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Trucks from all over
The Port of Halifax attracts truck traffic of all sorts. There are containers, heavy and oversize loads and some of the trucks come from far away. In the last few weeks I've seen quite a variety, most...
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High Rises
The previous posts featured trucks with low rise or mid-rise sleeper heights, which stands to reason with the type of trailers and cargoes they were carrying. Today however by chance I came across a...
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More Trucks from All Over
Yesterday and today was time for more trucks from all over the country and even some local ones.This attractive low rise F'liner with a MAC grain trailer works for WCF which appears to be out of...
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Small stuff and Big stuff
There seemed to be quite a combination of smaller sized trucks and bigger sized trucks on the road today.Among the small stuff was this wonky Freightliner with a very light weight trailer and three...
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Pair of New Petes and an Oldie
There must be a happy Peterbilt salesman in the area, having wrapped up a deal for two of the trucks recently.The first one I saw was this red on.It was pulling a flat rack container with some sort of...
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New Territory
Instead of hanging around the port area I decided to branch out a bit today and take in something different. Out in the Rocky Lake area, I spotted a nice day cab Mack tractor with no owners marking.If...
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What's New
The dealers have lots of new trucks on their lots:Mack Trucks (part of Volvo since 2000) has re-entered the medium duty market going head to head with Freightliner and Navistar International, the...
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More big loads
Atlantic Tilt Load got this Terex Finlay rock crusher on the road with escorts, using a Freightliner paired up with the Trail King trailer set.With six axles under the trailer and dolly, there was no...
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COEs and Scania in town
COE trucks are uncommon, and Scania trucks in North America are as rare as the proverbial hen's teeth, but for some reason the Province of New Brunswick seems to have attracted at least two. See...
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A Mixed Bag
Catching up on several days worth of photos, I realized it is a bit of a mixed bag.As usual I have some outsize loads. There are lots of farm equipment imports these days, as harvest season is fast...
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Boom Trucks
Boom trucks seem to be increasingly popular these days - I see a lot more of them on the streets.The Elliott Equipment Company 50105 has a 50 ton lifting capacity and a 105 foot, four section,...
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Freightliner - Brandt R4 Power Unit
The Brandt Group, based in Regina, Saskatchewan, operates world wide with a huge range of custom engineered products for many industries. Brandt Railroad Equipment is one of their divisions, and it...
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New, Oldie and Used
There are still some remarkably old trucks on the road, and some late model used vehicles, with lots of life left in them.It is hard to tell how old many trucks may be because manufacturers tend to...
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Internationals make a mark
I am noticing more Internationals, particularly the heavy duty HX model, which is going head to head with the other big names.Total Transport + Rigging of Halifax have Macks and Western Stars too, but...
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One for the Mines
The Municipal Group of companies, based in Halifax, has wide ranging interests in construction, quarrying and mining. As part of those operations they have many trucks including trucking and courier...
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COEs and Droms
Moving season is a big deal in the Halifax area because many military families are being transferred to new postings before the start of the school year. Moving vans are traditionally the most...
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Retro Boomer
Following up on two recent topics, I spotted another Ford Louisville the other day and it was a boom truck.Sporting a big Manitex crane boom, the L8000 Diesel also has the set back front axle. That...
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More high, wide and heavy
I've seen a number of odd loads in the last few days.Watson trucks are a familiar sight in Halifax as they are the exclusive carriers for the Bombardier aircraft components. This good looking...
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