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Scania in Halifax
A sure sign of an imminent spring is the arrival of rare birds (or in this cast trucks) from Europe. Most trucks from Europe, wisely avoid a winter arrival, so this Scania seems to be rushing it by...
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Clarke goes big
Despite its recent acquisition by TransForce, Clarke Road Transport has maintained its identity and has unveiled new graphics, in the same scheme as TransForce. This sharp new Freightliner was the...
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American LaFrance - down for the third time, and out.
The iconic American La France fire engine company closed its doors in January ending a long down- hill slide.The historic company, which traced its roots back to the days of hand pumps in the 1830s,...
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Autocar report
It has been some time since I featured an Autocar, simply because I haven't seen any for months. Last Saturday's chance spotting in the Burnside Industrial Park was nicely kitted out for snow plow...
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RSB Logistic Inc
Despite being based in Saskatoon, SK, RSB Logistic trucks show up in Halifax on a regular basis. As part of the RSB LOGISTIC Projekspedition GmbH of Koln, Germany, the company is tied into world wide...
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I received an e-mail today, of which this was the main body of the text:"Good afternoon, We saw on your blog pictures of our units and information concerning the cargo. You did not receive written...
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GMC - James Bond's daily driver
Ever wonder what James Bond drives when he's not making a movie? Could it be this GMC? The Halifax Regional Municipality has this little Jimmy running the downtown streets picking up litter and...
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Sennebogen - not exactly a household name
Parent company Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik GmbH has been in business since 1952, and is well established world wide. Its North American operation apparently started in 2000, so that may explain why the...
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Metro Tow Trucks goes BIG
Ottawa based Metro Tow Trucks operates the largest tow truck fleet in eastern Ontario with more than 150 trucks at its command. Not only that, it builds tow trucks in its own factories in Ottawa and in...
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Sharp Volvo for IAM
IAM Transportation Ltd of Hamilton, ON specializes in carrying equipment and machinery, with flat decks and oversize loads. Their sharp looking Volvo was parked in Halifax this evening carrying crane...
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Mammoet - goes biggish
Considered to be the most compact of its big mobile cranes, the Liebherr 1400-7.1 appears massive nonetheless. Its 7 axle chassis has front and rear steering axles, and a lifting capacity of 400 tonnes...
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American LaFrance continued
As some alert readers pointed out I did not cover all of the Halifax Regional Fire + Emergency Services' LaFrances in my last post.There are three commercial pumper/tankers in the fleet, all dating...
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CBC's GMC Class 8 truck
In 2009 General Motors ceased production of the Chev Kodiak and GMC Topkick lines of class 6 to 8 trucks (the heaviest truck classifications). They had previously exited heavy truck production in 1986...
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2 count 'em 2 Freightliners
I still see Freightliner COEs on the road after who knows how many years out of production. Yesterday I saw three - I only got photos of two...One was the well known Watson Freightliner that I have...
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Mercury
Ford Motor Co produced the Mercury truck for sale in Canada at its Lincoln-Mercury-Meteor car dealerships between 1948 and 1968. A slightly upgraded version of the basic Ford truck it was much admired...
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Peterbilts deliver the H2O
Municipal Contracting, long a bastion of Sterling trucks has had to branch out since Sterling production ended. They have, quite appropriately featured Western Star in recent purchases, but I happened...
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Some oldies still on the road
Lots of old trucks are still on the road, although their days may be numbered.Today I spotted a pair of dump trucks that will be exported out of Canada, initially to the UK, but perhaps that is not...
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Western Stars
There are lots of Western Stars on the road, and I seem to be seeing more of them. Here are some recent pics:Low profile straight truck with stinger type autorack runs for Oakwood Transport of...
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Winnebago bravely soldiers on and on and on...........
This Winnebago Brave has been trundling around the streets of Halifax for the last little while. Wearing New Brunswick plates, the rig looks like the product of a time warp.Originally based on a Dodge...
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White Freightliner
The agreement between Freightliner Corp and the White Motor Co, in which White marketed Freightliner trucks under the brand name "White Freightliner" ended in 1974.Therefore to see a White Freightliner...
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