Big Rigs
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Publisher: Voyageur Press
Published: 2005-07
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780896587373
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →9 x 12 160 pgs 225 color & b&w photos & artwork index
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American Semi Trucks
Author: Stan Holtzman
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781610605731
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →100 Years of Semi Trucks
Author: Ronald G. Adams
Publisher: MotorBooks International
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780760307694
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the first turn-of-the-century haulers to the 18-wheelers truckin' down the nation's highways today, ten full decades of big rigs fill the pages of this hardbound chronological retrospective. Lengthy captions accompany each of more than 500 black-and-white photographs and a special section of 75 color photos featuring major manufacturers like Mack, Peterbilt, Ford, Freightliner, International, and GMC, along with trailer manufacturers and minor truckbuilders that have gone by the wayside. The main focus is on semis built from the 1940s through the 1970s.
American Big Trucks
Author: Cristina Berna
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-10-11
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 3758301025
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The big truck is a dominant feature in our modern society. Alexander Winston sold his first horseless semi-truck 1899 and in 1913 Maine was the first state to limit the wight of trucks on its roads, to 18,000 pounds and that becane a norm. There are abt 4.06 million semi-trucks operating in the USA. The payload is abt 42,000 and 48,000 on the usual semi-trailer, meaning the trailer fleet can move abt 170,520 million pounds around. Add to this all the special big trucks. 8.4 million people are employed in the trucking industry, 3.54 million are truck drivers, excluding the self-employed (2022). Follow the big trucks and their loads in pictures and short comments. We honor this great industry on 4th of July and Labor Day and hope you will enjoy our selection of photos.
American Semi Trucks
Author: Ron Adams
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
Published: 2018-07-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781583883532
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Prepare for a photo-packed look at trucks in action! Ron Adams has combed his huge archive of vintage truck photos to assemble this collection of over 300 black-and-white and color photos of postwar trucks. Prior to deregulation in the 1980s, distinctly branded trucks from hundreds of independent trucking firms worked America’s roads. Organized by decade, American Semi Trucks 1943-1979 features trucks from all makers including Freightliner, Kenworth, Mack, White-Freighliner, and more. Complete with detailed captions, this is a complete look at this period of trucking history.
Big Rigs
Author:
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780896584952
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A fabulous photographic tribute to these venerable workhorses of the road.
American Big Trucks
Author: Cristina Berna
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-10-25
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 3758388430
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The big truck is a dominant feature in our modern society. Alexander Winston sold his first horseless semi-truck 1899 and in 1913 Maine was the first state to limit the wight of trucks on its roads, to 18,000 pounds and that becane a norm. There are abt 4.06 million semi-trucks operating in the USA. The payload is abt 42,000 and 48,000 on the usual semi-trailer, meaning the trailer fleet can move abt 170,520 million pounds around. Add to this all the special big trucks. 8.4 million people are employed in the trucking industry, 3.54 million are truck drivers, excluding the self-employed (2022). Follow the big trucks and their loads in pictures and short comments. We honor this great industry on 4th of July and Labor Day and hope you will enjoy our selection of photos.
Classic American Semi Trucks
Author: Jeremy Lipschultz
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780760308257
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Marque-by-marque overview of semi trucks produced from 1946 to present by names like Mack, Peterbilt, White, Western Star and Freightliner.
Semi Trucks of the West
Author: Ron Adams
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
Published: 2020-09
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781583883624
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Prior to the 1970s, when length laws were written to allow longer configurations to run on the national interstate highway system, you would only see a lot of these trucks west of the Mississippi. Configurations such as the Rocky Mountain Double were not allowed in many states. Semi Trucks of the West is the first book to showcase the unique truck/trailer combos and companies that worked the roads in the American West from the early 1900s thru the 1970s. Ron Adams has pulled 375 images from his vast collection to feature companies and truck makers, such as Navajo Freight Lines Inc.; Denver-Chicago Trucking Co. Inc.; Braswell Motor Freight Lines Inc.; Western Truck Lines Inc.; I.M.L. Freight Inc.,; West Coast Fast Freight Inc.; Los Angeles-Seattle Motor Express Inc.; Garrett Freight Lines, Illinois-California Express Inc.; Ringsby Truck Lines Inc.; Watson Bros. Transportation Co. Inc.; Pacific Inter-Mountain Express; Transcon Lines Inc.; Big Sky Co-op of Montana; Garrison Fast Freight Inc.; Arrowhead Freight Lines Inc.; United Truck Lines Inc.; Strickland Transportation Co.; Peterbilt semi trucks; Sterling: International; Kenworth; White:Autocar trucks; GMC semi trucks; Fruehauf trailers; Mack semi trucks; Freightliner semi trucks. Trucks and companies from the following states are covered : California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming and Montana.
Semi-Trucks of the 1950s
Author: Ron Adams
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
Published: 2008-05-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781583881873
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →After WWII Americans were anxious to re-stoke the economy after a long “make-do with what you have” dry spell. By the 1950s new highways were being built, new trucking companies were being formed and old ones revived. Americans were buying newly-styled cars and the latest technologies once again. Semi-trucks helped pave the way for this huge growth spurt in America with dependable trucks built by Mack, GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, International, White Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, Reo, Autocar, Brockway, Sterling and others, many using the increasingly popular diesel engines made by Buda, Hercules, Waukesha, and Cummins, which helped their heavy loads haul quicker. Ron Adams portrays this booming era with over 300 superb photos of trucks hauling cement, fuel, and a variety of goods to enthusiastic Americans.
