Chuck P

I like version 2 as well.... now put the blinker on top.

The top truck is "Little Henry".  The little brother to "Big Henry" just above.  The black one is the same truck with minor updates.

I remember seeing the AP-19 at the Greensboro National Convention that coincided with Autocars"s 100th anniversary.  That truck was massive.

I found this shot on the web from that event.

Here is a shot I took when I went to their open house last Fall.  What an awesome display of trucks and machinery.

Those GMCs had a face only a mother could love but they got the job done.

That's pretty neat to see.

It looks like the RT35 ramp that feeds RT9 South in South Amboy.

That's tight for a 53 footer.... I could only imagine negotiating that setup down the ramp.

Looking great Bob! Hope to see you guys soon at a club meeting or show.

Great shot Jim. Post up a pic of their long hood Jimmy if you have it. If not I can supply one.

L.G. Almony has a fleet done up with the "Western Star" wings. Beautiful trucks!

https://www.facebook.com/LGAlmony/

Looks like the driver has the A/C on full blast by the looks of the front windshield.

My guess is circus tent erector.

Where did this beauty wind up? Captured at Gerhart's in 2010.

I wonder if any survived with the pancake 12. Very innovative for the time.

Some oldies but goodies in that bunch,,,, all round headlights!

Great to see a lot of those rigs go to a good home. I've got to get down there this Summer and check them out in person.

I want to thank J. Hancock again for the L.J.Kennedy pics. They really bring back memories. Now I hope someone reading this post knows of any pics or anyone that drove for H.M.Royal or Herms Trucking both from Trenton, N.J.. I am trying to locate some pics from the past on both carriers. H.M.Royal is still in business but doesn't have any trucks and Herms went bankrupt around 1980 or so. I hope someone that views these posts can locate some pics. Thanks for all the help .

Hi navy

I vaguely remember the Herms name as a kid.

Most of the truckers that pulled out of Trenton could have pulled a wide variety of loads from any of the following:

Congoleum, American-Standard, Hill Refrigeration, Roebling Steel (CF&I), Homasote, Thermoid, Stokes and Goodall Rubber, etc.

Trenton was a major industrial hub and their clay and pottery factories were known throughout the globe.

A dad of a good friend of mine worked early on at Shein's Express. He would later drive a tanker for Sunoco making 2 trips a day from Willow Grove, PA to Seaside Hts, NJ until he retired.

I recall working at my first paying job and getting freight deliveries from AAA's B-Model macks well into the late '80s. Granted they were only short runs from Quakerbridge Road to Cranbury but it was still cool to see those old black and orange Macks.

A B-Model from Englishtown,NJ circa 1981-2..........................................Mark

This old B-77 spent it's glory years in a CT museum that has since closed. Found this recent ad in Truck Paper.

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=5520787

Wow! That's a great shot of Ben Gagliano's truck.

It was in the Dick Guerrera / Golden Age Museum in CT for a while before they shut down. That's the only time I've seen it with the sleeper box on it. Ben was a great ambassador of the ATHS and got me involved back in 1988.

Where is it now?

Congrats!

I started with a "B" license when I first started with Penske Truck Leasing many years ago. I was hired to move rental units (straight trucks) from different facilities. I moved up to bobtailing which required an "A" license. Penske would let me practice moving 48 & 53' box vans in their yard. The hardest part was moving the pups, they were a PITA.

When the time came for the driving test they offered me a Class "A" driver to accompany me and a daycab Freightshaker hooked to a 48' flatbed. The test was a walk in the park!

Good luck and get practice with your pre-trip and dock backing.

This was basically right next door next to the old Roy Rogers. My aunt was Roger Penske's personal secretary back in the day when he was there.

Rob

Your aunt work in Green Hills? I went there a few times to pick up new units and the shop was so clean you could eat off of the floor. They also kept Roger's personal cars there under covers as well.