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blackdog2

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  1. The Tomlinson Bridge put them under after finding the two previous buried there.
  2. All but check the deph of the hole and in stall the flex plates.
  3. The late 80s had problems with the bolts not long enough and yanking a section of the block out . Ive change a lot of them . They do sell a bolt kit .
  4. Aha Foxon concrete Lenard pipe F.P RYAN raul Dondi and thats the other side of the coin.
  5. Bozzuto use to run macks in their 300 plus fleet but they went to Ford Sterling Kenworth Freightliner they started a yard for picking parts because they cant sell the Sterling.
  6. When i was 16 1978 we went Disney then to Bourbon street that was one weird place then to Nashville then back to normal.
  7. Going back 20 plus years Milford Conn a commuter train hit a Akerman on a low bed stuck . 30 years ago i was working for a company we had driver with A frame trailer get hung up on RT7 in Norwalk Conn . the driver ran down the track to stop the train but the engineer wave back and several min later they hit at full speed nothing survived train truck trailer wall panels .We also had driver with bulk trailer pulled out to close his dome cover at Howes cavern NY he jump off the top trailer and watch the truck & trailer get destroyed .
  8. Usually right by the clutch pedal is the sensor the buzzer is right above .
  9. That would be the Mayflower truck stop and Mayflower Kenworth . They had several employees selling at discount out the back door tires batteries oil . When they finally closed they found a diesel tank leaking bad . Bridge Haven Ford was behind Secondis Bro s they sold all the parts and chassis to U.P.S and when they broke away they bought all of his UPS inventory and all the trailers are bought from Atlantic star trailers in Cheshire Conn.
  10. Alot of states are looking for the weak point spring , tire rating ,brake lining,17000lbs to 23000lbs ratings front axle 9000 12000 14300.lbs also they making you install the controls on the out side of the cab
  11. At 22 mill that's a lot pay roll must be a good union pay for 280 jobs.279 bosses 1worker with a lot different hats
  12. Conn. 4.199 a gallon know back in 1993 rack price.89 a gallon but the rate has gone up much. The state federal gov get 4 times the tax money
  13. Genovese Con. Barret Con. Milford Barrel, Schewerrman Bulk Car, Carrano Express, Taylor &Taylor, Flexi Van truck rental, New Haven truck rental, Stop &Shop, Ryder truck rental
  14. Make sure they put a new decal in the door frame showing a chassis modification weight per axle . Ive seen DMV not notice a tag axle with out the decal . Just recent i was pulled over in my tri axle . DMVask me if i knew wy i was being pulled over i said you like MACKS he said your lift axle was up . I told him to put his finger on the brake drum He wouldn't then he said freget about it . M
  15. Condor Bulk, Hawk Bulk, ED Smith, JP Noonan, Bozzutos Food Cheshire CT BFI refuse use to take every 5 truck off assembly line. Manafort Bros. Carabeta Precast, EJ Kelly, Winter Bros Refuse, O&G Ind. Rawson Sand & Stone, Pipeline on wheels Getty oil Sun oil co
  16. Smiths Transfer, Yale freight, AAA, FIRE-LINE Petroleum Shuster Gulf oil Amoco Oil, Shell Oil, Gillis lllc, Montana fuel serv, Roncetti Trucking UPS, USPS mail, ISLAND Transport, Rosadini Transport
  17. Back in the early 50s my father seen a LJ sleeper in Florida a week later he went back to Florida to find the dealer ship closed after a week of searching he found it and drove it home to the chicken farm in Water town Conn. He like it so much he bought 2 day cabs and1 more with a sleeper .Well the fist one is still working to this day retiring in the late 80s after pulling dump trailer and low bed now it carry's 550 gal tank around for dust control it has Cummings with rotary fuel pump duplex and 3 different rear ends 45 65 112 mph. Tietz trucking bought from dad in 60s he from Woodbury Conn. Then he bought the b- model that i am sitting in the picture.
  18. I weigh in @ 31740 # with my 24 ft fruehauf dump trailer and 120 gallons fuel.RW- 713
  19. Dan Lally Dad Jim lally they also own Shumack const. in Clinton CONN.
  20. Gateway Terminal is bringing in a ship on Sunday in New haven CONN.and start to unload.
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