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Cayuga Bulk Service was all navy blue tractors with white letters. Most of the trailers were either grain hoppers or walking floor bulk trailers. My grandpa was loyal to Mack tractors and Fruehauf trailers. He had a few other trailers but that’s what I remember. Back then, his trucks looked very similar to those from Barr Transportation which might still be around. I’m still searching for photos. Thank you again for so many responses. I’ll get more info to you as soon as I can find some.

Thanks for the thoughts and questions. All of the tractors my grandfather had were tandem axle trucks. He got most of his business (when I was around) moving bulk grain/feed between Watertown and Buffalo, NY. He obviously had a lot of trucks over that long timespan but most of my memories were in the mid to late 80s so those are the tractors I’m focused on I’ll see if I can find a photo somewhere Great points about the salt. I’d be happy with a comparable truck to build up like the old company ones. I live in Florida now but have spent a career (that’s still going) in the military so I won’t be here long. My mom still lives in central NY so getting back up there isn’t tough.

Greetings. I have been lurking on the site for some time and was hoping I might get some help from all you experts. The short version: Does anyone have suggestions for how I might track down any information about the specific trucks owned by Cayuga Bulk Service, Inc. The longer version: My grandfather was president of Cayuga Bulk Service, Inc., a bulk trucking company based in upstate NY, from when he founded the company in 1952 to when he sold it in 1995. My father drove for the company for many years when I was a kid. I still have very clear, fond memories of the sights, smell, and sound of those beautiful trucks. During my childhood, his fleet was almost exclusively R model day cab tractors. Around the end of his time with the company, he had a couple Superliners and CH600 series tractors, some with sleepers. As I have gotten older, I have fallen in love with the idea of restoring an R model tractor identical to the tractors my grandfather and father drove back in the day. I don't know what I would do with it if I actually succeeded in this endeavor but that's a question for later. In a perfect world, I could find one of his actual trucks but I doubt many of them are still around. One with similar/identical specs would work. I have no experience with heavy commercial trucks but consider myself reasonably capable and can learn. I believe the trucks were all purchased from the Beam Mack dealership in Syracuse, NY. I recognize this is not very much information. Does anyone have any thoughts on how I might track down information on these trucks? Google has not been helpful and I'm open to ideas. Thank you in advance for your help, kind strangers.