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I'd say the last 35, 40 years or so, Nashua was an all Mack fleet using mostly "R" and "U" tractors. They also had a couple of "CH"s. Their trucks were older but everything, tractors and trailers, were kept in good shape and looked sharp. Blue Line, on the other hand, had a variety of trucks. Their terminal was on top of a landfill, we had a few big fires in the landfill over the years. Another former trucking company was N&B Express (Northampton & Boston) out of South Deerfield, MA. I compared them to Nashua Motor Express in that they ran sharp looking "R" model tractors. bulldogboy

Yes, too bad. Everything is gone now, even the terminal has been torn down and replaced with a strip mall. bulldogboy

St. George's, Bermuda Fire Brigade once ran this Mack "N-95F", 1000/600, pumper as "East 2". St George's and the Hamilton Fire Brigade have mergered into the island wide Bermuda Fire Service. Mack Truck photo. bulldogboy

glitchwrks: I don't know. I was passing by on my way to Charleston, saw it, and had to take a picture. Three years ago I passed the same location and they had a Mack "CF" fire truck for sale. It looks like an antique shop and they like to collect old Mack fire trucks. This photo was taken the end of March, 2018. bulldogboy

This 1980 Mack "MS-200" is for sale down the road from you on Alt. 17 in Walterboro, SC. I drove a 1980 Mack "MS-200" freight truck in the early 1980s. A basic, no frills truck but I liked it. bulldogboy

Happy Birthday.

I saw a lot of these new Isuzu crew cab Class 3 and 4 trucks in southwest Florida. They are very popular with landscaping companies. bulldogboy

I saw quite a few new Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks on my trip down south. Over the years travelling it seems like I've seen more Ford medium duty trucks in the south than in New England. The one thing that I thought I would see, but didn't, was a new F-750 tractor. Coca-Cola trucks were mostly IHC with a few Sterlings. bulldogboy

A Sunbelt Rental Mack making a delivery in Bonita Springs, FL, 2/2018. bulldogboy

A Ford F-650 water truck at a show horse training site in Ocala, FL, 1/2018. Not sure if the tank behind it really is full of Lite beer. bulldogboy

A Florida Rock Tank Lines Mack making a gasoline delivery in Bonita Springs, FL, 3/2018. bulldogboy

The Houston, TX Fire Department had two 1940 Mack EB "Type 80" city service ladder trucks. They were coupe cabs with suicide doors. I thought that they might be commercial chassis with bodies built by another company. Perhaps the Montecito engine was also built by another company. In any case, it is a truck worth saving. bulldogboy

Waiting for spring, part 3. bulldogboy

U.S Army's Class 125 crash truck. According to the website, "Fire Trucks at War", Class 125 fire trucks were built on Mack, Ford, Chevrolet, IHC, and Dodge chassis. Bodies were built by Mack, Seagrave, John Bean, among others. They were equipped with high pressure Hardie pumps, 50 GPM @ 600 PSI, 300 gallon water tanks, and 20 gallon foam tanks. It was not unusual to see Mack bodies on Chevrolet chassis, Hardie bodies on Mack chassis, etc. During wartime everyone worked together to meet the military needs. Class 125s could be found at many U.S. Army Air Force bases. bulldogboy

A GMC 640 advertising a landscape business. bulldogboy

What is Ford's new commercial vehicle? bulldogboy

I've received recall notices for the airbags on my 2007 Ranger but they state that the parts are not available and that I will be notified when the parts are in. In July, 2017, I received a flaming orange postcard from Ford telling me that I have been notified about the airbag recall and why haven't I had it fixed yet (basically yelling at me for waiting for a notice that never came). I called my local Ford dealer, where I had purchased the truck in 2007, and the service rep told me that he parts are not in and to ignore the postcard. Just sitting here waiting for another postcard yelling at me for not having the truck repaired with non-existent parts. bulldogboy

Darn, I was planning on using my new $100,000 F-450 pickup to take the two trash bags to the dump. Now I'm going to be upstaged by a Diesel F-150 Platinum? The heck with it, I'm keeping my 2007 Ranger. bulldogboy

Andy Griffith was from Mt. Airy, NC. We visited there a few years ago and took a guided tour of Mt. Airy in a replica Mayberry 1962 Ford police car. The guide dressed and spoke like Barney Fife. You can rent a room at Andy's boyhood home; it's owned by a local hotel. We also drove to the top of Pilot Mountain; it's a state park located in Pilot Mountain, NC. On the show, the town next to Mayberry was Mt. Pilot, a shout out to Pilot Mountain. Andy Griffith later lived and died in Manteo, NC on the Outer Banks. bulldogboy

I operated a 1959 Mack "C-85F" ladder truck with the legendary "Armstrong" steering and a five speed transmission. A classic fire truck. bulldogboy

In the 1960s, '70s, '80s, and early '90s, the Ford "C" model was probably the most used chassis for fire apparatus. Just about every manufacturer (except Mack and it did use the "N" model) used the "C" model. Late in the 1980s, Pierce, in order to compete with the "C-8000" model and eventually replace it, introduced the Dash "D-8000" chassis. The "D-8000" used the same Caterpillar 3208 diesel engine and Allison transmission that the "C-8000" used. Like the Mack "MB" model in the '70s, the Dash "D-8000" was a way for small departments to move up to an affordable custom chassis with components that they were familiar with. bulldogboy

Two years ago at JetBlue Park, AKA "Fenway South", in Lee County, FL, I saw a UPS Ford Transit Connect van. The ultimate small package delivery vehicle. I was unable to get a photo of it. bulldogboy

That is different!! Pierce is the leader in custom fire apparatus and if it has confidence in the Ford diesel it says a lot. It will be interesting to see how well customers take to the Ford diesel. bulldogboy

Former Westbrook, CT. Engine 2, 1250/1000. bulldogboy

Too bad that they have to sell it; looks like it's in good shape and is a great parade/P.R. piece. bulldogboy