james j neiweem Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 While looking at the ATHS website under the Mack pictures section I saw something odd. It was a U model mack for yellow transportation. Must have been one of a kind.🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I think Roadway might have had some? Or was it only Overnite? Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK"  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Well I do believe Roadway had some U's that had 8V-71's they had raised cabs and ugly front fenders to accomodate the the V-8.  they did the same for those that put V-903's in them.  Only question I would have would be which major carrier in that era did NOT have a U or two😎 On a similar note I'm on 495 today and I pass a "YRC" Volvo. On the cab door in small letters it makes reference to Yellow Freight. Never see the "Big R" name anymore on anything or so it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 My father said they are reverting back to Yellow but I have not seen that in print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 23 hours ago, Red Horse said: On a similar note I'm on 495 today and I pass a "YRC" Volvo  broken down on the shoulder of the road. There l finished the sentence for you Bob.    .....Hippy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, 70mackMB said:  broken down on the shoulder of the road. There l finished the sentence for you Bob.    .....Hippy Hippy, I will ad as I passed him he did throw his 4 ways on😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I remember when Roadway had R models i don't remember Yellow having any Mack's. I remember Overnight having them as well. That was the early 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I’ve never seen one either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Yellow runs an older CH out of it's Manchester NH terminal. lt may have come over from Big R with a YRC sticker on the door.  .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Guys are talking about roadway U  models I have never seen one either  only R models… Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h67st Posted December 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2022 Superdog posted this V8 beast back in 2012. U773T with an 8V-71 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 hour ago, h67st said: Superdog posted this V8 beast back in 2012. U773T with an 8V-71 I never seen one of these only the regular Single axle R models and maybe the terminal here in Lima,Ohio had acouple U models also Single axle I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 5:01 PM, james j neiweem said: While looking at the ATHS website under the Mack pictures section I saw something odd. It was a U model mack for yellow transportation. Must have been one of a kind.🙂 U models "back in the day" were common in new england for freight haulers. navajo /st,johnsbury had them. don't recall seeing wilson freight with them. there was a freighter with black cab/orange logo U's can't remember name. company in torrington ct area ran twin-screw Yellow U's. hauled mostly lumber products. and many more. think that was the purpose behind the U's ; shorter cab length  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Here's a new Piece of Mack history I learned of while researching here a few minutes ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 I also Recall from my childhood days Preston had some R model Mack's as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) Mack was only one of many companys who used that Budd Cab.. Mike Harbison in Iowa had one, but since he passed away we have not heard much form the family Edited December 10, 2022 by Brocky Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 started looking up freight haulers from new england days gone by. there are a couple of roadway U model pictures and also a number of pics showing the mack N cab . the freight hauler with black/ orange U models was AAA freight. also found  ;smith transfer/ new penn/ holmes/ and nelson . short list of many that were there in the good days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Yeah I was riding with my pop back there 69-71 they were all over the turnpikes beacon fast freight bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Also norm Taunton galt California has an N model….. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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