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(More customer reviews)An excellent pictorial grab of American trucking history. The timeline of U.S. trucking history takes up five pages of text and from there on the pictorial splendor begins, with chapters dedicated to the various types of commodity haulers, catagory by catagory... furniture removals, produce, hay, livestock, etc.
Excellent truck photos abound, mainly classics from the 1950's to 80's, predominantly color and nicely blended with older black and white snapshots. This book pays homage to the smaller operators and fleets and the roles that they played in shaping transport of today.
There is also a pictorial chapter dedicated to legendary trucks and legendary drivers, such as B C Fry and his Diamond T which "generally ran at night, at speeds in three digits" in the sixties and seventies. If that doesn't do it for you, how about Arnold Guril, who over forty years, owned four Kenworths including the pictured 1972 V12 Detroit extended hood Kenworth?
Peterbilt fans aren't left out either with Bill Sign's 800(?) h.p V8 3408 Cat.
The book makes no attempt to cover every type, make or model of American truck or trailer, though it has the odd unexpected bonus such as a Corbitt, and a couple of Mexican marques for added flavour.
In the same league as Earl Johnston's work and Stan Holtzman's other books.... hard to beat!
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