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Trans Canada Highway Express M & P Transport (Mohr & Parker)

D.S. Scott Midland Superior

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Established in 1786, Molson Brewery of Montreal, Quebec, has the distinction of being North America's oldest brewery. On August 17, 1955 Molson's opened a brewery in Toronto, Ontario.

Truck 108 is a F1000 Ford with a 477 ci gas engine pulling a 14 pallet trailer. Photo taken at South River, Ontario, May 1965. Truck 140 is a 1964 F1000 Ford. It was purchased used in 1966. It was the first tandem tractor for Molson. It's pulling a 16 pallet, 35' trailer. Photo taken at Grand Bend, Ontario, 1966. Tractor 152 is a 1968 F1000 Ford with a 534 ci gas engine. It's pulling a 40' trailer with 18 pallets of beer. The front bumpers are now painted white. Photo taken near Walkerton, Ontario, September 1971.

Tractor 208 is a 1972 LT9000 Ford. It has a 318 Detroit engine and is one of the first two tractors with a 13 speed transmission. It's hauling an 18 pallet, 40' trailer. Photo taken at Parry Sound, Ontario, August 1973. Tractor 320 is a 1975 Ford LT9000 pulling a new 45' tri-axle trailer capable of holding 23 pallets of beer. Photo taken at Oshawa, Ontario, summer of 1976. Tractor 2673 is a 1973 White Western Star. In the mid 70's, Molson's Brewery purchased Formosa Spring Brewery of Barrie, Ontario. This is an old Formosa Brewery tractor painted to the Molson colour scheme. This is the start of Molson's purchase of Western Stars after years of only having Fords. Photo taken at Actinolite, Ontario, April, 1978.

In November, 1977, Molson's Brewery acquired the assets of W. J. Hyatt Transport Ltd. This was a trucking company that distributed Molson's products since 1946. At this time, Molson's changed the corporate image and also changed the numbering systems of the trucks. The first 2 numbers is the unit number and the last 2 numbers is the year of the tractor. The trailers are reversed.

Tractor 3078 is a White Western Star with a 350 Cummins with a 9 speed transmission. Photo taken at Scarborough, Ontario, 1979. Tractor 8281 is Western Star with a 400 Cummins and a 10 speed transmission. It has a 72" Neway Air Ride suspension. This 23 pallet tri-axle trailer is all air ride. Photo taken at Kingston, Onrario, January 1984.

Tractor 9383. This is one of the first Ford tractors purchased by Molsons since the acquisition of Hyatt Transport. This has the new corporate image on the trailer, no gold band circling the Molson name and the wheat stock goes outside the red band on the big "M". The new company colors changed in the summer of 1984. Photo taken at Leamington, Ont., August 1985. Tractor 3685. Molson's purchased 16 of these R700 Macks with 400 Cummins engines, 15 speed transmissions on a 72" Neway air ride system. The only option overlooked was the paint. Photo taken on Hwy. 7 west of Sharbot Lake, Ont., May 1985. Tractor 3685 finally painted, but painted wrong. The stripes were supposed to go straight, but the Mack shop followed the body lines. Note the 200th anniversary logo (1786-1986) on the trailer. Photo taken at Sydenham, Ont., August, 1985.

Tractors 3685 on the left and 2585 on the right. Note the difference in the paint schemes. Photo taken in Oshawa, August, 1985. The tractor 2nd from the left is an Ontario unit. The others are Montreal based units. Photo taken at Molson Brewery, Montreal, Quebec, August, 1987.

In late 1988, the laws in Ontario changed making it legal to show the beer products on the side of our trailers.
At this time, this is when I felt that Molson's fleet looked their best.

This is a 1991 FLC 112 Freightliner with a 425 Detroit engine, 15 speed transmission with a 60" Neway air ride system. Photo taken at Leamington, Ontario, May 1991. This is a Carling Brewery (OV) trailer taken after the merger of Molson and Carling Breweries in 1990. This photo was taken at Silver Lake, west of Perth, Ontario, in July 1991. Tractor 6691 with a set of Canadian Light trains. The lead trailer was able to carry 16 pallets of beer, while the pup could only carry 14 pallets and be able to stay legal. Photo taken at Trenton, Ontario, July 1991.

This is a set of Coors Light trains on a county road just east of Blenheim, Ontario, October 1991. This is a Molson Canadian trailer taken at Powassin, Ontario, March 1992. The temperature was -40 degrees F.

Foster's lager beer from Austrailia was brewed by Carling O'Keefe Breweries under an agreement. This is one of the trailers that was done prior to the merger with Molson's. Photo taken in Oshawa, June 1992. Again, Carlings had an agreement to brew Miller Genuine Draft in Canada from the Miller Brewing Company of the United States. This is one of the trailers made up for them. Photo taken beside the Trent River near Trenton, Ontario, May 1993. This was a new brand of beer called Special brought out by Molson's in 1993. The beer never took off as it was anticipated it would. Photo taken at West Lorne, Ontario, May 1994.

This is a picture of the new Dry trailer. Photo taken in Tilbury, Ontario, May 1994. This is a new Western Star with a 430 Detroit, 18 speed transmission with a 60" wheelbase. It is hauling a newly decaled Canadian trailer. These trailers didn't last too long. They came out with a new design within a year. Photo taken at Waterdown, Ontario, August 1995.

This is the new Dry trailer. Photo taken at Stratford, Ontario, September 1997. This is the only Golden trailer that Molson has ever decaled. Photo taken at Ingersoll, Ontario, September 1997. This is the only Kenworth in the Molson fleet. It was based out of Kingston, Ontario for the 2 drivers who live there. There were daily switches done in Kingston in an effort to eliminate some of the overnights. I happen to get this tractor for one trip while it was in Toronto. Photo taken at St. Catherine's, Ontario, February 1998.

This is a brand new 1999 Western Star Constellation. It has a 430 Detroit engine with an 18 speed transmission and a 60" wheel base. It is hauling a new Canadian decaled trailer. This is the first trip for this tractor. Photo taken at Kingston, Ontario, May 1998. This is a new decal of the Export trailer. Photo taken at Pembroke, Ontario, September 1998.

Brand new 2001 Western Star tractor with Molson's newest set of trains. This photo was taken along Highway 17 just eat of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario in July 2000. Molson decaled about 8 trailers for Canada Day 2000. Here is one of them. Here is the back door of the trailer for Canada Day 2000. Rear doors of the trailers normally have the Molson crest on them.

This Molson Canadian trailer is 1 of 3 decaled trailers that Molson's is currently using. This Molson Export trailer is another type of trailer being used. Photo taken at Sydenham, Ontario, July 1998. This Molson Dry trailer is another decaled style trailer. Photo taken at Stratford, Ontario, Sept. 1997.

This is a new Western Star with a set back axle. It has a 430 Detroit with an 18 speed transmission and a 60" W/B. It is hauling a new "I AM CANADIAN" trailer. Photo taken at Kingston, Ontario, May 2001. This is a picture of the different style of Western Stars that Molson's has used in the past few years. The one on the far right is a brand new 2002 tractor. Photo taken at Molson's Toronto Brewery, May 2001. This is the new design of the Export trailers. Photo taken at Kingston, Ontario, November 2003.

This is a new quad axle trailer capable of hauling 30 pallets of beer. The front axle on the trailer is a steering axle making it easier to turn corners. Note the exterior posts. Photo taken at Gravenhurst, Ontario, July 2002. This picture was taken especially for Papa by 5 year old Brandon Ellis. He noticed it unloading in North Bay, Ontario. As he calls it, it is a new Interashonal. Photo taken July, 2005. The new Coors Light trailer was also introduced early in 2005. Photo taken in Oshawa, Ontario, April 2006.

This new Canadian trailer was introduced in the fall of 2004. Photo taken in Vaughan, Ontario, November 2004. This new Canadian Light trailer was introduced early in 2005. Photo taken in Oshawa, Ontario, February 2006. This is another Canadian trailer introduced in 2005. Photo taken in Whitby, Ontario, March 2006.

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Trans Canada Highway Express			M & P Transport (Mohr & Parker)
D.S. Scott			Midland Superior


Established in 1786, Molson Brewery of Montreal, Quebec, has the distinction of being North America's oldest brewery. On August 17, 1955 Molson's opened a brewery in Toronto, Ontario.

Truck 108 is a F1000 Ford with a 477 ci gas engine pulling a 14 pallet trailer. Photo taken at South River, Ontario, May 1965.	Truck 140 is a 1964 F1000 Ford. It was purchased used in 1966. It was the first tandem tractor for Molson. It's pulling a 16 pallet, 35' trailer. Photo taken at Grand Bend, Ontario, 1966.	Tractor 152 is a 1968 F1000 Ford with a 534 ci gas engine. It's pulling a 40' trailer with 18 pallets of beer. The front bumpers are now painted white. Photo taken near Walkerton, Ontario, September 1971.

Tractor 208 is a 1972 LT9000 Ford. It has a 318 Detroit engine and is one of the first two tractors with a 13 speed transmission. It's hauling an 18 pallet, 40' trailer. Photo taken at Parry Sound, Ontario, August 1973.	Tractor 320 is a 1975 Ford LT9000 pulling a new 45' tri-axle trailer capable of holding 23 pallets of beer. Photo taken at Oshawa, Ontario, summer of 1976.	Tractor 2673 is a 1973 White Western Star. In the mid 70's, Molson's Brewery purchased Formosa Spring Brewery of Barrie, Ontario. This is an old Formosa Brewery tractor painted to the Molson colour scheme. This is the start of Molson's purchase of Western Stars after years of only having Fords. Photo taken at Actinolite, Ontario, April, 1978.
In November, 1977, Molson's Brewery acquired the assets of W. J. Hyatt Transport Ltd. This was a trucking company that distributed Molson's products since 1946. At this time, Molson's changed the corporate image and also changed the numbering systems of the trucks. The first 2 numbers is the unit number and the last 2 numbers is the year of the tractor. The trailers are reversed.

Tractor 3078 is a White Western Star with a 350 Cummins with a 9 speed transmission. Photo taken at Scarborough, Ontario, 1979.	Tractor 8281 is Western Star with a 400 Cummins and a 10 speed transmission. It has a 72" Neway Air Ride suspension. This 23 pallet tri-axle trailer is all air ride. Photo taken at Kingston, Onrario, January 1984.

Tractor 9383. This is one of the first Ford tractors purchased by Molsons since the acquisition of Hyatt Transport. This has the new corporate image on the trailer, no gold band circling the Molson name and the wheat stock goes outside the red band on the big "M". The new company colors changed in the summer of 1984. Photo taken at Leamington, Ont., August 1985.	Tractor 3685. Molson's purchased 16 of these R700 Macks with 400 Cummins engines, 15 speed transmissions on a 72" Neway air ride system. The only option overlooked was the paint. Photo taken on Hwy. 7 west of Sharbot Lake, Ont., May 1985.	Tractor 3685 finally painted, but painted wrong. The stripes were supposed to go straight, but the Mack shop followed the body lines. Note the 200th anniversary logo (1786-1986) on the trailer. Photo taken at Sydenham, Ont., August, 1985.

Tractors 3685 on the left and 2585 on the right. Note the difference in the paint schemes. Photo taken in Oshawa, August, 1985.	The tractor 2nd from the left is an Ontario unit. The others are Montreal based units. Photo taken at Molson Brewery, Montreal, Quebec, August, 1987.

In late 1988, the laws in Ontario changed making it legal to show the beer products on the side of our trailers. At this time, this is when I felt that Molson's fleet looked their best.

This is a 1991 FLC 112 Freightliner with a 425 Detroit engine, 15 speed transmission with a 60" Neway air ride system. Photo taken at Leamington, Ontario, May 1991.	This is a Carling Brewery (OV) trailer taken after the merger of Molson and Carling Breweries in 1990. This photo was taken at Silver Lake, west of Perth, Ontario, in July 1991.	Tractor 6691 with a set of Canadian Light trains. The lead trailer was able to carry 16 pallets of beer, while the pup could only carry 14 pallets and be able to stay legal. Photo taken at Trenton, Ontario, July 1991.

This is a set of Coors Light trains on a county road just east of Blenheim, Ontario, October 1991.	This is a Molson Canadian trailer taken at Powassin, Ontario, March 1992. The temperature was -40 degrees F.

Foster's lager beer from Austrailia was brewed by Carling O'Keefe Breweries under an agreement. This is one of the trailers that was done prior to the merger with Molson's. Photo taken in Oshawa, June 1992.	Again, Carlings had an agreement to brew Miller Genuine Draft in Canada from the Miller Brewing Company of the United States. This is one of the trailers made up for them. Photo taken beside the Trent River near Trenton, Ontario, May 1993.	This was a new brand of beer called Special brought out by Molson's in 1993. The beer never took off as it was anticipated it would. Photo taken at West Lorne, Ontario, May 1994.

This is a picture of the new Dry trailer. Photo taken in Tilbury, Ontario, May 1994.	This is a new Western Star with a 430 Detroit, 18 speed transmission with a 60" wheelbase. It is hauling a newly decaled Canadian trailer. These trailers didn't last too long. They came out with a new design within a year. Photo taken at Waterdown, Ontario, August 1995.

This is the new Dry trailer. Photo taken at Stratford, Ontario, September 1997.	This is the only Golden trailer that Molson has ever decaled. Photo taken at Ingersoll, Ontario, September 1997.	This is the only Kenworth in the Molson fleet. It was based out of Kingston, Ontario for the 2 drivers who live there. There were daily switches done in Kingston in an effort to eliminate some of the overnights. I happen to get this tractor for one trip while it was in Toronto. Photo taken at St. Catherine's, Ontario, February 1998.

This is a brand new 1999 Western Star Constellation. It has a 430 Detroit engine with an 18 speed transmission and a 60" wheel base. It is hauling a new Canadian decaled trailer. This is the first trip for this tractor. Photo taken at Kingston, Ontario, May 1998.	This is a new decal of the Export trailer. Photo taken at Pembroke, Ontario, September 1998.

Brand new 2001 Western Star tractor with Molson's newest set of trains. This photo was taken along Highway 17 just eat of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario in July 2000.	Molson decaled about 8 trailers for Canada Day 2000. Here is one of them.	Here is the back door of the trailer for Canada Day 2000. Rear doors of the trailers normally have the Molson crest on them.

This Molson Canadian trailer is 1 of 3 decaled trailers that Molson's is currently using.	This Molson Export trailer is another type of trailer being used. Photo taken at Sydenham, Ontario, July 1998.	This Molson Dry trailer is another decaled style trailer. Photo taken at Stratford, Ontario, Sept. 1997.

This is a new Western Star with a set back axle. It has a 430 Detroit with an 18 speed transmission and a 60" W/B. It is hauling a new "I AM CANADIAN" trailer. Photo taken at Kingston, Ontario, May 2001.	This is a picture of the different style of Western Stars that Molson's has used in the past few years. The one on the far right is a brand new 2002 tractor. Photo taken at Molson's Toronto Brewery, May 2001.	This is the new design of the Export trailers. Photo taken at Kingston, Ontario, November 2003.

This is a new quad axle trailer capable of hauling 30 pallets of beer. The front axle on the trailer is a steering axle making it easier to turn corners. Note the exterior posts. Photo taken at Gravenhurst, Ontario, July 2002.	This picture was taken especially for Papa by 5 year old Brandon Ellis. He noticed it unloading in North Bay, Ontario. As he calls it, it is a new Interashonal. Photo taken July, 2005.	The new Coors Light trailer was also introduced early in 2005. Photo taken in Oshawa, Ontario, April 2006.

This new Canadian trailer was introduced in the fall of 2004. Photo taken in Vaughan, Ontario, November 2004.	This new Canadian Light trailer was introduced early in 2005. Photo taken in Oshawa, Ontario, February 2006.	This is another Canadian trailer introduced in 2005. Photo taken in Whitby, Ontario, March 2006.

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