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| Imperial Van Lines from Torrance, CA was a right colorful fleet in it's heyday. Not sure whatever became of Imperial though. This Mack was taken in front of The Anderson & Benson Allied Van Lines agency building in downtown Springfield, MA in 1974. |
The green w/white trim IH Transtar leased to ICCC from SLC, UT and was taken at that motel where U.S. 20 & U.S. 5 intersect in W. Springfield, MA in 1974. Behind it is a Ground Round restaurant a theme type chain that Howard Johnson's use to operate. |
The brown and white White F/L COE was leased to National Carriers out of Liberal, KS and was taken in 1975 in W. Springfield, MA. That's a big power generating plant along U.S. 5 behind the reefer box. |
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| Peterbilt COE was an O/O from Titusville, FL that I shot in 1975 at the Springfield, MA farmers market. |
Acme Remanufactured Auto Parts Diamond Reo was taken at the Westfield, MA Hojo's taken in the summer of 1978 trip I went home on leave. |
Food Haulers from Elizabeth, NJ was a contract hauler for Shop Rite Supermarkets that used O/O's to pull Shop Rite trailers throughout their stores in the North East. I found this one at the former Shop Rite store on U.S. 20 in Westfield, MA taken in the summer of 1978 trip I went home on leave. |
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| Three Terminal Transport and single Ryder Truck Lines lineup of tractors. Not sure how Terminal got the rights to serve the Springfield, MA market as they were not there yet when I left for the Air Force in 1975. This was taken at the Park Motel I want to call it where U.S. 20 & U.S. 5 meet in West Springfield. |
KW COE w/ flatdeck & pull trailer was a Sacramento, CA area wood products distributor taken in June 1976 at Terminal Stations along I-80 at Cordelia, CA. |
IH Transtar owned by Walter A Junge and leased to Interstate Distributor from Tacoma, WA was taken at the Terminal Stations Texaco in 1977. |
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| Peters Truck Lines Freightliner taken in June 1976 at Dunnigan Truck Service along I-5 at Dunnigan, CA. |
Here is my other shot of that small Woodland, CA lumber fleet REB. Taken in April 1976 at Terminal Stations along I-80 at Cordelia, CA. Those colors remind me of a tractor you'd see in a carnival or circus fleet! |
The boat hauler is E. bound on I-80 behind the Muffin Treat on the E. side of Fairfield, CA in July 1976. |
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| Unidentified Freightliner and Kenworth taken in April 1096 at Dunnigan Truck Service along I-5 in Dunnigan, CA |
O/O leased to Curtis, Inc. from Denver, CO and an Associated Feed Stores KW out of Boise, ID taken in July 1976 at Terminal Stations along I-80 at Cordelia, CA. |
Unidentified Freightliner taken in April 1976 on the scales at Terminal Stations at Cordelia, CA. |
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| FWD COE belonged to Starling Transport Lines from Ft Pierce, FL |
Diamond Reo conv. #329 was pulling for D.F. Bast from Allentown, PA. They were a heavy & Specialized hauler doing some kind of a plant equip. move at Sterling Radiator Co. in Westfield in 1972. |
KW COE #2202 was leased on w/ TCE (Trans-Cold Express) from Dallas, TX both were taken at the Springfield, MA farmers market complex on a cloudy day in 1974. |
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| White F/L COE was taken in downtown San Francisco in early 1976. Just thought he looked sharp parked. |
An unidentified blue Diamond Reo Raider conv. was taken in Apr 1977 at Terminal Stations. . |
Smyth Greyhound Brockway COE and Mayflower GMC Astro was also at Terminal Stations in 1977 |
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| Pete COE was leased to Altruk a div. of Rocor and the Diamond Reo COE was an O/O. This shot was taken at the Terminal Stations Texaco in 1977. |
Note the pull trailer behind the Mayflower truck. Taken in July 1976 at Terminal Stations along I-80 at Cordelia, CA. |
Mayflower Kenworth COE taken in Nov. 1977 on Travis AFB, CA |
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| United Van KW COE is another awful shot that I mis-aimed in June 1977 t the Terminal Stations Texaco. |
Found this H model Ford for an Allied agent and the United at the Cordelia, CA Terminal Stations Texaco in Apr 1977. |
Withers Van Lines Miami, FL shot early 1975 in downtown Springfield, MA |
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| This sharp looking Pete 362 COE belonged to McNabb Farms from Inkom, ID was also taken at the 49er 76 in Feb. 1977. Check out the old Pete conv. in the lube bay behind the COE! |
Shot this O/O leased to MCT, Sioux Falls, SD in May 1978 at a Fairfield, CA motel lot |
Pete COE w/ double feed trailers is for Bar Ale Comet Feeds from Petaluma, CA and was taken in June 1977 at Terminal Stations in Cordelia, CA |
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| These two International's the conventional for Reser's (candy I think) and the Transtar for a United Van Lines agent was shot in April 1977 also at Terminal Stations |
Mack COE was for a Portland, OR tanker and heavy haul fleet called Widing Transportation. They were a common sight in and out of the Bay Area of CA in the 70's. Hopefully someone knows what ever became of them after I moved back East in early 1981. |
Fletcher Transfer & Storage agent for Bekins early 1975 in W. Springfield, MA |
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| Glacier KW COE and a O/O leased to Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging out of Cincinnati, OH also taken at Terminal Stations in April 1978. |
Inco Mack R Model and two other unidentified Petes taken at the Muffin Treat along I-80 in Fairfield, CA on the same day in April 1977. |
NAVL shot in early 1975 at the local Springfield area NAVL agent yard in Chicopee, MA. They were just switching over to to the blue and white colors when I found this trailer still in the old livery. |
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| Paffile Truck Lines from Lewiston, ID shot in April 1977 at Terminal Stations. |
Trans-American Dodge COE along U.S. 202 N. of Westfield, MA 1974. When was the last Dodge COE you saw rolling down the highway?? |
White F/L leased to West Coast Truck Lines from Eugene, OR. taken at the Muffin Treat along I-80 in Fairfield, CA on the same day in April 1977. |
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| The shot of one of them fueling a C-5-A on the Flightline at Travis was taken in 1976. I was next in line to pump a load onto it. |
The shot taken of the lineup of one of 3 rows of refuelers we operated was shot in 1977 and must have been a slow day to have that many all parked. |
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| These two shots of the posed Dodge 900 or U.S. Air Force R-9 Refueling unit is the kind I drove when I was stationed at Travis AFB, CA from Sept 1975-June 1979. |
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| IH Transtar was taken in late 1975 at Terminal Stations. |
NAVL Pete COE was taken in sept. 1975 at terminal Stations one of my first truck pictures out in CA. |
GMC Astro's belong to McKesson Chemical taken in June 1976 also at Terminal Stations. It was a long distance shot that I cropped down as there was a mile of asphalt in the foreground. |
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| Grand Auto Stores was based in the East Bay area (some city below Oakland) and operated a big chain of auto parts stores in that part of CA. This shot was taken in 1976 at the Muffin Treat in Fairfield, CA. I just remembered another big tire dealer out there was called Big O tires, they operated a nice private fleet also. |
NWC-- Nationwide Carriers, Inc. Maple Plain, MN was shot at a Fairfield, CA motel. Taken in early 1979. |
This Frieghtliner COE belonged to United Agricultural Transportation affectionately nicknamed The Farmers Route from somewhere in CA. The had a real sharp fleet of F/L COE's all painted medium greeen w/ white trim. Unfortunetely this B & W shot was the only one I was ever able to find stopped wherever my rounds took me. Maybe someone knows where they were based out of and whatever became of them. Taken in early 1979. |
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| I took Longacre Family Poultry GMC in early 1975 in W. Springfield, MA right down the road from St Johnsbury's terminal. |
Everybody no doubt remembers Mrs. Smith's Pie Co. from Pottstown, PA. They ran IH Transtars for a good many years all wearing this extra bright eye catching yellow and white colors. Taken in early 1975 @ the Pioneer Valley Ref. Warehouse in Springfield's north end. |
Tony's Pizza use to come all the way to Westfield, MA from their plant in Salina, KS to deliver to a local frozen pizza distributor. I always thought it was an interesting concept as you could cram more frozen pizza's into furniture van w/ a freezer than a conventional reefer van. This was taken in early 1975. |
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| Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day was a long running theme for Viva Foods out of Eastern Mass. This old Dodge was taken as it delivered in the N. end of Springfield, MA in early 1975. |
Unidentified KW's pulling grain hoppers was taken at Terminal Stations. Taken in early 1979. |
A brand new Ford CL-9000 COE was taken at the 49er 76 N. of Sacramento on I-880. Taken in early 1979. |
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| How is this for a classy Chevrolet ride! He was pulling for Allied agent Baley Moving and Storage Co. Not sure where they were based out of, but I know took the picture at a motel in W. Springfield, MA in early 1975. |
Burnham Van Service, Columbus, GA Diamond Reo. I always liked the looks of this particular COE model as the big grill and clean lines of the tractor's design shape gave it a pleasing business looking appearance. I know I shot this somewhere in the Springfield, MA area, but the exact location even with the background to help eludes me. |
Here is a Dodge COE for Global Van Lines from Anaheim, CA at the time I shot it at the Mass 10 Truck Stop on U.S. 20 near Auburn, MA in 1974. |
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| Republic Van Lines with Headquarters in Baltimore, MD had a neat logo a flying duck with a bright sun behind it. I caught this drom equipped F/L as the sun was setting behind the Westfield, MA Howar Johnson's in the winter of 1974/75. |
ALNASCO from Pittsfield, MA. They moved structual steel to const. sites. This was taken in 1974 along U.S. 5 in W. Springfield, MA. NOte the Mitchell Transport Road Boss in the background painted up to pull dedicated Lehigh Cement bulkers. |
Mack Western COE was either an O/O or possibly a Co. owned truck for Safeway Truck Lines from IN or OH. Some Safeway rigs had LaPaz, IN on the door and others had an Ohio city, possibly Lima on the door. This was taken in 1974 by the Hampden Beef Co. lot in downtown Springfield, MA |
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| Here is an O/O leased to Subler Transfer from Versailles, OH taken in 1974 at the farmers market complex in Springfield, MA. There was this Subler and a Carl Subler also from Versailles, OH and Auburndale, FL. |
Tobin's Packing Co., Albany, NY 1974 on U.S. 202 N. side of Westfield, MA |
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| Smith's Transfer Corp. Staunton, VA intersting combination of a city P & D tractor hooked to a open top drop frame with probably a load of glass. I shot it in W. Springfield, MA in 1974. |
Thrifty Service Systems, Inc. (TSS) from L.A., CA delivering to the docks of the Springfield, MA farmers market complex during the summer of 1974. |
NAVL Chev Titan taken at the Holiday Inn in downtown Springfield, MA in 1974 |
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| Unidentified White Western Star. The lettering is too small and not super sharp. I do know I took it backed to the same door as the Thrifty KW COE if you notice the tree behind the building. |
IH Transtar is for Blodgett Furniture Transport form Grand Rapids, MI They were a long time carrier of new furniture that went out of business sometime in the early to mid 80's. I shot it in 1974 in W. Springfield, MA. |
Mack R model belonged to Columbia Paperboard from the Albany, NY area. Prior to obtaining these Macks they ran the mid 60's version of the White 9000. This was taken at the Valley View Diner where U.S. 5 and I-91 meet in W. Springfield during the winter months of 1974/1975. |
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| Diamond Reo with a "covered wagon" was leased to Jones Motor Co's Lancer special commodities division based out of Spring City, PA and was waiting to unload at the Sterling Radiator pant in Westfield, MA in the spring of 1975. |
O/O leased to Schanno Transportation based out of W. St Paul, MN I found in a snowstorm in early 1975 at the Westfield, MA Hojo's lodge. |
National Van Lines Freightliner taken at Terminal Stations along I-80 at Cordelia, CA |
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| Bekins Van Lines GMC Astro taken along I-80 at Vacaville, CA |
Unidentified Peterbilt taken at Terminal Stations along I-80 at Cordelia, CA |
West Coast Truck Lines Freightliner taken at Terminal Stations along I-80 at Cordelia, CA in February 1976. |
