This nostalgic scrapbook of archival and contemporary photographs documents the evolution of dump trucks, from the first dump trucks to the monsters of today! Heavy haulers from Mack, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Diamond T, White, and many others are featured with introductory text and detailed captions that explain the development of these wonderful workhorse vehicles.
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A professor of transportation at San Francisco State University, Don Wood has written several books for MBI Publishing Company. including Gas & Oil Trucks, Wreckers & Tow Trucks, American Buses, Delivery Trucks and American Beer Trucks. He lives in Larkspur, California.
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The motor truck came into use during this first decade of the twentieth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gravity dump body, twin rear axles, cab protector, vertical hoist, transfer trailer, hydraulic hoist, dump trailer, dump bodies, hand hoist, dump box, motor truck, truck chassis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Truck Gazette, Hockensmith Corp, Auto Truck, World War, New York, American Automobile Manufacturers Assn, Chuck Rhoads, Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection, Press Tank, South Carolina, San Francisco, Gar Wood, United States, Challenge Cook Bros, Harrah Automobile Foundation, Los Angeles, Army Corps of Engineers, Dorsey Trailers, Flow Boy, Peabody Galion, The William, Couple Gear, Crysteel Mfg, Graham Bros New!
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The motor truck came into use during this first decade of the twentieth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gravity dump body, twin rear axles, cab protector, vertical hoist, transfer trailer, hydraulic hoist, dump trailer, dump bodies, hand hoist, dump box, motor truck, truck chassis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Truck Gazette, Hockensmith Corp, Auto Truck, World War, New York, American Automobile Manufacturers Assn, Chuck Rhoads, Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection, Press Tank, South Carolina, San Francisco, Gar Wood, United States, Challenge Cook Bros, Harrah Automobile Foundation, Los Angeles, Army Corps of Engineers, Dorsey Trailers, Flow Boy, Peabody Galion, The William, Couple Gear, Crysteel Mfg, Graham Bros New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- International Trucks by Frederick W. Crismon on page 19, and Back Matter
- Long Island City (Images of America) by Greater Astoria Historical Society on page 33
- The Public Library (In the High Street) by Graeme Kent on page 28
- Wee Sing in the Car by Pamela Conn Beall in Back Matter
- Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles by David Doyle on page 66
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