100 Years of Semi Trucks (Crestline Series) (Hardcover)

by Ronald Adams (Author) "Before the days of the motor trucks, horses and wagons were the most common means of transporting freight..." (more)
Key Phrases: reefer trailer, leased tractors, refrigerated carrier, New York, Ron Adams, Neil Sherff (more...)

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Product Description
A century of big rigs fill the pages of this hardbound retrospective. Arranged chronologically, each chapter offers a short introduction to the trucks and trailers of the period. Lengthy captions accompany each of more than 500 black-and-white photographs and a special section of 75 color photographs featuring major manufacturers like Mack, Peterbilt, Ford, Freightliner, International, and GMC, as well as trailer manufacturers and minor truck builders that have gone by the wayside. The main focus is on semis built from the 1940s through the 1970s.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: MBI (September 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760307695
• ISBN-13: 978-0760307694
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,152,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic History of North American Trucking, September 20, 2000

By	Hank Suderman (Surrey, BC) - See all my reviews

I just received this book and I am so excited. It is full of great pictures from many different collections that show trucks from all parts of North America during different periods of time of the past 100 years. This book is a MUST for anyone who interested in trucking history in North America.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely thrilling!, January 23, 2007

By	Frank Neubauer "suomen" (Berlin) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is the most comprehensive I read about North American trucks. I have lots of books about trucks but none is as thrilling as this one. A wealth of pictures and information - I doubt that there's another book which delivers such a complete history of 100 years of trucking in the U.S.

The only flaw (if you want to find one) is that half the pictures are really too small. But this of course is to get more photos into the book. If all where as big as the other half, the book would probably have 600 pages (and the same time would be much more expensive).

I think at the moment you can't get a better buy if you look for a really good summary of a century of trucking.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent trucking Book., February 25, 2009

By	Jose Lopez "Jose Lopez" (Miami,Florida USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is awesome and so far the best Of Adams Truck Books. Highly Recommended.