Old Dominion Freight Line has a rolling museum in a semi trailer and brought it to SEMA, it's very cool, here are just a couple exhibits

very interesting to see how a family owned company got a small start and became a big success.
for a more thorough look, http://www.odfl.com/company/history.shtml

Drag racing dump truck clocks a 15 second pass. Damn! that is hauling!

The first bus in America, was built by Mack in 1900

Jack was 14 when he ran away from home, became a mule driver on the railroads and then went on to be an engineer on heav equipment and ships. Later he went into business with his brothers

Now, the Mack trucking company has a museum and heritage center in the Mack Customer Center in Allentown Pennsylvania http://www.macktrucks.com/assets/mack/Bulldog/BulldogMagazine2011Volume1.pdf page 3

“It gives us a powerful way to immerse customers from North America and around the world in the products, history and culture of the Mack brand.” said Mike Reardon, Mack vice president, marketing.

Created inside the company’s former engineering development and test center, the Mack Customer Center includes a product showroom, an 18,000-square-foot modification center and a two-lane, .73 mile oval track, allowing customers to put their vehicles to the test. The track has multiple grades, on- and off-road durability courses and a skid pad.


Inside, customers can relax, meet and work in a comfortable reception area or at the “Bulldog Café.” The new facility also houses the Mack Museum and Heritage Center, which will open to the public beginning November 1, 2010. http://www.macktrucks.com/default.aspx?pageid=5094  

GMC Bison Bullet, 1965

Found on http://www.cardesign.ru/forum/diskussii/obschenie/1352

Is it a Zinger? I don't think so, but obviously similar

Found on http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/

the Ken Block Gymkhana has got 12 time Pikes Peak Big Rig winner Mike Ryan inspired

Ignore the first minute and 15 seconds, it is crap, but after 1:15 it rocks!







Found on http://www.thecartorialist.com/

Most primitive of the mechanized flatbed tractor trailers, a 1910 Studebaker

Looks too unwieldy to be safe, maybe it's that the size of the car is as big in profile as the truck

The new ad campaign for Coca Cola delivery trailers

I've never posted a photo of a sanitation tanker truck before, but these clever ads and slogans are too funny not to pass on

Thanks Karen!

Variety of cool stuff I came across at the GNRS

Made me laugh

Really great look, I don't think I've seen a steering wheel like this before

before the Garmin, early primitive man had a MAP! This mounted clip board seems to be function and utility for a rally

great collection!

The shifter know instead of the normal handle is a cool touch, the white walled red rims with beauty rings are damn good looking too

Moving tanks with single and double ended semi tractors (push-pull units for the heavy tanks)

read more about them and see a couple more examples at http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/07/double-eagle-no-double-header.html#more