Author: Ron Adam
Publisher: Motorbook
Keywords: 1970s, rigs
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0760325480
ISBN-13: 9780760325483
Travel the 1970s, what may have been the last great era of the big rigs, with the man who knows semi trucks better than anyone. Ron Adams, author of Big Rigs of the 1950s, Big Rigs of the 1960s, Mack Trucks, and 100 Years of Semi Trucks, takes readers through the decade, introducing the trucks that debuted or saw significant revamping, describing the quirks and innovations, and offering detailed information about the models, trailers, trucking companies, and various hauling configurations. Spotlighting manufacturers from Mack and Freightliner to White, Peterbilt, and Kenworth, and featuring
Author: Stan Holtzman
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Keywords: rigs
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2005-08-27
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0896587371
ISBN-13: 9780896587373
Nearly seven times the weight of a passenger car, big rigs are definitely the "kings of the road." But semis are more than mere modes of transporting goods: they symbolize American power, independence, and the romance of the open road. "Big Rigs is a fabulous photographic tribute to these venerable workhorses of the road—American semi trucks and trailers—from the past 100 years. "Big Rigs" provides a general introduction to the history of semis with chapters devoted to all of the major makes of Class 8 diesel trucks, including Mack, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, International,
Author: Bette S. Garber
Publisher: Crestline
Keywords: rigs
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2004-11-04
List price: $14.98
ISBN-10: 0760319960
ISBN-13: 9780760319963
500 great photos of the biggest of the big rigs on the road today. See them in action as they dump, load, and haul livestock, lumber, alfalfa, sand, and gravel. Vivid color photographs and a lively text describe today’s truck tractors and trailers. Includes all the key manufacturers like Mack, Peterbilt, International, Volvo, and GMC.
Author: David Gordon
Publisher: HarperCollins
Keywords: rigs, little, three
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2005-05-10
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0060581182
ISBN-13: 9780060581183
"Little rig, little rig, let me come in!" "Not by the chrome on my chinny chin chin." "Then I’ll crash and I’ll bash and I’ll smash your house in." When the three little rigs set out to build their own garages, each one thinks that his is going to be the strongest. But then the big bad wrecking ball comes to call and threatens to smash their new homes to smithereens. The brothers learn that it’s only by bravery and teamwork that they can win the day. A comic sequel to the ugly truckling.
Author: Darlene R. Stille
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Keywords: transportation, rigs
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2001-08
List price: $21.26
ISBN-10: 0756501474
ISBN-13: 9780756501471
Author: Jenny Bennett
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Keywords: rigs, sailing
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2005-11-15
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 1591148138
ISBN-13: 9781591148135
Author: Ron Adam
Publisher: MBI
Keywords: series, crestline, 1950s, rigs
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2001-11-10
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0760309787
ISBN-13: 9780760309780
The continued improvement of roadways and the dawn of the Interstate highway system in the 1950s was a boon to American industry in general and the trucking industry in particular. Railways no longer represented the only practical means of transporting goods from town to town and state to state. This marque-by-marque photo collection provides a comprehensive and nostalgic look back at the rapid development of tractor-trailer rigs which resulted during the decade of Ike and tailfins. Manufacturers like GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, White, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, Internation
