When I was a kid, I was always excited to see moving trucks around the neighborhood. At the time, the reason for my excitement revolved more around the fact that we'd have new neighbor and whether or not these neighbors had any cool kids I could play with ...
I'm all grown up now, and I'm still excited when I see moving trucks! Now however, my focus has shifted from the people moving in to the truck that carry their belongings. And now, I'm not scouting their belongings... I'm ogling the trucks. (Just to clear any potential misunderstandings! lol).
Most moving companies have really nice trucks, but the ones that always stand out are the Mayflower trucks! I really perk up when I see the Mayflower logo on a trailer, because I know with 99% certainty that I'm about to catch a glimpse of a gorgeous truck!
(So if any of you Mayflower truck drivers see my black pickup zooming by to get in front of you, it's not my intention to cut you off.... I simply wanna ogle your truck in my rearview mirror .... lol...) 
The Mayflower trucks are just so well polished! Both trucks & trailers are always well matched and they all look nice and clean and well taken care of. Some of the tractors have perversely huge cabs!! I'm talking apartment size cabs! Unfortunately I haven't been able to snap a photo of any of those, I usually see them when I'm driving myself & unable to take photos, but I've included a photo from one of my favorite websites, Hank's Truck Pictures , which showcases one of these cabs.
Mayflower truck with huge cab (Hank's Truck Pictures/Sissick Collection)
I recently stumbled across a Mayflower hub not far from where I live, and I was able to snap a few photos. Unfortunately it was a holiday so the gates were closed and it was hard to catch a good photo op of their trucks.
But fear not, now that I know where they are located, I'll be back there for more photos :)
(I guess I'll give up stalking United Van Lines and give them a break for awhile..... lol........)
(I guess I'll give up stalking United Van Lines and give them a break for awhile..... lol........)
Anyway, behind the wall of the Mayflower hub, I spotted a Mayflower trailer that probably isn't on the road as much anymore and certainly shows how the Mayflower trailers have evolved through the years... There was an old Ford truck parked next to it, but it was blocked by trees and difficult to photograph, so I'll have to catch it next time. I did, however, find a photo on the web of a similar Mayflower truck & trailer combo, so I borrowed that photo for my post.
Front end of the older Mayflower trailer parked @ the hub 
Shot of the older Mayflower trailer parked @ the hub 
Photo borrowed from the web, showing a similar trailer to the one I photographed,hooked up to an old Ford truck.
Below are a couple of current Mayflower trucks & trailers I caught while out & about on my little photo safari. It's kind of interesting to compare them to the older trailer from above :)
This gorgeous W900 was stretched out in front of the hub as well...
I visited the Mayflower website, just out of curiosity, and I was pleasantly surprised to find the following link:
http://www.mayflower.com/moving/full-service-movers/moving-tips/safe-driving.htm
http://www.mayflower.com/moving/full-service-movers/moving-tips/safe-driving.htm
It's a page that reiterates how to drive safely around a big rig, a topic that is near & dear to my heart and one that I cannot repeat enough in this blog so I decided to include their link.
Kudos to Mayflower for posting this! Hopefully at least a few motorists will read it & watch their behavior on the road.
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Yes the Mayflower trucks looks very well polished and real good condition of the trucks make them so durable and in demand.
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Yes the Mayflower trucks looks very well polished and real good condition of the trucks make them so durable and in demand.
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These are dependable trucks that deliver good of every needs and therefore sturdy and hardy engines.
The Mayflower trucks is very hard working truck .its looks very heavy and its capacity is much beater then other trucks.
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Like you, I can’t help but be amazed whenever I see trailer trucks. You have to wonder how much power the engine produces to pull and haul stuff that weigh double, maybe even triple, their weight. Anyway, have you seen the latest designs of Mayflower trailer trucks? They switched the ‘yellow and green’ combination to ‘white and green.’ But they still look amazing, and I bet you would still love them.
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Hi there.. I just wanted to let you know... to pass time in the car on trips, my kids and I hunt for certain trucks. Different predetermined trucks are worth different points, and, of course because of my memories of Mayflower trucks, and their striking paint job, they are at the top of the list, scoring 10 points each! There is always great excitement and shouting "MAYFLOWER!!!" if we are so lucky as to pass one!
FYI: FEDEX = 1 POINT
UPS = 2 POINTS
SWIFT = 3 POINTS
WESTERN EXPRESS = 3 POINTS
UNITED = 4 POINTS.
MAYFLOWER = 10
We've not been able to decide what other trucks to add or how much they should be "worth" as of yet.
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