340-ton Rock Move!

Ok, so I made it! I was able to go and see, and photograph, the massive transport that is transporting a 340 ton (yes, TON) rock 105 miles, from Riverside to Los Angeles, where it will be displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as part of Michael Heizer's artwork Levitated Mass. (More on the artwork can be found on the web.... we're a trucking web site after all, not an art blog.... however a brief description of the art work can be found here: http://lacma.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/michael-heizer%e2%80%99s-levitated-mass-is-coming-to-lacma/ )

Anyway. For any truck enthusiast, this was a beautiful site. I snapped pictures like nobody's business. Unfortunately I was racing the sunlight, so I'm sorry about the variety in light on these pictures.  Some are a little dark, but it's what I was able to get :)

Now, I said 105 miles is the traveling distance, but that is if you can take the freeway.  With this load, there is no way to travel freeways with overpasses and weak spots.  After several months of collaboration between several cities, counties and engineering specialists, a route was planned out that is longer, but will be safer to travel.

The rock moves at 5mph and it only moves at night, from around 10pm and night until 5-6am in the morning.  It is said to possibly be the largest megalithic stone moves since ancient times.

The transport measures 260 feet long and 32 feet wide and if everythign goes according to schedule, the rock should be at LACMA on March 10th.

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE ROCK MOVE!

Ok, enough talk! Let's see some PICTURES!!!!  Enjoy!

I'll have the entire picture collection uploaded on Facebook, just join the 18wheeler FB group, although all I can say is that it's pretty much more of the same :)

You can read more detailed information about the rock and the progress of the transportation HERE.

Giant Rock transport!

I'm going to try to make it home in time to photograph this today.  This looks awesome. A giant rock, 340 ton, was moved 105 miles from Riverside, CA to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, it moves only at night at 5 mph.   Tonight it's parked within minutes of my house, I'm HOPING hoping hoping to take my camera out and get a few shots of it.

(Hey if it starts moving before I get there, I guess chances are I could catch up to it ...... :))


I WILL keep you posted and of course post photos if I get there in time to do so.

Bit of a Challenge .....

Let's hope nobody is on their way up ..... :)  I am from Norway and I can vouch for these roads leading up the mountains, they're this narrow and curvy and they're a bitch in the winter .... The snow plow comes through and leaves several feet tall walls of snow on the sides, it's like driving through a snow maze :)  (I'll have to see if I can find some pics).

ATLAS Van Lines - Most Interesting Things Moved!

I received an email that pointed me to this neat article from Atlas Van Lines of "Most Interesting Things Moves" ....


Most Interesting Things Moved by Atlas Movers by Atlas Van Lines


.... and Apollo space capsule might've been a neat sight :-) So would an 8ft camel for that matter!!


Annnnnd in true 18wheeler style, I can't post this without posting some photos of actual Atlas Van Lines trucks now, can I?

There was a surprising lack of good truck photos on the Atlas Van Lines' web site, but luckily people are so good at posting truck photos on the web ..... I borrowed a couple from there :)

Ho-hum, I'm sure this guy did its job in the day. 

Oh sweet......

...sweeeeeet ...........

SWEEEEET Kenworth!!!

Gorgeous!

Caterpillar finally rolling down the highways!

So .... like so many other people, I've reunited with an old friend through Facebook, and what do you know, he's a truck driver.   The other day, he sent me a photo of a really neat truck from CAT!

Unfortunately for him, he didn't get to drive it, but still .... he's probably one of the first ones to actually catch a glimpse of this new Caterpillar truck!

I had no idea Caterpillar made such nice-looking machines, so of course, nosey me had to investigate.

Turns out these trucks are brand spanking new! It's a Class 8 CT660.  It's a versatile truck, doing anything from hauling your waste to the dump to hauling your furniture, heavy goods and whatever else needs transporting down the highway.

Caterpillar didn't enter the vocational truck business without the proper research!   They sent team members out to ride along with truckers to observe what the truckers enjoyed comfort wise, what they lacked, what they wished for.... They looked into what the ultimate solutions would be for the best visibility, best comfort and best specs, all of the information was gathered from the ones who know these trucks the best: Truck Drivers!

I'm so excited about the birth of a new truck.  Not only is it good looking, but Caterpillar is a trusted brand what heavy machinery is concerned, so it'll be exciting to see what this highway truck of theirs will mount to and how popular it will be.

Cosmetically speaking, I think it bares somewhat of a resemblance to the Mack truck, but it's got its own style as well.

The pictures below have been shamelessly copied and borrowed from the Caterpillar website.

To learn more about this new truck, go visit http://www.drivecat.com
There they have all kinds of neat videos posted, as well as more information about their new truck.

Now let's get to the juicy stuff... the pictures!! Away we go!



Again, for more information about this truck, visit http://www.drivecat.com 
Their videos are really cool and you can get a better view of the CT660 there.

Anyone driving a CT660, feel free to visit us on Facebook and upload your pic!! (Or at least a pic of the truck ..... who are we kidding, that's really what we want to see ;-) hehe

Back in Business!

Kids! Work! Working on my first published novel!  It all gets in the way of what really matters...

BIG RIGS!

I saw this photo on Facebook today and I wanted to kick start back into gear again by posting it.
I have some Vegas truck-photos (I didn't make it to the convention last year, but I'm hoping to make this year's!) and some photos that friends have sent me, so I'm off and blogging again.

Anyway, thanks for hanging in there (if there are still anybody out there..... :-)) I promise, I'm like a bad penny, I will ALWAYS be back! :P

Harley big rig?

2-in-1!

I was driving to guitar practice today, and as I entered the mall where my classes are, there was a fierce big rig parked in the parking lot there.  Luckily it was Thursday night so the parking lot was fairly empty and I took a spin around to take some photos.
Unfortunately all I had was my phone, but it takes decent photos so I got some to show off.

I guess I should mention that when it comes to 4-wheelers, I'm 100% a FORD girl! I have a Ford truck myself that I spoil rotten and love like I love my pets lol, so no wonder I got excited when I saw this one....

Enjoy!