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Big trucks still rule the highways: Don Patterson, with some of the vehicles his Sherway Ford Truck sells, says tailoring trucks to the job is vital if costs are to be kept down
Big trucks still rule the highways: Don Patterson, with some of the vehicles his Sherway Ford Truck sells, says tailoring trucks to the job is vital if costs are to be kept down

Big trucks still rule the highways: Don Patterson, with some of the vehicles his Sherway Ford Truck sells, says tailoring trucks to the job is vital if costs are to be kept down

Date5/22/1980
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0131909F
      Ribbons of stalled cars and trucks out lined closed-down highways and roads in Wood-stock-Ingersoll area last night as drifts as high as 8 feet covere(...)
      Ribbons of stalled cars and trucks out lined closed-down highways and roads in Wood-stock-Ingersoll area last night as drifts as high as 8 feet covere(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      1/10/1978
      Fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles litter the Etobicoke Creek valley where the stricken plane came to rest. Cause of th(...)
      Fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles litter the Etobicoke Creek valley where the stricken plane came to rest. Cause of th(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      6/26/1978
      It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
      It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
      Norris, Dave
      1/27/1971
      The big clean-up. A fleet of little trucks ensures that the track in the Olympic stadium is as spotless as a kitchen floor. First, these trucks scrub (...)
      The big clean-up. A fleet of little trucks ensures that the track in the Olympic stadium is as spotless as a kitchen floor. First, these trucks scrub (...)
      Bezant, Graham
      8/25/1972
      Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave
      Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave
      Lennon, Frank
      6/19/1987
      Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
      Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
      Norris, Dave
      7/12/1973
      Many people complain about trucks using highway, yet few consider congestion caused by by cars during morning and evening rush hours. If work hours an(...)
      Many people complain about trucks using highway, yet few consider congestion caused by by cars during morning and evening rush hours. If work hours an(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      8/12/1974
      Tractor-trailers pile up on the 401 in the snow, The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 are blocked by trucks and tractor-trailers that jackknifed and cra(...)
      Tractor-trailers pile up on the 401 in the snow, The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 are blocked by trucks and tractor-trailers that jackknifed and cra(...)
      Norris, Dave
      12/20/1973
      Stranded by 20 inches of snow near London are these cars and transport trucks at a Highway 401 service centre south of Ingersoll. The snow fall was so(...)
      Stranded by 20 inches of snow near London are these cars and transport trucks at a Highway 401 service centre south of Ingersoll. The snow fall was so(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      11/24/1970
      Brink's trucks torched, Firefighters pour water on to one of four Brink's trucks set on fire in the company's east-end yard early yesterday
      Brink's trucks torched, Firefighters pour water on to one of four Brink's trucks set on fire in the company's east-end yard early yesterday
      Stancu, Henry
      12/4/1990
      Trucks Blocked: Postal pickets block the lane from the Toronto Island ferry docks yesterday, obstructing trucks carrying mail
      Trucks Blocked: Postal pickets block the lane from the Toronto Island ferry docks yesterday, obstructing trucks carrying mail
      Beaty, Keith
      8/29/1991
      Timely switch: Michael Pratt says Atripco Delivery Service in Etobicoke is saving 57 per cent on fuel bills since it converted 10 trucks to natural gas
      Timely switch: Michael Pratt says Atripco Delivery Service in Etobicoke is saving 57 per cent on fuel bills since it converted 10 trucks to natural gas
      Eglinton, Rick
      1/15/1991