Sunday August 1, 2010

  

 

Fergus, Ontario

Friday, July 23

Truck Show – Part 2

 

 

 

Each time I walked the grounds to see what or who I could photograph, many guys and gals were polishing and cleaning chrome.

 

 

This guy asked if I would take a picture of him with his truck.

 

 

On one walk I found some serious animal guards.

Some call them grill guards, cow catchers, roo-bars, moose bumpers, and most often, bullbars. They provide you with collision protection against elk, deer, moose, debris and any other obstruction that dares get in your way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I enjoyed watching this cutie and her mom polishing wheel nut covers.

 

 

 

 

I asked if the truck was her dad’s. She nodded “yes”.

 

 

These are spiked nut covers.

 

 

Bell City Transport trucks created a pretty display

 

 

 I was interested in Challenger’s A-Train

 

 

This one was a long rig – with two 53′ trailers hooked together. The blue equipment in front of the A-train was part of another Challenger trailer.

 

 

 I learned that an A-train is when two full trailers are hooked together with a dollie. The B-train is when the back trailer is attached directly to the first trailer. One driver told me that he does not like to back an A-train, because it is like backing a rope.

 

 

Joel Bernier (say it the French way because he was born in Quebec) from Branford, Ontario, enjoyed teaching me about A-trains and B-trains, and then asked to see the chapel when I told him what we do.

 

 

These two men Milko and Simeron were born in Croatia, and met in Ontario. Both are vibrant Christians and enjoyed telling us about their lives, and listening to Cerwin tell them about TFC. 

 

 

The beautiful sunset as we left the grounds on Friday evening.

 

 

More truck show photos tomorrow