Road Trip - Part 2

 Continuing my northern mainland Nova Scotia jaunt from September 10, is a mixed bag of interesting or different vehicles.

Truro, NS is an important transportation hub on the Trans Canada Highway (designated Highway 104 in Nova Scotia) running from the New Brunswick border to North Sydney on Cape Breton Island. Nearby Onslow is the junction with Highway 102, which runs approximately 100 km to Halifax and is the busiest section of highway in Atlantic Canada.

It is not surprsing that Truro is home to two major truck dealers - one for Freightliner and one for Volvo/Mack. Both also operate large maintenance facilities. 

The Volvo / Mack dealer ( MacKay's - no relation) had some colourful equipment in its yard.

A couple of new Macks were lined up on display.

The owners of this new Volvo opted for high visibility.

Getting ready for winter, this Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Mack plow truck may also be getting ready for a new door label as the department has been renamed the Department of Public Works.

Several trucking companies make their homse in Truro sas well. One that is new to me is WMB Holdings Ltd, a transporter of commodities - I assume agriculture related. They run some big bulk hauling rigs such as this Kenworth. The tires on the fourth trailer axle are just slightly off the ground.

 Irving Oil's large truck stop is a convenient stopping off point for through traffic, and is a good place to see long haul trucks such as this Kenworth running for DFS Projects of Woodstock, ON.

The used Cat backhoe may be coming from or going to the nearby Ritchie Bros equipment auctioneers, whose facility at Debert, NS is another busy spot.

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