Kenworth Days

 Although tomorrow, September 16 is the official opening day of the new Bayview Kenworth facility in the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth, I decided to have a preview today.

This very smart straight reefer/box truck with sleeper was on display out front. For long hauls with high value perishables, such as lobsters, this type of vehicle has long been popular with fish dealers in the Maritimes for their frequent trips to Boston. 

Also in the lot was this brawny tractor fitted out for logging by C.E.Harrison Woodlands. It is rare to see driving lights mounted inside the bull bars, but they are both essential equipment for back roads.

Across the harbour and back in Halifax, A-1 Towing and Recovery from Lower Sackville, NS was just hooking up to this broke down International.

The set back front axle truck has lost its KW radiator emblem, and now has a bulldog mounted on top, but its ancestry can't be concealed that easily. The fifth wheel wrecker unit mounted on the long chassis is a rare sight in this area, but does allow the truck to be converted back to semi-trailer work quickly when needed.

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