WILLIAM WEATHERSTONE                           

50 YEARS OVER THE ROAD

 

 

INTRODUCTION

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THE DIESEL GYPSY

MY PHOTOS
MY STORIES
TRUCK SHOWS
LINKS
GUEST PHOTOS
BITS & PIECES
TRUCK ACCIDENT--- 1958
GUEST BOOK

The Diesel Gypsy and my 1990 International Eagle tractor, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

 

THIS WEB SITE IS UPDATED ON A DAILY BASIS. CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR  ADDITIONAL NEW MATERIAL

 NEW --- TRUCKERS AT WORK SECTION ---  THE PATTERSON'S LOGGING IN CANADA'S NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ~ PAGE 2 HAS JUST BEEN ADDED.
NEW --- RAY GILLELAND --- (AUSTRALIAN TRUCKING PIONEER) TELLS HIS TRUE ADVENTURE STORIES FROM THE EARLY DAYS, TRUCKING IN THE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK.
NEW --- TRUCKING & ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
NEW --- BOB FLETCHER & GRANDSON VISITS --- MASHAM, ENGLAND (STEAM SHOW)
 

--- SUBJECTS OF INTEREST ---

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HEAVY TRUCKS &  INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

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PILOT CARS OF CANADA'S NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

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CANADA'S WINTER ICE ROADS --- FROM THE EARLY DAYS, TO THE PRESENT

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CANADA'S WINTER CAT TRAIN FREIGHTERS OF THE 1930's & 40's --- YOU CAN STILL LIVE THE EXPERIENCE IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
5   SO, YOU WANT TO TRUCK IN CANADA? --- A PAGE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES.
6 SAM WILSON'S STORY --- ONE TRUCKER'S WORK HISTORY FROM THE 1930's THROUGH TO THE 1970's

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THE LABRADOR HIGHWAY
8 HARRY RUDOLFS TRUCKING STORIES 

EARLIER, (EASTERN) CANADIAN  TRUCKING

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HOW DID YOU GET INTO TRUCKING? ------ STORIES ABOUT HOW SOME OF TODAY'S DRIVERS FOUND THEIR START IN THE BUSINESS ---  NEW ENTRIES

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THERE ARE MANY PHOTOS DISPLAYED HERE FROM --- AUSTRALIA'S NEW  FANTASTIC WORLD RECORD ROADTRAIN TRUCK PULL
12 TRUCKING IN RUSSIA --- A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
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VARIOUS TRUCK SHOWS FROM CANADA AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES ---

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NEW --- TRUCKING IN THE CANADIAN OIL PATCH
15 FROM BELGIUM ~ GUY ROBAYE'S DRAWINGS OF ANTIQUE TRUCKS IN EUROPE.

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A PAGE FOR TRUCKERS AT WORK --- (GUEST PAGES)  --- YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, AND HAVE A DEDICATED PAGE JUST FOR YOU

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AUSTRALIA'S WONDER WOMAN TRUCKIE --- RESURRECTS, AND RESTORES A   "B-61" MACK TRUCK

18 MARK MANDERS --- A TRUCKER FRIEND OF MINE FROM HOLLAND, HAS MADE A 52 DAY 16,000 km (10,000 mi) DRIVING VACATION TRIP ACROSS 2/3 OF CANADA. A COMPLETE PHOTO & DESCRIPTION OF HIS TRIP IS DISPLAYED ON THIS WEB SITE. IT INCLUDES PHOTOS & DRAG RACING VIDEOS FROM 2 OF CANADA'S FAMOUS TRUCK SHOWS. THE FERGUS TRUCK SHOW & THE RODEO DE CAMION TRUCK SHOW.
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NEW --- ROAD OF DEATH

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 JELOME JEONG --- KOREA - JAPAN - CHINA -  TRUCK GALLERY ---

  한국,일본트럭 전시장

새로운 --- (일에 트럭 운전사) 운전사 헨리J.MORLAND IN과 함께 오스트레일리아 도로 기차를 타십시요. 호주저 쪽에 그의 급행 뛰기를 경험하십시요.

- B  CHINA TRUCK UPDATE --- 중국 트럭 갱신

 

NOTE --- You may find that on Asian web sites, the language may show up as empty squares. You need to download the Asian language package, from your (XP Disc), or you can do same at Microsoft download page. (FREE)
21 NOTE --- WWW. --- LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS --- COMMUNICATE IN MOST ANY LANGUAGE  --- DON'T MISS OUT ON ALL THE INTERESTING FOREIGN WEB SITES.

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 HAULING FREIGHT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
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 WINTER ICE FISHING PROBLEMS ---

24  So you want to be a --- FIRST TIME OWNER/OPERATOR
 
 

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William Weatherstone, --- All rights reserved.

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RANDOM CANADA PHOTOS.

Elliot Lake Mining Memorial,

Elliot Lake,

Ontario,  Canada.

Random Canada photo compliments of --- The Diesel Gypsy  (Don't click, you are here now)

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