Tiptoeing through a truck graveyard

They sit silently now, perched along a busy stretch of I-78 in Pennsylvania: the picked-over carcasses of once mighty highway-prowling machines that used to thunder across the asphalt ribbons tying America together. Midway Salvage serves as the “graveyard” for these deceased big rigs, from which a host of components and parts are removed – for a price – to help keep their still-functioning brethren up and running on the road.
Oct. 30, 2015

They sit silently now, perched along a busy stretch of I-78 in Pennsylvania: the picked-over carcasses of once mighty highway-prowling machines that used to thunder across the asphalt ribbons of America. Midway Salvage serves as the “graveyard” for these deceased big rigs, from which a host of components and parts are removed – for a price – to help keep their still-functioning brethren up and running on the road. Fleet Owner originally visited Midway Salvage two years ago and we return for a second look in honor of Halloween. (All photos by Sean Kilcarr)

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Sean Kilcarr

Editor in Chief

Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

 

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