10/07/2026
Hump Day again! The Round Barn is busy as usual. We’re a little short handed due to Fall Break at our local schools, but we are rolling on through it! If you need SERVICE, call Eric for getting your truck on the schedule. PARTS: delivering daily! Call Chad, Nicole or Alex for all your parts inquiries. SALES...we will have our full team at the ready tomorrow! Please call Justen on his cell for immediate SALES assistance:
513-702-7758
What’s going on out there? Well, if you need some caffeine, today is “National Frappe Day?” It’s also ”Information Overload Day.” And with that, I’ll shut up now!
Here’s a really neat post that Lori shared on her fb page. I thought it was perfect for all of you afficionados of heavy duty trucks. Of course I have to give the nod to Jack & Gus Mack! Enjoy!!!
LISCHKGE MOTORS INC.
Southeast Indiana’s Authorized Mack Truck Dealership since 1938!
812-926-1805 www.AuroraMack.com
THE MEN WHO BUILT BLUE-COLLAR AMERICA: THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF HEAVY POWER 🇺🇸🚜🚛⚙️💨
Long before modern interstates, skyscrapers, and industrial farmlands existed, it took visionary men with grease on their hands and iron in their blood to get this nation moving.
From hauling freight across mountain passes to plowing the Heartland and forging the roads, these 9 industrial pioneers built the legendary machinery that built America:
🔹 T.A. PETERMAN — Peterbilt
The lumberman who got tired of logs taking too long to reach the mill and built the most iconic heavy-duty highway trucks in history.
🔹 HARRY KENT & EDGAR K. WORTHINGTON — Kenworth
Pioneering Seattle custom builders who combined their names (Ken-Worth) to conquer the rugged grades of the Pacific Northwest.
🔹 JACK & GUS MACK — Mack Trucks
The Mack brothers engineered commercial workhorses so tough that British soldiers in WWI nicknamed them “Bulldogs” for their sheer grit.
🔹 LELAND JAMES — Freightliner
A real-life fleet operator who revolutionized highway logistics by designing lightweight aluminum cab-over trucks to maximize freight payloads.
🔹 CLESSIE CUMMINS — Cummins Diesel
The mechanical genius who spent weeks in his workshop perfecting the highway diesel engine, forever changing American freight and heavy power.
🔹 CYRUS McCORMICK — International Harvester
The industrial titan whose mechanical reaper and heavy farm equipment laid the foundation for modern American agriculture.
🔹 BENJAMIN HOLT — Caterpillar (CAT)
The inventor of the continuous crawler track tractor, laying the foundation for earthmovers that literally reshaped the landscape of the globe.
🔹 JOHN DEERE — John Deere
The pioneer blacksmith whose polished steel plow tamed the tough prairie soil and birthed the most loyal farming heritage on Earth.
🔹 KARL PROBST — Jeep 4x4
The brilliant freelance engineer who designed the blueprint for the original 4x4 Bantam Reconnaissance Car (the Willys Jeep) in just 49 hours to help win WWII.
Without these 9 pioneers, nothing gets built, nothing gets farmed, and nothing gets delivered.
Show your pride with your reaction:
👍 LIKE for the Highway Kings: Peterbilt, Kenworth & Freightliner!
❤️ LOVE for the Iron Backbone: Cummins & Caterpillar!
😮 WOW for the Farming Icons: John Deere & International!
🔥 DROP A COMMENT if you run or wrench on a Mack or Jeep!
Truckers, farmers, diesel techs, and heavy equipment operators: Which of these machines puts food on your table? Drop a picture or your mileage below!
