12 10-4 Magazine / July 2026 With a love for Macks, their collection is huge and spans a wide range of years and models, including a few unique pieces that have Hollywood fame. Some of these “famous” trucks include the White Volvo conventional with the custom sleeper from the movie Over the Top, which stars Sylvester Stallone as tough Lincoln Hawk, an over-the-road trucker who wins the truck after winning an arm wrestling tournament in Las Vegas. Another pair of Macks the brothers own are two of the actual “Big Black Bulldog Macks” driven by the Rubber Duck (played by actor Kris Kristofferson) in the trucking classic, Convoy. While speaking with Jeff, I asked him how many trucks they have in their current collection, and he told me, “Honestly, I’ve lost count!” He then added, “We do it for the fun of it and our own enjoyment. I am not one to show my trucks, nor do I really want the attention. We collect them because we love trucks, and obviously Mack trucks, in particular.” Last year I suggested to our editor here at 10-4 Magazine, Daniel Linss, that we had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a special issue to celebrate the patriotic side of trucking and our nation’s 250th birthday in this July 2026 issue. So, with the hunt on for patriotic trucks, I had remembered seeing Mack trucks with the All-American paint scheme on them when I was younger, but it had been years since I had seen one in person. After reaching out to Mack collector Ryan Bassett and Doug Maney (the curator of the Mack Trucks Historical Museum) for help, Ryan reached out to some collectors. Not having luck at first, Ryan eventually sent me some info about a 1974 Mack RS700L located in Quebec, Canada with the All-American paint scheme. I initially didn’t give it much thought because the truck was so far away and, not to mention, in Canada. But with the search narrowing and little results, we began to realize that this All-American Mack is a rare survivor, and this paint scheme is even more rare these days, especially a truck from this era, that’s over 50 years old, with its original paint on it! Trying to figure out how we were going to get this truck photographed for this article, as neither Dan nor myself had the time to go to Quebec, Jeff Malo initially said he might be able to get a local photographer to shoot the Mack for us. I then reached out to a couple of Canadian automotive photographers based in that area, but again, not having much luck, I was coming to a bit of a dead end. But as luck would have it, while speaking with my friend Mike Gaffin (aka The Boston Trucker) on the phone one day, I had mentioned that I was in a bit of a bind and jokingly asked him if he knew any good Canadian trucking photographers in the Montreal, Quebec area. And Mike quickly responded, “As a matter of fact, yes, I do.” With Mike’s involvement with Shell Super Rigs, he introduced me to Sonya Messier, the photographer who has shot all the trucks featured on the Shell Super Rigs Calendar for the past several years. After Dan spoke with Sonya, she spoke with Jeff Malo, and they made plans to shoot the All-American Mack RS700L for us. “Honestly, it was one of the best photo shoots I have ever done. Jeff and his brother Alex were very gracious, and anything I needed at the shoot, in order to get the angle and background I wanted, they did without question,” said Sonya. “We were initially going to shoot the Mack at a local airport, but due to a couple of issues with the old Mack, we decided to shoot the truck on their property, next to an old garage, which worked out well and gave the truck a proper feel, considering its age,” added Sonya. “It’s really cool to know that this rare Mack is in Montreal, literally in my backyard, and so cool that this piece of American trucking history survives up here and is well cared for,” said Sonya. She then added, “Jeff and Alex work seven
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