34 10-4 Magazine / May 2025 also stemmed from other companies in the area running older trucks with some updates. Charlie is only a few miles from RW Smith Trucking (Kevin Smith’s W900A was featured in the March 2023 issue of 10-4) and others. The truck made its official debut at the 2024 ATCA Show in Macungie, PA. It was so fresh the pinstriping was evenslightlywet! Whileitwasbasically finished at this point, Charlie ran into a coolant issue. Thankfully, Charlie was able to take it to Vanderlely’s Truck Sales & Service in Ottsville, PA. Unfortunately, themotordidhavetogetrebuilt. Fast forward to now and the truck is running strong, hauling aggregate and dirt around to different sites! Since Charlie’s goal is to haul bulk materials with the truck, like aggregate, asphalt and other materials, it only made sense to shoot it in a quarry and near a crushing plant. I again turned to my employer and was allowed to use the same location that I used with another dump truck (Matt Green in the January 2023 edition of 10-4). It was a warm afternoon, but the color of the stone, pit and plant really made the truck pop. You may hear people say that the younger generation does not seem to care about older trucks or their history, butIwouldhavetodisagree. Meand many of my friends have a massive appreciation for them and some are even lucky enough to own and restore them. Charlie is also one of the members of the younger generation who is keeping the Brockway brand alive, even though the company is no longer in existence. At such a young age, Charlie’s collection is pretty impressive, and it includes not just the 361 and the 147, but also includes a 1947 Model 88 Stake Body, a 1957 260 tractor, a 1967 358 6-wheeler dump truck, a 1968 359 tractor, a 1970 361 wrecker, a 1973 459 caboveranda197671tractor. Allthese trucks are in various stages of restoration, and some will be put to work, while otherswillbebuiltforshows. When the 147 came home, Charlie then knew it was only right to keep the Brockway theme moving. As he put it, he wants to keep the history of “the most rugged trucks in America going!” Charlie would like to thank his father for kick-starting his addiction to Brockway trucks and for his help in this endeavor of being a business owner. Charlie would also like to thank all his family and friends and everyone that had a hand in the building of this truck. This is not the last you’ll hear of Charlie, as he already has a new project almost ready to hit the streets. Charlie Bollinger proves you can teach an old truck new tricks – and keep its history and memory alive, in the process! n
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