Parking Lot - Wat Rong Kung - Chiang_Rai province

P1000424_chiang_rai_wat_rong_kung_autocar by vanhouten1, on Flickr

The same coach as above ; have a look at the silencer/muffler and the swastika on the two sides of the bus

P1000422_chiang_rai_wat_rong_kung_autocar by vanhouten1, on Flickr

Could have gone for the Michelin Man thread, but decided on this instead.

Sip-phet-reaw on route 21, Phetchabun;

[edit] What's missing here is a lot of black smoke coming from the high-mounted exhaust-pipe. I want to get that shot next time. - My idea to go about that shot is change the vantage point to a traffic light junction. To get the truck in motion from stand still requires a lot of diesel power and black smoke.

Over New Year and holiday periods there's a few extra clunkers on the roads to keep up with passenger demand

This old Mercedes Benz bus was our transport from Chanthaburi to Sa Kaeo on 1 January 2015.

A missed opportunity though, should have got a pic at an earlier stop, out of Chan those roof racks were loaded with boxes and big plastic crates (no people though) as most passengers were Cambodian workers taking goods home, they got off the bus at Pong Nam Ron (cross border near there at Ban Laem or Ban Pakkard)

Anyhow . . . the bus got us there ok, albeit rather slowly and with many, many stops along the way. It was especially slow on the incline towards Soi Dao, the hills there are around 1500m above sea level, and quite a climb.

and luxurious interior

Wire truck!

A beautiful shot , Ron ; i like it very much

Something for you to play in your sandpit with Ron.

The Liebherr T 282B is an off-highway, ultra class, rigid frame, two-axle, diesel/electric, AC powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured in USA . It's offering one of the largest haul truck payload capacities in the world, up to 400 short tons (363 t).

Trucks like these ; photos shot on road 2 from Khorat to Udon_Thani

New life jacket delivery!

Superb shot Ron !!

Going out the bus station down town Udon_Thani ; there is another bus station outside the town

P1010631_udon_thani_autocar by vanhouten1, on Flickr

Something innovative.

Nose like a Norwegian racing sardine.