Category Archives: Truck Mascots

Tweety

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Tina Garceau

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Lamb on the Grill

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Tina Garceau

Spotted on a Philadelphia Housing Authority truck in Bella Vista.

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Truck Mascot

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Joe_Williams

While this may not count as a true Truck Mascot being that the vehicle is not a truck but a school bus, I feel it’s close enough. It is mostly a big International truck adapted to haul kids off to … Continue reading →

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Truck Mascot – The Imperial Edition

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Tina Garceau

This poor slob is from a movie that’s less than a year old and here he is lashed to a SEPTA service truck stopped at 11th & Wharton. Being a Stormtrooper™ has got to be a crappy job.

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A Sad Shrek

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another example of the urban phenomena I refer to as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a pickup. This driver … Continue reading →

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Boxerbear at 4th and Bainbridge

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another fine example of the urban phenomena I call Truck Mascots. This fellow was adorning a commercial garbage truck making a pickup around 4th and Bainbridge.

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Trash Truck King Kong

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Tina Garceau

When I saw this on the street the other day, it vaguely reminded me of the sequence in King Kong where his captors have finally put him on stage in New York – “Don’t be alarmed, ladies and gentlemen. Those … Continue reading →

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