CDN M37 markings

[rob love]

Personally, I don't see much wrong with the plan of CFR and the Z11, if you can decipher what the Z11 means. The CFRs were there from the issue of the truck, and somewhere along the line it had the Z11. A bridge class marking, either the yellow circle or the subdued black outline of a circle with the number in the middle was appropriate throughout the trucks history.

The ordnance code on the front bumper was there until the brushes came out with the camoflauge, so that would be fine too.

Tire pressures could be over the wheel wells, although on most I only saw them sprayed on the inside drivers door with a stencil. Although those were on the dash data plate, the recommended pressures did change through the vehicle fleets history.

But I do know what Ed is saying, where too often the vehicles get plastered with every manner of marking, way beyond what was ever seen in service. Too often the siren and beacon soon follow, along with the convoy follows markings, along with some form of personalization onto the cowl sides like a woman's name or a nickname for the truck. Way too much on one vehicle.

The overlap of the Canadian flag pre camoflauge was a very short period. The flag could have been there for the 4 to 10 years of pre-camo, but may not be relevant to the Z11 marking time period. More research would have to be done on that Z11 marking.