List of American truck manufacturers
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This is a list of American truck manufacturers.
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[edit] A
- AEERSA (fire trucks)
- Alden Sampson
- AM General
- American (1911–1913)
- American Austin (1929–1934)
- American Bantam (1935–1941)
- American Coleman
- American LaFrance (fire trucks)
- American Motor Truck[1]
- Available Truck Company [2] (1910-1957)
[edit] B
- Barley
- Bering
- Bessemer (1911-circa 1929)
- Bethlehem
- Biederman (1920–1955)
- Binghamton Electric (1920)
- Brockway
- Brodesser (1909–1911)
- Bryan Steam Motors (1918–1923)
- Buick
[edit] C
- Crown
- Caterpillar
- Chase (1907-1919)
- Chevrolet
- Chrysler
- Colet[3]
- Crane Carrier
[edit] D
[edit] E
[edit] F
- Fageol Motors (1916–1938; later Peterbilt)
- Fargo
- Federal Motor Truck Company
- General Motors
- Ford
- Freightliner
- FWD
[edit] G
- Garford
- Garwood
- General Vehicle (or G.V.) (1905–1906)[4][5]
- Gersix (1915–1922)
- GMC (1912–present)
- Grabowsky (1908–1913)
- Graham-Paige
[edit] H
[edit] I
- International
- International Power Company (1899–1902)[8]
[edit] J
[edit] K
- Kaiser
- Kaiser-Frazer
- Kenworth
- Kentucky Wagon Works (1914–1923)[9]
- Kissel (1910–1930)
[edit] L
- Lincoln
- Luedinghaus (1920–1933)
[edit] M
- Maccar (1914–1935)
- Mack
- Marion[disambiguation needed
] (garbage trucks) - Marmon
- Marmon-Herrington (1931–1964)[10]
- McNeilus
- Mogul (before 1926)[11]
[edit] N
[edit] O
- Oldsmobile
- Old Hickory (1914–1923)[9]
- Oneida
- Oshkosh (1918-) (Wisconsin Duplex 1917-1918)
- Ottawa[12]
[edit] P
- Packard (1904–1923)
- Pak-Mor (garbage trucks, San Antonio)
- Palmer-Moore (1906–1918)
- Peterbilt (1939–present)
- Pierce[13] (1955-) (distinct from Pierce-Arrow)
- Pierce-Arrow (1911-circa 1934)
- Piggins Practical (1911–1916)
- Plymouth (1935–1941)
- Pontiac
- Poss (1911–1912)[14]
[edit] R
- Rapid Motor Vehicle Company (1902-1909) predecessor to GMC Truck
- REO (1908–1967) (maker of the REO Speed Wagon pickups and fire trucks)
- Republic (1913–1929) (later partnered with American LaFrance)
- Rush (1915–1918)[15]
[edit] S
- Sanford-Herbert (1909-1939)
- G.A. Schact Motor Truck Company (1910–1938) (fire trucks)
- SPA
- Sterling
- Stoddard (1911)
- Studebaker (1905-1910 {electric}, 1913–1918, 1927–1964)
[edit] T
[edit] V
- Van-L (1912)
- Van Dyke (1910–1912)
- V.E. (or V.E.C.) Electric (1901–1906)[4][5]
- Velie (1911–1929)[16]
- Vestal (1914)
[edit] W
- Walter
- Wayne
- Western Star
- White
- White Hickory (1916–1921)
- Willys
- Willys-Overland
- Wisconsin Duplex (1917–1918; Oshkosh Truck afterward)
- Worcester Lunch Car
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
[edit] See also
- Dump truck
- Semi-trailer and semi-trailer truck
- Tractor unit
- List of automobile manufacturers
- List of defunct automobile manufacturers
- List of dump truck manufacturers
- List of truck manufacturers
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ace
- ^ Available Truck Co., Chicago
- ^ Colet website
- ^ a b Clymer, p.210.
- ^ a b Kimes, Beverly Rae (editor) and Clark, Henry Austin, jr. ; The Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 2nd Edition, Krause Publications, Iola WI 54990 (1985), ISBN 0-87341-111-0, p.1447
- ^ Distinct from Hatfield and Hatfield. Kimes, p.652.
- ^ Clymer, p.207.
- ^ In Providence, Rhode Island. Kimes, p.737.
- ^ a b Kimes & Clark, p.437-8.
- ^ Spoelstra, Hanno. "Marmon-Herrington Military Vehicles". http://www.marmon-herrington.webs.com/.
- ^ Clymer, p.208.
- ^ Ottawa Truck website
- ^ Pierce Manufacturing website
- ^ Automobile, p.432.
- ^ Automobile, p.434.
- ^ Vance, Bill. "Velie was quality over quantity", in Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 18 July 2008, p.E10.
[edit] References
- Automobile Quarterly, (Editors of). The American Car Since 1775. New York: Automobile Quarterly Inc., 1971.
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
- Gunnell, John A. Standard Catalog of American Light-Duty Trucks 1896-1986 (Second Edition). Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1993. ISBN 0-87341-238-9
- Kimes, Beverly Rae, and Clark, Henry Austin, Jr. The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd edition). Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1996. ISBN 0-87341-428-4
- Vossler, Bill. Cars, Trucks, and Buses Made By Tractor Companies. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1999. ISBN 0-84341-672-4
