10 real American trucks

Kenworth (Kirkland, Washington, 1923- ...)

One of the most famous brands of truck equipment, now owned by the concern Paccar. The company itself appeared in 1912, but at first it was not engaged in production, but was only a dealer in sales of automotive equipment. She was called Gerlinger Motor Car Works, and in 1915 she launched her first own truck under the Gersix brand. In 1917, the company was bought by partners Edgar Worthington and Frederick Kent, who in 1923 renamed the production, making the name from the initial letters of their surnames (Ken + Worth). In the picture - a classic, the Kenworth W900.

Freightliner (Portland, Oregon, 1942- ...)

Consolidated Freightways was founded by Leland James in 1929, and since 1942 began to build its own vehicles under the Freightliner brand (literally - "cargo liner"). Financial problems at the turn of the seventies - eighties forced to sell the company of the corporation Daimler AG, which it belongs to to this day. In the photo - Freightliner CL Columbia 2010.

International (Lyle, Illinois, 1902- ...)

In 1902 merged the company McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and Deering Harvester Company - thanks to this formed the company International Harvester. It was based in Chicago and produced the widest range of products - agricultural machinery, trucks and cars (!) Cars. The International brand was mainly used for trucks. In 1985, the company's agricultural division was sold, passenger cars stopped producing even earlier, and the company, renamed Navistar International, focused exclusively on trucks and military equipment - what it does today. The picture shows a truck tractor from the International Lonestar line of 2015.

Caterpillar (Deerfield, Illinois, 1925- ...)

The famous company Caterpillar associates with us with quarry dump trucks, BelAZ competitors, as well as with tractors, cranes and other construction or mining equipment. It is all the more surprising that Cat has a whole line of road tractors. Why do not we know anything about it? So about it and the Americans know almost nothing - the truck tractors company from Illinois does only for Australia! It should be noted that the company began building trucks for public roads quite recently - in 2011, the first model was the Cat CT660 dump truck. In the picture - the latest novelty, super heavy duty truck tractor Caterpillar CT630LS (2017) specifically for the Australian market.

Western Star (Portland, Oregon, 1967- ...)

In 1967, the industrial giant White Motor Company established a division of White Western Star, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The unit passed many times from hand to hand - after White's ruin it became part of Volvo, then it was bought by Australian businessman Terrence Peabody, and since 2000 it belonged to DaimlerChrysler and is part of Freightliner. In the picture, the Western Star 4900 EX, which retains the classic features.

Mack (Greensboro, North Carolina, 1900- ...)

One of the oldest American companies was founded by John Mack and started with the production of buses. For its long history, the company has produced dozens of trucks, as well as buses and trolleybuses of very different class and purpose. In the 1980s, Mack's affairs went badly and the French corporation Renault began to buy up its shares. The final deal occurred in 1990 - Mack became fully owned by the French. In 2001, Renault resold the brand Volvo - but Mack still produces trucks and is one of the leading American engineering companies. In the photo - Mack Anthem 2017.

Autocar (Hagerstown, Ind., 1897- ...)

The company, founded by Luis Clark in Pittsburgh, made cars from 1899 to 1911, and trucks were an "extra line". But in 1911 Autocar decided to abandon cars, and trucks (in particular, the Type XVII model) were the only products of the company. Soon after the war, in 1953, Autocar became part of the White Empire, and after the ruin of the latter, in 1980, moved to Volvo. The Swedes decided to keep the brand. And then something strange happened. In 2001, Volvo bought out North American cargo assets of Renault corporation, which is why it turned out, that, in fact, about 80% of truck manufacturers in the United States became Volvo's. This was opposed by the antimonopoly service, forcing Volvo to sell part of the brands in third hands. Autocar was purchased by the newly established company Grand Vehicle Works Holdings, LLC - and again, almost half a century later, became independent! In the photo there is a classic, the Autocar S64F tractor of 1972.

Brockway (Cortland, New York, 1875-1977)

Brockway was founded long before the automobile era as a manufacturer of crews. In 1909, she built her first truck, and during World War II she proved herself to be a reliable and successful cargo chassis B666. In 1956, the brand was bought by Mack, and in 1977 the owners of Mack decided to close the unit for financial reasons. In the picture - one of the latest Brockway, model 360 (1977).

Sterling (Redford, Michigan, 1907-1953, 1997-2009)

The original company Steling, founded in 1907, was based in Wisconsin and produced a large line of various trucks and special equipment. In 1951, the company "swallowed" White, and two years later abolished the brand. In 1997, Freightliner bought a license from Ford for the production of pickup trucks and trucks - and began to build them under the rebranded Sterling brand, along with tractors and other agricultural machinery. In 2009, the reincarnation of the old brand was eliminated for economic reasons. In the picture Sterling of the period of "reincarnation".

Marmon-Herrington (Louisville, Kentucky, 1931- ...)

In 1931, the owner of the automotive company Marmon, Walter Murmon decided to start a new business. He teamed up with Arthur Herrington and founded Marmon-Herrington, which quickly made its name in the production of air tankers and other military and bomber equipment. At the height of the Great Depression, in 1933, Marmon closed the production of Marmon cars, focusing on commercial and industrial equipment. Subsequently, he added buses and trolleybuses to the lines. In the early 1960s the company was sold to the Pritzker family, after which it changed hands from time to time and changed its scope of activity - MH built airplanes, ground-to-surface missiles and space technology components. Today, the brand belongs to the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway and produces components - bridges, axles, engines, and also "converts" trucks from conventional to all-wheel drive. The last truck Marmon was made in 1997. In the picture - Marmon Conventional, "Rolls-Royce among the trucks", 1986.