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The Mullins Trailer was developed by The (Mullins Metal Stamping Company 1894–1974), located in Salem, Ohio. "The Mullins Manufacturing Company produced this trailer from 1936 to 1938. It was the only all-steel two-wheel auto trailer on the market at the time. Selling for $119.50, it was an immediate hit with the public." [1]
Mecum Auctions was founded in 1988 by Dana Mecum, [1] a car enthusiast whose father operated a dealership in Marengo, Illinois. [2] [3] Dana Mecum initially bought 40 semi-trailer trucks in the 1980s, and traded 10 of them for four houses which he rented out.
To meet increasing defense contract work, the hub of the company's ground handling/ground support equipment (GHE/GSE) production was placed at its plant in Delphos, Ohio. [8] The company also provided the army with 5,000-US-gallon (19,000 L) fuel tank semi-trailers [9] and 12-ton semi-trailers. [10]
Starting in 1910, the development of a number of technologies gave rise to the modern trucking industry. With the advent of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, improvements in transmissions, the move away from chain drives to gear drives, and the development of the tractor/semi-trailer combination, shipping by truck gained in popularity. [1]
Caterpillar 740 Chase 1908 delivery wagon, photographed at the Louwman museum, the Netherlands, 2011. Capacity; Caterpillar; Chase (1907–1919); Chevrolet; Chrysler; Cline; Clydesdale Motor Truck Company (1917–1939), formerly Clyde Cars Company
The 47X is the entry-level model, used mostly for vocational purposes, such as adding a dump bed or cement mixer. The 47X can also be used with a standard fifth wheel connector to tow standard trailers. The 47X is available in a day cab configuration, along with 36″ and 48″ sleeper options. [11]
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The M123 was used to tow semi-trailers carrying MBT's (in conjunction with the M15A1 and later the M747 semi-trailers) superseding the M26(A1) Pacific "Dragon Wagon" and the semi-trailers carrying engineering equipment (in conjunction with the M127 low bed semi-trailers). Variants: M123 had dual winches and high mounted fifth wheel, gasoline engine