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1946 Peterbilt flatbed 1939 Peterbilt Model 334 (1 of 2 built 1939). In 1939, the Fageol plant in Oakland opened for business as Peterbilt Motors Company. As part of the design process, Peterman and his company engineers sought input from truck owners and drivers on how to develop trucks; [10] [11] initially planning to develop chain-drive trucks for the logging industry, the company ...
Indirect replacement for Model 377; first Peterbilt aerodynamic conventional with "wide-body" cab Shares cab structure with Kenworth T2000; built on Peterbilt frame, 387 has different hood, roof fairing, and interior design. Produced as day cab, mid-roof sleeper, and raised-roof sleeper. 388 : 2006-2015 on-highway (Class 8)
The Peterbilt 379 is a model line of Class 8 trucks that was produced by the Peterbilt division of PACCAR from 1987 to 2007. Serving as the successor to the 359, the 379 was a conventional-cab truck configured primarily for highway use, serving as the flagship of the Peterbilt model line.
The Peterbilt 281/351 is a line of tractor units built by Peterbilt between 1954 and 1976. The 281 series had a single drive axle, the 351 two. The 281 series had a single drive axle, the 351 two. It was very popular with truckers, with the 351 series outlasting the 281.
It still holds the world record for jet-powered full-sized trucks at 376 miles per hour (605 km/h). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The truck had three Westinghouse J34-48 jet engines, with a total output of 36,000 horsepower (26,845 kW; 36,499 PS), [ 4 ] which allowed the truck to complete the quarter-mile in 6.63 seconds. [ 5 ]
PACCAR's history in the 1900s. Clockwise from top: Seattle Car Mfg in 1909, Pacific Car & Foundry's railroad car in 1950, Kenworth T-10 truck and T28 super-heavy tank during WW 2 After World War II ended, Pacific Car was a part of the federal government's Mobilization Planning Program, which meant that it promised to devote 100 percent of its ...
Completely new wide body cab design, shares some parts with the Peterbilt 387. T700: 2011–2014: 8: Direct replacement to the T2000, shares cab structure with Peterbilt 587. T660: 2008–2017: 8: Replacement for T600, Was produced in Mexico until 2020. [2] T600: 1985–2007: 8: Class 8 tractor, greatly increased fuel economy due to ...
In September 2010, DAF introduced a hybrid version of the LF45 at the IAA 2010 in Hannover. [3] [4] The LF Hybrid has a 118 kilowatt diesel engine combined with a 44 kW brushless electric motor, which has a permanent magnet and is placed in line between the clutch and the automatic transmission.