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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]
Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, previously Fruehauf Trailer Company (1918–1963) and Fruehauf Corporation (1963–1989), [1] was an American company engaged in the manufacture and sale of truck trailers, and other machinery and equipment, with headquarters located in Detroit, Michigan.
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]
This was a modern up-date of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's RoadRailers introduced in 1955. [1] [2] The railroad wheelsets attached to the aft portion of the trailer were lowered pneumatically by activating a control valve on the left rear of the trailer. To transfer from highway mode to rail mode, the trailer driver would position the trailer ...
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
Gramm-Bernstein Company, also known as Gramm Motor Car Co. and Gramm Truck Co., was an automobile company in Lima, Ohio in the early 20th century. The company was an early manufacturer of power wagons and advertised 1, 2, 3, and 5 ton models with "any style of body desired". [ 1 ]
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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]