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Dart Logo (ca. 1918-1924) Dart bottom-dump tractor-trailer (1970) Dart was a manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Waterloo, Iowa , that was established around 1910. History
PACCAR acquired Trico Industries in 1986 which was a manufacturer of oil exploration equipment based in Gardena, California, for $65 million in order to reduce its dependence on the Class 8 Truck market. [41] [42] During the mid-80's PACCAR was negotiating with the Rover Group, for acquiring its British Leyland truck division.
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. (NMFTA)™ is a nonprofit membership organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.Since 1956, NMFTA has represented the interests of the less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier industry, and for-hire interstate and intrastate carriers.
DART was created on August 13, 1983, as a regional replacement for the DTS (Although the name "Dallas Area Rapid Transit" was intended to reflect the new agency's coverage of the greater Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, its acronym DART almost immediately evoked comparisons to San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART).
Ralph H. Kress (July 10, 1904 – June 28, 1995) [1] [2] was an engineer who has been credited with designing off-road mining trucks.He was inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame, who referred to him as "The Father Of The Off-Highway Truck", in 2001.
Truck model Origins Years in use Users Scammell Pioneer semi-trailer as "Scammell 20-ton semi-trailer recovery tank transporter" and "30-ton semi-trailer recovery tank transporter" UK 1930s–1940s British Army, Indian Army: Mack EXBX 18-ton tank transporter: USA 1940s French Army, [i] British Army: Diamond T tank transporter: USA 1940s–1970s
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In the early days of trucking culture, truck drivers were more frequently portrayed as protagonists in the popular media. In Trucking country: The road to America's Wal-Mart economy, author Shane Hamilton explores the history of trucking and how developments in the trucking industry helped the so-called big-box stores dominate the U.S. marketplace.