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1938 International DS218T; the LoneStar adopted its swept-back grille design (which extended onto the sides of the hood) According to Navistar, the Lonestar was developed to create an "Advanced Classic" truck, mating the design elements of vehicles from the past with 21st-century technology and aerodynamics; [5] the company cited its primary design influence as the late-1930s International ...
Early models offered were of cab-over design, in 1-, 1.5- 3.5- and 5-ton capacities. Sternberg changed the company name to Sterling at the onset of World War I. Sterling built many different heavy-duty trucks for commercial, construction and military customers in the ensuing years. The company was bought by White Motor Company on June 1, 1951 ...
The 4200/4300/9000i design remained largely unchanged from their introduction in 1970 until replaced by the new generation 9000i series in 1999. The 9000i were almost exclusively used as semi-tractors but a few straight trucks were built. [60] They used an aluminum day-cab also used by the PayStar 5000 conventional and had a long rectangular hood.
Nikola Corporation was founded by Trevor Milton [15] in 2014 [16] in Salt Lake City, Utah. [17] [18]As of 2016, the first 5,000 Nikola One hydrogen-powered glider trucks (truck vehicle platforms without engines) were slated to be built by Fitzgerald Glider Kits in Tennessee. [16]
Western Star Trucks acquired the bus manufacturer Ontario Bus Industries (renamed Orion Bus Industries) in 1995. ERF trucks was purchased by Western Star in 1996. [4] [5] It was sold in 2000 to MAN. [6] In 2000, Western Star was purchased by DaimlerChrysler, becoming part of the Freightliner Trucks division. [2] [7] [8]
Marmon Class 8 Trucks Model Family Name Production Years Cab Configuration Notes Marmon CHDT: Undefined-1997 Conventional Heavy Duty Tractor: Marmon 54-F: Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet Shorthood: Marmon 54-P: Undefined-1997 Conventional Premium Shorthood: Marmon 54-FB: Undefined-1997 Conventional Fleet Short Butterfly Hood: Marmon 57-F ...
First generation day cab Cascadia. The Freightliner Cascadia is a heavy-duty semi-trailer truck produced by Freightliner Trucks.The Freightliner Cascadia was designed with fuel efficiency in mind, as well as improving upon several other features including the powertrain offerings, sound mitigation, safety systems, and overall mechanical reliability from its predecessors.
Mack built over 35,000 heavy duty military trucks during World War II, most for export under Lend-Lease. None were US Army standard types, all were designed and built exclusively by Mack. The EH series was a commercial design 5 ton (4,500 kg) [ a ] 4x2 adapted for military service.