American COE (Cab Over Engine) designs began to appear as a way to maximize loads and abide by individual U.S. state length regulations. By shortening the overall length of the...
With Dodge B-Series trucks becoming more rare with each passing year, it becomes more difficult to correctly identify an original condition truck. Drawing upon official Chrysler publications and a broad...
Prior to the 1970s, when length laws were written to allow longer configurations to run on the national interstate highway system, you would only see a lot of these trucks...
Prepare for a photo-packed look at trucks in action! Ron Adams has combed his huge archive of vintage truck photos to assemble this collection of over 300 black-and-white and color...
Focusing on GMCs most fruitful six decades, from 1927 to 1987, this book offers a prologue and epilogue to round out the 100+ year history of GMC trucks and their...
By 1972 there were nearly one million tractor-trailer rigs hauling every conceivable kind of cargo on America’s roads. Can you imagine the variety of trucks you would have seen at...
This book follows on the heels of Semi-Trucks of the 1950s. As the '50s saw new and improved models after the starved war years, the Sixties was the decade for...
Here you go truck fans, a book just for you! Featuring small-scale independent truck manufacturers, this book offers a selection of trucks no longer manufactured, but that in their time...
FWD Trucks 1910-1974 Photo Archive Established in 1910, The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company was created to produce automobiles. The Battleship, America's "first successful four-wheel-drive automobile," was offered for sale...
Authors Robert Ebert, James Neal, and Timothy Fijalkovich bring the history of the Reo and Diamond Reo brand to life in this comprehensive book filled with interesting details of all...
In the early days, many trucking companies started out with one truck or even some horses, and a few tough folks kept hauling through the Great Depression and WWII. As...
Peterbilt Trucks 1939-1979: At Work (At Work Series) Building trucks for many local businesses along the West Coast, Peterbilt Trucks had to prove themselves on winding rugged mountain roads, and...
The first Dodge trucks with the famous Power Wagon nameplate were introduced in 1946 when Dodge adapted its 4WD 3/4-ton military truck built for use in WWII. As a civilian...
Building Model Trucks This richly illustrated book offers a complete guide to building model truck kits, across all of the popular scales. Concentrating on civilian vehicles, renowned modeller George Dent...
Diamond T Trucks 1911-1966 Photo Archive The Diamond T Motor Car Company manufactured automobiles until 1911 when the first truck led to exclusive truck production and soon gained legendary status...
Explore the exciting history of Dodge's most famous truck from its beginnings at the dawn of WWII to the end of the marque in 1980. Along the way you'll see...
Autocar Trucks 1950-1987 Photo Archive Autocar - The World's Finest! In 1950 the Autocar Driver Cab was introduced, which along with the Autocar Sleeper Cab and the Autocar Aluminum Driver...
From the first “Mom & Pop” stops to the truck stops built by oil companies, to today’s travel plazas and turnpike stations, this is the first in-depth history of America’s...
This comprehensive collection of archival Mack Truck photographs was hand picked from the extensive collection in the Mack Trucks Historical Museum, and features Mack's light, medium, heavy and super-duty trucks...
DIVO presents a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the design, production, marketing, and use of America's Favorite Milk Truck. Complete with black-and-white and color illustrations, pictures, and advertisements. A must-have for...
Autocar Trucks of the 1960s at Work As we start the 1960s, the current Autocar truck models were well on their way in popularity. White had purchased Autocar in 1953...
International Heavy Trucks Of The 1960S (At Work) The success of International's 1950s semi-trucks continued into the 1960s. Many series were carried over from the 1950s, but International now offered...
International Heavy Trucks Of The 1950S (At Work) The success of International's 1950s semi-trucks continued into the 1960s. Many series were carried over from the 1950s, but International now offered...
Ford Medium-duty trucks are rugged, dependable, economical, and easy to work on. Ford helped ease the growing pains of American evolution by building hundreds of thousands of tough trucks for...
