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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
From Abbott & Downing to Zwak, this comprehensive volume combines company histories, innovations and hundreds of photographs to present the story of American fire engine manufacturing. The objective of this...
Walt McCall follows up his successful Classic American Ambulances 1900-1979 Photo Archive with a new and expanded title that fills in a heretofore missing chapter in American emergency vehicle history....
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...
The Complete Book of Farmall Tractors details the complete evolution of the popular marque’s iconic models. The engaging text includes series evolution, historical context, and technical details, accompanied by beautiful contemporary...
The Great Northern Railway (GN) main line stretched 1,700 miles from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, and was the most northern transcontinental railroad in the United States. In addition,...
In the history of heavy equipment development, no single man's name is more respected or revered as that of R. G. LeTourneau. Robert Gilmour LeTourneau is considered by many to...
America’s favorite small farm tractor is retrieved from the shed and shined up for duty in this essential guide by tractor repair expert Rachel Gingell and long-time writer Kenneth Updike....
Here’s your beautifully photographed one-stop source for everything you ever wanted to know about the immensely popular classic Ford tractors. First manufactured in 1917, Ford tractors (initially sold under the...
Checker Cab - an internationally recognized icon that still inspires fierce brand loyalty. Even today, 20 years after production ended, the Checker Cab is still a familiar part of the...
Donald Martin Brockway founded the Crown Carriage Company in 1904, the same year that Henry Ford started Ford. With no engineering department at this time, Brockway would draw the outlines...
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...
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...
Bucyrus-Erie Company is a name synonymous with moving the earth. From the smallest loader-backhoe to some of the largest machines ever to move on land, no other company has produced...
Discover the captivating legacy of the Milwaukee Road, an iconic railway that held the hearts of Midwest travelers, shippers, dedicated railway personnel, and enthusiasts alike. Delve into the pages of...
Police cars are a unique breed, and their restoration can be much more difficult than other marques. Find out how to tackle this project the right way with help from...
Directly after the Second World War, most light commercial vehicles were derived from passenger cars, usually small and with very limited carrying capacity. The most typical of these was the...
