Commercial vehicles

An early Ford Model T truck with wooden cab

Commercial vehicles are a popular collectors item and some are already listed in the Heavy Haulage section, with the main companies featured but this area of preservation can be built on from here.

Manufacturers

A few for starters, some with articles others needing one starting yet (indicated by red links).

Steam era

Make	Location	Founded in Date	Defunct Date	Taken over By	Date of take over	Notes
Foden	Sandbach Cheshire	1856	2006	Paccar	1980	Name now dropped from use
Fowler	Leeds	18 ?	1970's	Rotary Hoes	1946	taken over by Marshall, Sons & Co., Then by Leyland
Garrett	Leiston	1897 (Ltd co)	1985	Beyer, Peacock & Co	1932	Went bust when AGE Collapsed
Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co.	Leeds	1899	1929	-	-	Business collapsed in the depression
Scammell	Watford	18?	1990s	Leyland Trucks	1960's	collapsed in Leylands ownership, but Unipower created from remains.
Sentinel	Shrewsbury	1915		Rolls Royce	1956	switch to rail locs
Thornycroft	Basingstoke	1896	1977	AEC	196?	switched to diesel lorries
Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co.	Leeds	1901	1993	-	-	Last lorry built in 1937

Early Diesel powered

A Modern Heavy Haulage outfit pulled by a Volvo Truck operated by Chris Bennett

List of companies that built trucks from 1920s till 1980s and most are now defunct brands.

British - Pre 1940's Manufacturers A-Z

• AEC
• Albion
• Alvis
• Armstrong Saurer built by Armstrong & Whitworth in Newcastle from 1930 till 1937
• Atkinson - see Seddon Atkinson
• Austin Motor Company - merged with Morris Commercial Cars to form BMC in 1951
• Aveling-Barford Limited Large ADT and several Dumptrucks made since the 1940s
• Bean Cars Ltd
• Bedford
• BMC - formed by Austin Motor Company + Morris Commercial Cars Ltd merger
• Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co. - t/o by Tilling Stevens in 1931
• Commer
• Crossley Motors - t/o by AEC
• Dennis
• Dodge Bros. (Britain) Ltd - London UK subsidiary of Dodge Corp
• ERF
• Foden
• Ford of Britain
• Ford Trucks
• Fowler
• Guy
• Jensen Motors
• Karrier Motors
• Leyland Commercial Vehicles - t/o Scammell & Albion
• Leyland Daf
• Leyland Motors Ltd
• Mack (GB)
• Maudslay - t/o by AEC
• Morris Commercial Cars
• Proctor
• Rotinoff
• Scammell
• Seddon - see Seddon Atkinson
• Seddon Atkinson
• Shefflex
• Shelvoke & Drewry
• Thames Trader (Ford)
• Thornycroft
• Tilling Stevens
• TVW
• Union
• Unipower
• Yorkshire

Asia & The Far East (A-Z General Lorry & Truck Manufacturers)

• Beijing (China)
• CAMC (China)
• Dongfeng (China)
• FAW (China)
• Foton (China)
• Hanyang (China)
• Howo (China)
• Jiefang (China)
• JMC-Jiangling Motor Company (China)
• Powerstar (China)
• Shacman (China)
• Shanghai (China)
• Shaanxi-MAN (China)
• Sinotruc (China)
• Yuejin (China)
• Daihatsu Motor Company (Japan)
• Fuso-MMC (Japan)
• Hino Motors (Japan)
• Hitachi (Japan)
• Isuzu Motors Limited (Japan)
• Kawasaki (Japan)
• Komatsu (Japan)
• Mazda Motor Company (Japan)
• Mitsubishi Motors (Japan)
• Nissan Diesel (Japan)
• Toyota Motor Company (Japan)
• UD-Minsei NMC (Japan)
• Leader (Australia)
• RFW (Australia)
• ASIA Motors (North & South Korea)
• Consol (North Korea)
• Doosan (South Korea)
• Doosan-Moxy (South Korea)
• Hyundai Motor Company (South Korea)
• KIA Motors (South Korea)
• Yueloong (Taiwan)
• Yulon Motor Company (Taiwan)
• Ashok Leyland (India)
• Telco-TATA (India)

European (A-Z Lorry Manufacturers general brands) 

• ASTRA (Italy)
• Atlas-Copco Mining ADT (Sweden)
• Avia (Czech Republic)
• AVIA (Spain)
• Barkas (Germany)
• Barreiros - (Spain)
• Berliet (France)
• Bernard (France)
• BMC (Turkey) - (Turkey) JV with BMC (GB)
• Bravia (Portugal)
• Bremach (Italy)
• Brimont (France)
• Bucher (Switzerland)
• Camb (Italy)
• Citroen (France)
• DAF (Holland)
• Dennison (Ireland)
• Dezzi (Italy)
• DJB (England)
• Durso (Italy)
• Ebro (Spain)
• Faun (Germany)
• Fiat  (Italy)
• FORD Motor Company (Europe)
• Fresia (Italy)
• FTF (Holland) originally assembled Macks for Europe
• Giho (Holland)
• Ginaf (Holland)
• Hanomag (Germany)
• Henschel (Germany)
• Hydrema (Denmark)
• IFA (Germany)
• IPV Mafsa (Spain)
• Kaelble (Germany)
• Kamag (Germany)
• Kockums (Sweden)
• Kraz (Ukraine)
• Latil - (France)
• Leyland-DAF (Belgium, England and Holland)
• Liaz (Czech Republic)
• Magirus-Deutz (Germany)
• MercedesBenz now called Daimler-Benz (Germany)
• MAN - (Germany)
• MOL (Belgium)
• Moxy (Norway)
• Multicar (Germany)
• Nazar (Spain)
• OAF (Austria)
• O&K (Germany)
• OM (Italy)
• OMT (Italy)
• Opel Lorries (Based on Bedford GM models in Germany)
• Panien-Renault (France)
• Pegaso (Spain)
• Perlini (Italy)
• Renault Trucks - (France)
• Sandvik (Sweden)
• Santana (Spain)
• Saurer (Switzerland)
• Saviem (France)
• Scania-Vabis - (Sweden)
• Skoda (Czech Republic)
• Star (Poland)
• Steyr (Austria)
• Tamrock (Sweden)
• Tatra (Czech Republic)
• Titan (Germany)
• TMU (Spain)
• Tramagal-Berliet (Portugal)
• Unimog (Germany)
• URO (Spain)
• Vabis - (Sweden)
• Viasa (Spain)
• Volvo - (Sweden)

Canada, North & South American (A-Z General Manufacturers)

Main article: List of American truck manufacturers

• A&B - (USA)
• A&R - (USA)
• A.B.C. - (USA)
• A.I.C. - (USA)
• AM General (Canada & USA)
• AG-Chem (Canada and USA)
• Abbott-Downing - USA
• Atlas-Copco-Wagner (USA) Swedish designed American made ADT models
• American-Lafrance (USA)
• Ardco (USA)
• Autocar (USA)
• Bering (USA)
• Bombardier (Canada)
• Butler Brothers (Canada)
• Cameco (Canada)
• Case (USA)
• Caterpillar (USA)
• CCC-Crane Carrier Corporation (Canada & USA)
• Chevrolet (Canada and USA)
• Deere (USA)
• Dodge
• Dresser (USA)
• Dux (Canada)
• E-One (USA)
• Eimco (USA)
• Euclid (USA)
• Diamond Reo
• Diamond T
• Flextruc (Canada)
• Ford Do Brazil
• Foremost (Canada)
• Freightliner (Canada and USA)
• GMC (Canada and USA)
• Hahn (USA)
• Hayes (Canada)
• HUG (USA)
• Ibex (USA)
• International (USA)
• Kaiser (USA)
• Kenworth (USA)
• Jarvis-Clark (Canada and USA)
• JCI (Canada)
• Mack - (USA)
• Marcotte (Canada)
• Marmon-Harrington (USA)
• Marmon (USA)
• Normet (Canada)
• Oshkosh (USA)
• Ottawa (Canada)
• Pacific (Canada)
• Pacific (USA)
• Peterbilt (Canada and USA)
• Pierce (USA)
• Ramirez (Mexico)
• Randon (Brazil)
• REO (USA)
• Rimpull (USA)
• Rubber-Railway (Canada)
• Seagrave (USA)
• Sicard (Canada)
• Spartan (USA)
• Sterling (USA)
• Terex (Canada and USA)
• Thibault (Canada)
• Unit Rig (USA)
• Volkswagen Trucks (Brazil)
• Wabco (USA)
• Wagner (USA)
• Walter Truck (USA)
• Western-Star (Canada)
• White Motor Company (USA)
• Zeligson (USA)

Rest of the world Lorry and Truck Manufacturers*

Add early manufacturers here that do not fall in other groups'​'​   

• Bell (South Africa)
• SAMIL (South Africa)
• Sirecome (North Africa)

Modern

Built from the 1970s to present day

• Aixam
• Autocar
• Chevrolet
• DAF
• Dodge
• ERF
• Fiat Trucks
• Foden - t/o by PACCAR in 1980, closed 1999
• Ford Trucks - Sold to Iveco (Fiat)
• Ford Trucks (US)
• Freightliner
• Hanomag
• Haulamatic
• Hendrickson
• HHT
• Hino - Assembled in Ireland (from kits)
• International Trucks (became Navistar International)
• Iveco - t/o Ford Trucks
• Kenworth
• Leyland Trucks
• Mack
• Magirus (Magirus-Deutz)
• MAN
• Mercedes-Benz
• Mitsubishi Trucks
• Navistar International (Formerly International Trucks)
• Oshkosh
• PACCAR
• Peterbilt
• Piaggio
• Renault Trucks
• Scania
• Seddon Atkinson
• Steyr - Austria, t/o by MAN
• Thomas-Renault
• Unimog
• Volvo Trucks
• Western Star
• White Motor Company

Specialist Truck Builders

• Alvis Unipower
• AWD - succesor to Bedford, taken over by David J. Brown owner of Artix Ltd ADT builder and then AWD built Multidrive dump trucks designed by DJB.
• Diamond T - of America (ex army versions were popular with early heavy haulage operators)
• Berliet
• Douglas
• FAUN
• FWD
• Ginaf - Multi axle chassis, mainly high capacity on /off road dump trucks.
• Haulamatic - on / off road dump trucks
• Nicolas - Custom Heavy Haulage tractor units
• OAF - Custom Heavy Haulage units based on MAN components
• Oshkosh - Custom Specialist applications
• Rotinoff - Heavy haulage tractors
• Terberg - Dutch built Multi axle units based on Volvo Truck components
• Titan - Builder of Heavy haulage specials based on Mercedes Benz components.
• Unimog - Specialist off road brand of Mercedes Benz.

See also

• List of Engine Manufacturers
• List of Heavy Haulage Contractors
• List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers

• Heavy Haulage
• Showmans Engines - Steam powered Locomotives
• Steam engines
• Steam Tractors
• Steam Wagons

Vintage vehicle events and clubs

• Shows and Meets
• Clubs Listing

External links

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