What truck company owns who & what???????

[diesel DOG]

Sterling bought Ford.

Volvo bought GM heavies.

International looks like Frieghtliner which DC bought.

GM may go heavy again I heard.

Renault owns Mack and Mack was buying somebody I heard yesterday but forgot who it was. I can't keep up on the consolidations. What gives?:--)

 

[rbattelle]

Ford ownes everyone. Period.

 

[bmoeller]

Ford big trucks were bought by Freightliner, they called the trucks Sterling. All owned by Diamler (sp?).



Heard that Ford is planning/thinking about making big trucks again.



Volvo, White/GMC, same difference.



I think International/Navistar is still its own company.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Re: OK, here goes...

Originally posted by Dl5treez

Marmon was owned by the Marmon Truck Corporation in Garland, Texas. Very expensive, very plush, very heavy, very stout trucks built at a rate of about 3 per day in Garland. Production ceased in 1995.

My company used to make all the data tags for Marmon Trucks. I used to go to their plant all the time. That was pretty cool.

 

[bmoeller]

Don't see many Marmons around here. Did see one last week.

 

[Will24]

and McNeilus main mixer/trash truck plant is in Morgantown, PA, home of Morgan Bodies

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

My god, D15treez! Good job, I'm impressed! Where do you find room for all that info? I can barey spell Dogde, let alone drive one. :-laf

 

[Andy Perreault]

Re: OK, here goes...

Originally posted by Dl5treez

Peterbilt, Kenworth, Leyland, DAF, and Foden are owned by PACCAR, Inc, which is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.



"PACCAR" is an acronym for "Pacific Car Corporation. " They used to build railroad cars, but they started building trucks during WWII, and they kept at it after that. There is a Kenworth plant visible from I-405 in Renton, WA, right across the street from where Boeing builds 737's and 757's.

Andy

 

[Lama]

I love them big rigs too. One of my favorite web sites is:



http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/trucks.htm



Love the western Canadian brands like Pacific and Hayes... too bad they don't build them anymore.



Guess for now I still need to drool over full dress Western Star's and Kenworth W900L's. Oo.

 

[Andy Perreault]

Originally posted by Dl5treez

I can't even count how many times I've been to that place.

Do they give tours to the public? I think that would be interesting. Thanks for the info.

Andy

 

[Lama]

Originally posted by Dl5treez

Hayes and Pacific! Now *those* are some log trucks!



I'm a KW guy at heart, but those new 4900EX Lo-Max 'Stars are just too

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Being stuck out here in "Bullrack Jack & Petermobiler country", I don't get to see many Western Stars--but when I do I'm all Oo.

Now ya' had to go and post a pic of that 'Star... ... SA-WEEEET!!!!

 

[diesel DOG]

Thanks guys for all the information!

 

[Eric Kahn]

the marmon truck plant was aquired by international in the 96 model year, it now makes international Paystar (what they were called in 96 when I delivered new ones) 5000 series trucks

that was in 96, not sure about now

 

[CFast]

About 6 months ago we got( i work at a freightliner dealer) our first 'stars since LLC bought them. Man those are NICE trucks. I feel sorry for the guys that like them, cuz now that Flatliner owns them, it's not going to get any better. Freightshaker used to make some really nice TRUCKS, the Classic and the FLD 120, now it's disposable junk; Century class and the columbia. kinda sucks watching the company you work for turn out pure JUNK. The sterlings on the other hand, not nice trucks to work on. no wonder ford sold them.

 

[TPCDrafting]

Cool info Dan-o,

So not knowing much about big rigs, do specific truck makers have specific motors/drivelines they use? Is it like Dodge/GM/Ford have contracts with specific companies or is it more a la carte when ordering a truck?

 

[Champane Flight]

All of the major

All of the major truck companys offer any combination of engine/transmission/drivetrain/instruments/sleeper size/wheelbase YOU want, or can afford. Some of the majors have gone with a standard engine such as Frieghtliner and Detroit or Volvo and Cummins. But the sky is the limit (or is it money?)It is a buyers market right now.

 

[CFast]

Freightliner's new standard engine is a mercedes, i don't even want to comment on that piece of work. You can't get a freightliner with a cummins anymore,

 

[diesel DOG]

I need a medium duty 28-33 lb with a diesel my 84 GMC with a 366 is getting on in years but has served me well since I bought it new. It still has the original exhuast but did need to replace the air tubes and manifold where they rotted. Guess I'll go with a Cat and not the Izuzu