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Long recognized for the production of specialized vehic...)
Long recognized for the production of specialized vehicles for use by highway departments, utility companies, construction firms, and the oil industry, The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company also established an enviable reputation for the manufacture of fire apparatus. Manufacturers of four-wheel-drive vehicles since 1910, FWD built its first fire truck in 1914, continuing production into the 1970s. All of the vehicles produced by FWD relied on the design principles first developed in 1907 and patented in 1908. Combining high quality black and white photos with in-depth captions, this book presents an in-depth history of FWD's fire trucks up to the time FWD acquired Seagrave. Includes many never before published photographs from the FWD/Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC Archives.
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Unable to find a manufacturer to build his new design, ...)
Unable to find a manufacturer to build his new design, Leland James, the founder of Consolidated Freightways, founded what would become Freightliner. Photographs handpicked from the Freightliner Corporate Archives, combined with in-depth captions, document Freightliner trucks from those first trucks up to its partnership with Daimler Chrysler.
Through the years Freighliners trucks brought many innovations including the all-aluminum cab, the integrated aluminum sleeper compartment and the full 90 degree tilt cab, all documented in the book.
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“Since 1910…Federal Trucks Have Been Known in Every Cou...)
“Since 1910…Federal Trucks Have Been Known in Every Country—Sold on Every Continent.” One of the great “independents” from Detroit, Federal produced a “high quality truck at a good price.” In July 1910, Martin L. Plucher, vice president and general manager of the newly formed Federal Motor Truck Company, personally conducted the first Federal truck to Lynn, Massachusetts, for delivery to its owner. From 1910 to 1959, Federal assembled over 160,000 trucks for all types of uses including delivery vans, buses, garbage trucks, and over the road heavy haulers. Whatever its use, Federal declared, “You can expect years of faithful service.” In World War II Federal produced 11,338 military vehicles, earning the coveted Army-Navy “E Pennant” four times for production excellence. After the war Federal experienced the same difficulties experienced by other independents. Despite the 1950 introduction of the Style Liner and the restyled Golden Eagle Series, introduced in 1957, production of Federal trucks ended in 1959. This Photo Archive chronicles this admired truck through large-format archival photographs with detailed captions. See these legendary trucks once again.
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Ransom Eli Olds was best known as the inventor of the O...)
Ransom Eli Olds was best known as the inventor of the Oldsmobile. In 1904 Olds was unsatisfied and left the company, which left time to help create the new company bearing his initials, the REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, Michigan. In 1910, the REO Motor Truck Company began the production of trucks. REOs legendary Speed Wagon led the way with shaft-drive, pneumatic tires, electric starters, and electric lights; features found on all competitive makes.
By July 1925, REO Speed Wagon sales, since its introduction, exceeded 125,000. REO sought to create a work environment that stressed "family". A Welfare department existed and a variety of activities were available to employees and their families, including indoor baseball and basketball teams and a REO Rifle Club. The patriotic REO company produced nearly 29,000 military vehicles from 1940 through 1945.
This book covers the story of REO Trucks through archival photographs to the time when the White Motor Company purchased REO in 1957.
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Autocar - The World's Finest! In 1950 the Autocar Drive...)
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 Cab, was used on all conventional models produced until Volvo replaced it after purchasing Autocar. In the 1950s Autocar began what it called Custom Engineering, designing each vehicle to the individual customer's specific requirements. At this time Autocar focused on models for construction, logging, mining, quarrying and oil production, as well as lightweight over-the-road designs. Large format photos with informative captions illustrate all of the major models produced during this period. A brief history of the Autocar company is included.
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One of the early pioneers in the manufacture of trucks,...)
One of the early pioneers in the manufacture of trucks, Sterling is synonymous with rugged well-engineered trucks with a reputation for reliable service in off-road, heavy-duty applications—mining, construction, and logging. Distinctive engineering hallmarks included wood-lined frames and the continued use of chain drive long after its abandonment by other manufacturers. Established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, production of Sternberg trucks began in 1907, becoming Sterling in 1915. Acquired by the White Motor Company in 1951, Sterling-White production ended in 1953. This Photo Archive chronicles this unique truck through large-format archival photographs and detailed captions.
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The Diamond T Motor Car Company manufactured automobile...)
The Diamond T Motor Car Company manufactured automobiles until 1911 when the first truck led to exclusive truck production and soon gained legendary status as style leaders.
While "The Handsomest Truck in America" became a long-standing slogan, Diamond T also emphasized its engineering leadership. Builders of more than 1500 Class B "Liberty" trucks in World War I, Diamond T produced nearly 50,000 thousand prime movers, half-tracks, army wreckers, tank tractors, and tank movers in World War II. The late 1940s were years of peak production, but as the 1950s progressed, Diamond T found independent status problematic.
The White Motor Company purchased Diamond T in 1958; moving production from Chicago to Reo's manufacturing facilities in Lansing, Michigan, in 1960, creating the Lansing Division to produce Diamond T and Reo trucks. Both Diamond T and Reo ceased to be separate trucks starting in 1967 when White's new Diamond Reo Division began producing Diamond Reo trucks.
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Early advertisements declared "The design of the Autoca...)
Early advertisements declared "The design of the Autocar chassis lends itself to almost every style of body." Large, detailed archival photographs with informative captions tell the story from the first Autocar Driver Cab was introduced.
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Established in 1910, The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company ...)
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 in the company's 1911 sales catalog. However, the start of World War I in 1914 and the unsuccessful expedition to Mexico to capture Pancho Villa in 1916 led to a change and the production of over 24,000 FWD Model B trucks. Over the years, FWD produced a variety of specialized vehicles for road construction and maintenance, snow removal, utility construction and maintenance, oil exploration and production, cement mixers, logging, and even school buses. All of these are featured here in sharp black and white photos with in-depth captions.
Robert William Gabrick, American archival and educational consultant, writer, researcher. Certified social studies teacher.
Background
Gabrick, Robert William was born on November 11, 1940 in Minneapolis. Son of Michael Junior and Helen Marie (Lendt) Gabrick.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1962;
postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1962, 63;
Master of Education, Macalester College, 1969;
postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, 1968-1969, 71, 84;
postgraduate, University of Virginia, 1988;
postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, summer 1990;
postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1991;
postgraduate, U. Massachusetts, 1995.
Career
Teacher, River Falls, Wisconsin, 1962—1970, White Bear Lake Schools, Minnesota, 1970—1984, 1987—2004, social studies curriculum leader, 1994—2004. Teacher Blaine Senior High School, Minnesota, 1984—1987. Research, evaluation and assessment consultant Los Angeles County Office Education, 2002—2006.
Reviewer National Endowment of the Humanities program, 2006—2008. Consultant teaching Educational Growth, since 1974. Vice president EvaluMetrics, Inc., since 2005.
Reviewer, panelist teacher scholar program National Endowment of the Humanities, 1989, reviewer, panelist National Endowment of the Humanities We the People Program, 2004, member summer seminar, 1993. Consultant Educational Testing Service, Texas Assessment of Academy Skills, Austin, 1990. Adjunct faculty history University Minnesota, since 1989.
Reviewer, panelist innovative projects technical United States Office Education, 1993. Reviewer Minnesota State review committee National Standards Civics and Government, 1993-1994. Reviewer, panelist National Endowment of the Humanities, Humanities Focus grant, 1995, 98, Teaching American History Grant Program, United States Office Education, 2001.
Judge National History Day, since 1996. Congressional district coordinator We the People program Center Civic Education, 1998-2003, judge state finals, 1998. Institute participant National Gallery of Art, 1999.
Advisory board College in the Schools, University Minnesota, 2002-2004, curriculum special/consultant presenter Teaching American History Grant, University Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 2004. Curriculum specialist, consultant presenter, Tch. American History Grant, Project Task, Topeka, 2005, History Channel American History Colloqium, New York City, 2005.
Chair, evaluation panel Eau Claire Wis, evaluator, teaching American History grant Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2007-2008, curriculum consultant Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE, since 2007, archival consultant FWD Museum, Clintonville, Wisconsin, since 2002, president, consultant Legacy Preservation Establishing Corporation & Museum Archives, Somerset, Wisconsin, since 2008.
Member Organization American Historians, National Council History Education, Wisconsin Association Teacher Educators (executive board 1984-1990, president 1989-1990), St. Croix Valley Association Teacher Educators (president 1984-1986, 95-97), Minnesota Association History Educators (vice president 1994-2005), Phi Delta Kappa (chapter president 1986-1988, vice president president membership 1998-2001, foundation representative 2001-2003), American Truck History Society, Antique Truck Club America, Motor Bus Society, Lower Merion History Society, Detroit Public Library. Friends Foundation, Friends of Mount Vernon, Frank Lloyd Wright Association, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation.
Recipient Certified of Achievement, Seagrave Fire Apparatus Corporation, Clintonville, Wisconsin, since 2006. Scholar American Studies Institute, Council of Europe Foundation, 1965, National Defense Education Act Foreign Policy Institute, University Wisconsin, 1968, Institute for Staff Development, White Bear Lake Schools, 1972-1973, Minnesota History Teaching Alliance, 1987-1988, Monticello-Stratford Hall Seminar for Teachers, 1988, Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1998, 2000, National Archives, 1998. Allen J. Ellander fellow Close-Up Program, 1973, National fellow Council for Basic Education, 1988, Montpelier Program National Trust for History Preservation fellow, 1989, Center for Civic Education/University of California at Los Angeles fellow, 1990.
Grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1989-1990, 2000, 02-03, Minnesota Humanities Commission, 1990-1991, Bill of Rights Summer Institute, University Minnesota, 1991, Bill of Rights Education Collaborative, 1991-1992, National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Institute, 1992, 94-96, United States Department Education, 2003-2005. American Memory fellow Library. of Congress, 1999, Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for Teachers, 2002, Assumption College, 2003. Teaching American history grant Eau Claire Wisconsin, 2004-2006.
Recipient Certified of Achievement, Seagrave Fire Apparatus Corporation, Clintonville, Wisconsin, since 2006. Scholar American Studies Institute, Council of Europe Foundation, 1965, National Defense Education Act Foreign Policy Institute, University Wisconsin, 1968, Institute for Staff Development, White Bear Lake Schools, 1972-1973, Minnesota History Teaching Alliance, 1987-1988, Monticello-Stratford Hall Seminar for Teachers, 1988, Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1998, 2000, National Archives, 1998. Allen J. Ellander fellow Close-Up Program, 1973, National fellow Council for Basic Education, 1988, Montpelier Program National Trust for History Preservation fellow, 1989, Center for Civic Education/University of California at Los Angeles fellow, 1990.
Grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1989-1990, 2000, 02-03, Minnesota Humanities Commission, 1990-1991, Bill of Rights Summer Institute, University Minnesota, 1991, Bill of Rights Education Collaborative, 1991-1992, National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Institute, 1992, 94-96, United States Department Education, 2003-2005. American Memory fellow Library. of Congress, 1999, Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for Teachers, 2002, Assumption College, 2003. Teaching American history grant Eau Claire Wisconsin, 2004-2006.