Section One - Truck Manufacturers using Waukesha Engines (added February 2016)
In alphabetical order, truck manufacturers that used Waukesha engines at one time or other.
I’ve eliminated “Motor Truck Co.”, etc., from manufacturer’s name to save space and avoid tedium.
B = bus
F = fire truck
LT = WWI Liberty Truck
TCC = truck crane carrier
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Truck Manufacturer |
Location |
Years in Business |
1. |
Acason |
Detroit, MI |
1915-25 |
2. |
Ahrens Fox (F) |
Cincinnati, OH |
1911-56 |
3. |
American |
Battle Creek, MI |
1930-77 |
4. |
American La France |
Elmira, NY; Moncks Corner, SC |
1904-2014 |
5. |
Autocar (trucks) |
Ardmore, PA; Hagerstown, IN |
1907-current |
6. |
Available |
Chicago, IL |
1910-57 |
7. |
Backus |
Rutherford, NJ |
1925-37 |
8. |
Bay City (TCC) |
Bay City, MI |
1913-69 |
9. |
Beech Creek |
Beech Creek, PA |
1915-20 |
10. |
Bickel (F) |
Woodstock, Ont., Canada |
1915-56 |
11. |
Biederman |
Cincinnati, OH |
1920-55 |
12. |
Blair (became American Ace) |
Newark, OH |
1912?-18 |
| 13. | Boyer (became Universal) |
Logansport, IN |
1909-88 |
| 14. | Brown (Associated Transport) |
Charlotte, NC; NY,NY |
1939-53 |
| 15. | Browning (truck Crane) |
Willoughby, Cleveland, OH |
1900-92 |
| 16. | Bucyrus-Erie (TCC) |
South Milwaukee, WI |
1893- |
| 17. | Buffalo (F) |
Buffalo, NY |
1895-48 |
| 18. | Burford |
Fremont, OH; Kensington, England |
1915-38 |
| 19. | Central (F) |
St. Louis. MO |
1932-70 |
| 20. | Chase |
Syracuse, NY |
1907-19 |
| 21. | Clark Eq. (TCC) (Ingersoll Rand, Doosan, S Korea) |
Buchanan, MI |
1903-current |
| 22. | Cleveland (Cletrac) | Cleveland, Oh | 1916 |
| 23. | Cline |
Kansas City, MO |
1952-93 |
| 24. | Clydesdale |
Clyde, OH |
1917-39 |
| 25. | Condor |
Chicago, IL |
1932-41 |
| 26. | Corbitt |
Henderson, NC |
1913-58 |
| 27. | Crane-Carrier(now Hines) |
Tulsa, OK |
1953-current |
| 28. | Crown(B), (F) |
Los Angeles, CA |
1904-91 |
| 29. | Dart (now Terex) |
Anderson, Waterloo, IN |
1903-c90’s |
Kansas City, MO; Waterloo, IA |
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| 30. | Diamond T (Diamond Reo) |
Chicago, IL |
1905-66 |
| 31. | Doane |
San Francisco, CA |
1916-48 |
| 32. | Duplex |
Lansing, MI |
1908-75 |
| 33. | Euclid |
Cleveland, OH |
1934-2004 |
| 34. | Fageol(Peterbuilt)(1) |
Oakland, CA |
1916-38, (1939 – current) |
| 35. | Fairmont |
Fairmont, MN |
1909-11 |
| 36. | Fawick |
Sioux Fall, SD |
c1908-? |
| 37. | Federal |
Detroit, MI |
1910-59 |
| 38. | Fitzjohn (B) |
Muskegon, MI |
1919-58 |
| 39. | Four Wheel Drive (F), (T) |
Clintonville, WI |
1909-current |
| 40. | Garford (LT)(2) |
Elyria, Lima OH |
1909-33 |
| 41. | Garwood (TCC) |
Detroit, MI |
1922- |
| 42. | General Fire Truck (F) |
Detroit, MI |
1937-55 |
| 43. | Gotfredson (B), (F), (T) |
Windsor, Ont., Canada |
1923-46 |
| 44. | Gradall |
New Philadelphia, OH |
1940’s |
| 45. | Gramm-Berstein (LT)(2) |
Lima, OH |
1912-50’s |
| 46. | Grass-Premier |
Sauk City, WI |
1923-37 |
| 47. | Grove (TCC) |
Shady Grove, PA |
1947-current |
| 48. | Guilder |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
c1922-c36 |
| 49. | Hahn |
Hamburg, PA |
1907-current |
| 50. | Harder |
Chicago, IL |
1910-13 |
| 51. | Harnischfeger (P&H) (TCC) |
Milwaukee, WI |
1884-current |
| 52. | Hendrickson |
Lyons, Chicago, IL |
1913-95 |
| 53. | Hexter (B) |
New York, NY |
1913-13 |
| 54. | Hoffman |
Columbia Heights, MN |
1913-14 |
| 55. | Howe Fire Apparatus (F) |
Anderson, IN; Roanoke, VA |
1932-current |
| 56. | Hug |
Highland, IL |
1922-42 |
| 57. | Indiana |
Marion, IN |
1911-39 |
| 58. | Insley (TCC) |
Indianapolis, IN |
1907-current |
| 59. | International Harvester |
Chicago, IL |
1907-current |
| 60. | Jarrett |
Colorado Springs, CO |
1921-34 |
| 61. | Kelly-Springfield (LT)(2) |
Springfield, OH |
1912-26 |
| 62. | Kenworth (F), (T) |
Seattle, WA |
1923-current |
| 63. | Kissel (F) |
Hartford, WI |
1908-30 31 ? |
| 64. | Koehring (Terex) |
Milwaukee, WI |
1907- |
| 65. | LaFrance Republic (Republic) |
Alma, MI |
1913-29 |
| 66. | La Moon |
Chicago, IL |
1910-39 |
| 67. | LeTourneau |
Longview, TX |
1929-current |
| 68. | LaPeer |
LaPeer, MI |
1916-20 |
| 69. | Lima (Clark)(TCC) |
Lima, OH |
c1950-81 |
| 70. | Link-Belt (Sumitomo) (TCC) |
Lexington, KY; Cedar Rapids, IA |
1880-current |
| 71. | Linn |
Morris, NY |
1916-50 |
| 72. | Lorain |
Lorain, OH; Waverly, IA |
1894 - |
| 73. | Luedinghaus |
St. Louis, MO |
1920-33 |
| 74. | Lyncoach |
Oneoto, NY |
1938-70 |
| 75. | Mack |
Allentown, PA |
1902-current |
| 76. | Madsen Equip. Co. |
Bath, NY |
1948-73 |
| 77. | Manitowoc (TCC) |
Manitowoc, WI |
1902- |
| 78. | Manly |
Waukegan, IL |
1917-20 |
| 79. | Marion (TCC) |
Marion, OH |
1884-1997 |
| 80. | Master |
Chicago, IL |
1917-29 |
| 81. | Maxi |
Los Angeles, CA |
1940-42 |
| 82. | Maxim |
Middleboro, MA |
1914-current |
| 83. | Menomonee |
Clintonville, WI |
1911-37 |
| 84. | Moreland |
Burbank, CA |
1911-41 |
| 85. | National Steel Car (Trucks) |
Hamilton, Ont., Canada |
C1918-? |
| 86. | Netco (New England Truck Co.) (F) |
Fitchburg. MA |
1914-50’s |
| 87. | O’Connell |
Waukegan, IL |
1919-36 |
| 88. | Old Reliable |
Chicago, IL |
1911-27 |
| 89. | Oren (F) |
Roanoke, VA |
1949-74 |
| 90. | Oshkosh |
Oshkosh, WI |
1917-current |
| 91. | Packard (LT)(2) |
Detroit, MI |
1918 |
| 92. | Parker |
Milwaukee, WI |
1918-33 |
| 93. | Parr |
Huffington, PA |
1909-10 |
| 94. | Peter Pirsch (F) |
Kenosha, WI |
1926-87 |
| 95. | Pickwick Coach |
Los Angeles, CA |
1922-33 |
| 96. | Piggins |
Racine, WI |
1911-14 |
| 97. | Plymouth | Plymouth, OH | 1909-15 |
| 98. | Rehberger (B) |
Newark, NJ |
1923-38 |
| 99. | Reo |
Lansing, MI |
1908-67 04? |
| 100. | Republic |
Alma, MI |
1913-29 |
| 101. | Royal Coach |
Rahway, NJ |
1923-27 |
| 102. | Sanford-Herbert (F) |
Syracuse, NY |
1909-39 |
| 103. | Seagrave (F) Div. of FWD in 1963 |
Columbus, OH |
1907-63 |
| 104. | Selden (Seldon) |
Rochester, NY |
1913-32 |
| 105. | Schacht |
Cincinnati, OH |
1904-38 |
| 106. | Sicard |
Sainte Theresa, Quebec |
1938-66 |
| 107. | Southern Coach (B) |
Evergreen, AL |
1945-61 |
| 108. | Sternberg (became Sterling)(3) |
Milwaukee, WI |
1907-58 |
| 109. | Stewart |
Buffalo, NY |
1912-41 39? |
| 110. | Stoughton |
Stoughton, WI |
1920-28 |
| 111. | Studebaker |
South Bend, IN |
1902-64 |
| 112. | Thew/Lorain(4) (Koehring,Terex) (TCC) |
Lorain, OH |
1894-current |
| 113. | Thibault (F) |
Pierreville, Quebec |
1938-97 |
| 114. | Triangle |
St. Johns, MI |
1917-c25 |
| 115. | Twin Coach (B) |
Kent, OH |
1927-53 |
| 116. | United |
Grand Rapids, MI |
1915-30 |
| 117. | United States (USMT) |
Cincinnati, OH; Covington, KY |
1909-? |
| 118. | Universal (Thew) (TCC) |
Elyria, OH |
1920-(39) |
| 119. | Versare |
Albany, NY(Cincinnati, OH) |
1925-28 (1928-31) |
| 120. | Walker |
Chicago, Il |
1911-42 |
| 121. | Walter (F), (T) |
Ridgeville, Long Island, NY |
1909-current |
| 122. | Ward LaFrance (F) |
Elmira, NY |
1918-current |
| 123. | Warner |
Beloit, WI |
c1916 -? |
| 124. | Watson |
Canastota, NY |
1916-1926 |
| 125. | Western |
Chicago, IL |
listed 1920 |
| 126. | White(F) |
Cleveland, OH |
1901-Current |
| 127. | Wichita |
Wichita Falls, TX |
1911-32 |
| 128. | Wilcox (Will Motors) |
Minneapolis. MN |
1909-c40 |
| 129. | Wills, C. H. |
Minneapolis, MN |
1927-30 |
| 130. | Winther |
Kenosha, WI |
1917-27 |
| 131. | Wisconsin (Myers) |
Baraboo, Sheboygan, Loganville WI |
1912-26 |
| 132. | World |
Cincinnati, OH |
1927-31 |
(1) Fageol truck company didn’t survive the Great Depression and went into receivership with the Central Bank of Oakland and the Waukesha Motor Co. operating the company from 1932-38. In 1939, T. A. Peterman purchased the factory and its contents and renamed the truck company “Peterbuilt” --- and the rest is history!
(2) Waukesha was one of several engine manufactures that collaborated in designing the WWl Liberty Truck engine of 1917-18. The engine committee consisted of Waukesha‘s Harold Horning and James Fisher, along with; AF Milbrath of Wisconsin Motors; Charles Ballough of Hercules Motor; Charles Hinkley of Hinkley Motors; Charles Whitehart of Continental Motors and Charles Broege of Buda Motors.)
(3) Sternberg and Waukesha had a special relationship. Old timers at Waukesha related that Waukesha helped design the original Sternberg truck. The “Sternberg” name was changed to “Sterling” prior to WWI. The Sternberg/Sterling truck company used Waukesha’s almost exclusively up until 1952 when White purchased the company and phased it out by 1958. In 1998 Daimler-Benz resurrected the “Sterling” name, but dropped it in 2008.
(4) The c1948 Thew/Lorain MC-820 Moto-Crane was the largest truck-crane in the world at the time. It was rated at 45 tons and both its carrier and crane engines were powered by 225 HP Waukesha Model 6WAKD diesels!
- Trucks that have used Waukesha Engines
- Section Two - Truck Mfg/Model vs Waukesha Model
Rocky Schaefer, Historian, 4-2015; 2-2016
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