The first truck was built in 1896 by the German automobile
pioneer Gottlieb Daimler. The Daimler truck was a four-wheel drive and a belt
drive with two front gears and a rear gear.
Towing industry was born in 1916 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
When Ernest Holmes, a senior, helped a friend take a car with three rods, a
pulley and a chain attached to a 1913 Cadillac.
He built his factory in Walt heave, Tennessee, and quickly
competed with the original company with its hydraulic hammers.
Finally, Miller Industries acquired the assets of both
companies and other demolition companies.
Miller retained the Century's plant in Walt heaves, where
the wrecks of Century and Holmes are now being manufactured.
Forklift is a truck with a mechanical mechanism for
transportation, pushing, pulling, lifting, stacking or laying." Motorized
trucks are also called forklifts.
At first, Winton was a car manufacturer. He needed a way to
transport his cars to customers across the country, and the Seven was born, a
huge 18-axle truck with three axles that could support a heavy and heavy load.
The front axle controls the floor, and the rear axle and its double wheels move
it forward. for more detail click here.
Some Fun Facts
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A fully loaded truck can weigh up to 80,000
pounds or more - most cars weigh only 3000 pounds.
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Trucks occupy a football field to stop
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Over 9 million people work in the freight
industry: all 14 jobs in the United States.
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There are 3.2 million truck drivers in the
United States.
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78% of all items sent to America,
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In the United States, there are more than
400,000 trucking companies
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In 2000, professional US drivers traveled 200
billion miles or 1,000 trips to the sun.
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In the US, more than 36 million trucks operate.
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61% of trucks are 100 miles or less
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Enterprises buy trucks for 82 ¢ for every dollar
spent for shipping
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For five years, from 1998 to 2002, the size of
the truck market in the United States.
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Three-quarters of the American communities
depend solely on the delivery of trucks
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