Tank Trucks, 1921-1941

A great number of companies made trucks that were fitted for tanks in the post-pioneer period, 1921-1941, which brings that era of manufacture up to the beginning of World War II. Like in the pioneering period, many companies have disappeared and the remains and blueprints of their trucks became subject to the chance buffeting of history. Of course there are notable survivors too. Among those tank trucks whose pictures are in print (see date of cessation of manufacture in first pair of parentheses, date of photo in second parentheses) were: Hug (1942) (1936), International (to date) (1926), Kenworth (to date) (1933), Kissel (1931) (1921), Krebs (1925) (1923), Maccar (1935) (1931),Gersix (1922) (1922), Studebaker (1964) (1921), Oneida (1930) (1921), Autocar (1995) (1924), Graham Bros. (1919) (1925), Gotfredson (1951) (1925), Sterling (1953) (1925), Biederman, (1955) (1926), Larrabee (1932) (1925), Republic (1929) (1926), Menominee (1937) (1925), Kleiber (1937) (1928), Stewart (1941) (1928), Stoughton (1928) (1928), Brockway (1977) (1928), Coleman (1986) (1930), Chevrolet (date) (1929), Diamond T (1966) (1930), Dodge (date) (1930), Moreland (1941) (1930), Schacht (1938) (1930), GMC (to date) (1940), Fageol (1939) (1930), Gilmore (?) (1940) and so on.

Autocar advertised that "More even weight distribution on all four wheels is an added Autocar advantage for hauling shifting loads of gasoline and oil." The company headquarters was in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. White Motor Car bought Autocar in 1953. According to Mroz (1996), the Autocar emblem was seen on some heavy trucks offered by White-GMC-Volvo in 1995. Ad from National Petroleum News, January 7, 1925.