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GMC CCKW U.S. Army cargo truck.
Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 10, 2025

Great American Trucks: The GMC CCGW 'Deuce and a Half'

Allied planners knew logistics were critical for waging modern war. And GMC had the perfect truck for the job.

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Mack Trucks 125 years.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 13, 2025

Mack Celebrates 125 Years of Trucking

Mack Trucks is a transportation pioneer that has been empowering America's progress since 1900.

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U.S. Navy UDT Jeep.
Articlesby Jack RobertsDecember 9, 2024

Great American Trucks: The Jeep

It began life as a tiny little scout car. And it became one of the most famous trucks, ever -- the rolling personification of American can-do spirit.

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HDT Great American Trucks: Kenworth W900 Series.
Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 13, 2024

Great American Trucks: Kenworth's W900 Series

It was 1956. Elvis was about to break big. And Kenworth was about to unveil a new truck that would endure for six decades – and become an American icon in the process.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsApril 24, 2024

Great American Trucks: The Mack B Series

World War II was over. The American economy was booming. Mack Trucks needed a workhorse truck fleets could rely on to do any number of jobs. What they delivered became an icon.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMarch 4, 2024

Great American Trucks: The Dodge Big Horn

It looked great. But the Big Horn left a lot to be desired behind the steering wheel.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 11, 2024

Great American Trucks: Freightliner Cabovers

More than any other North American OEM, Freightliner created the modern, iconic template for Class 8, long-haul cabover trucks. It was a look and basic design that would dominate trucking from the late 1950s all the way into the early 1980s.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 3, 2024

Great American Trucks: Peterbilt Model 352 Cabover

The Peterbilt Model 352 cabover tractor was such an iconic design that in an unusual departure from its numeric-based identification system, the company actually gave it a name. It remains Peterbilt’s longest-produced truck to this day.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsDecember 21, 2023

Great American Trucks: The International Transtar Cabover

Tough, reliable and stylish, the International Transtar became one of the most recognizable Class 8 American cabover trucks ever.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 27, 2023

Great American Trucks: Marmon

In a time when driver comfort and ergonomics were virtually nonexistent, one OEM set out to hand-build premium highway cruisers exactly the way their owners wanted them.

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