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International Truck History
In the distant 1831st a self-taught mechanic Cyrus McCormick began to produce the first mechanical harvesters in the United States. After 60 years, his company united with a competitor, creating a concern, called the International Harvester Company (International Combine Company) in 1902. The engineer Edward Johnson who worked there in 1905 created the first proto-truck Auto-buggy , which went into series in 1907. It was an open platform on wooden wheels with a diameter of 1.5 meters, driven by a 2-cylinder engine of 16-20 liters with two chain drives...See full article
Truck classification
It is important to choose the right type of transport to carry a cargo. Cars are the most practical and popular type. There is generally accepted criteria for understanding the differences the convenience of choosing a car for a particular load. It is much easier to choose a transport for the carriage of cargo thanks to generally accepted and expanded types according to different criteria.See full article
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