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Peterbilt
Also known as Peterbilt Motors Company
Peterbilt Motors Company is an American truck manufacturer specializing in the production of heavy-duty (Class 8) and medium-duty (Classes 5–7) commercial vehicles. The namesake of company founder T. A. "Al" Peterman, it was established in 1939 from the acquisition of Fageol Truck and Motor Company, and has operated as part of PACCAR since 1958. Competing alongside sister division Kenworth Truck Company, it sustains one of the longest-running marketplace rivalries in American truck manufacturing.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Peterbilt Motors Company
- Company.logo
- Peterbilt logo.svg
- Company.type
- Division
- Company.parent
- PACCAR
- Company.predecessor
- Fageol
- Company.founder
- T.A. Peterman
- Company.location
- Denton, Texas, U.S.
- Company.key_people
- Allan Ash (president and CEO) Jake Montero (general manager).
- Company.industry
- Manufacturing
- Company.products
- See listing
- Company.homepage
- www.peterbilt.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Welcome to Peterbilt | Peterbilt
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Background
- 1939-1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Models
- Current
- Medium-duty trucks (Class 5-7)
- Heavy trucks (Class 8)
- Facilities
- See also
- References
- External links
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