01985cam a2200289 4500 1165644397 TxAuBib 20240101120000.0 000804s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 00043800 9780896584952 089658495X 9780896587373 Voyager trade pbk. $21.95 0896587371 Voyager trade pbk. $21.95 (OCoLC)44769293 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG IG# ILC TxAuBib Holtzman, Stan, 1942- Big rigs : the complete history of the American semi truck / text and photography by Stan Holtzman. Stillwater, Minn : Voyageur Press, 2001. 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. "A Town Square book.". Includes index. Introduction: The fascination of big rigs -- Autocar: setting the standard -- Brockway: the husky heavyweight -- Chevrolet: a key player -- Diamond T/Reo: a Chicago-born success -- Dodge: defining dependability -- Federal: never an experiment -- Ford: proven popularity -- Freightliner: on-going innovation -- GMC: consistent quality -- International: meeting world challenges -- Kenworth: changing with the times -- Mack: the bulldog never rests -- Marmon: its legend lives on -- Peterbilt: in a class by itself -- Sterling: born again and going strong -- Western Star: Canadian quality at its best -- White/Volvo: the perfect marriage -- Other American makes: American Coleman ; Beiderman ; Brown ; Cook Brothers ; Crane Carrier Company ; FWD ; Hendrickson. Semis are more than mere modes of transporting goods: they symbolize American power, independence and the romance of the open road. Here is a photographic tribute to these venerable workhorses of the road, from the past 100 years. 20240101. Tractor trailer combinations United States History.