Object Details
- Peterbilt Motors Company
- Description
- This Peterbilt single-sleeper tractor was owned by Werner Enterprises, a national freight carrier founded in 1956. As high speed, limited access highways were built, demand to move small goods created opportunities for trucking companies and truck builders. Tractor-trailers replaced freight trains for many types of products. Peterbilt began making log and lumber trucks in the late 1930s and was known for tailoring its custom designed trucks to the needs of truckers. Peterbilt also pioneered the use of aluminum, which allowed greater cargo weight within legal limits. Model 359, one of Peterbilt’s workhorses, was manufactured from 1967 to 1987.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Werner Enterprises, Inc.
- 1984
- used date
- 1984-1987
- ID Number
- 2003.0008.01
- accession number
- 2003.0008
- catalog number
- 2003.0008.01
- Object Name
- tractor
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/4 ft x 8 ft x 25 1/16 ft; 3.7338 m x 2.4384 m x 7.64438 m
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Work
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Road Transportation
- Exhibition
- America On The Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1198035
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-614c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
