Federal Motor Truck Company

The Federal Motor Truck Company was an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company was founded in 1910 as Bailey Motor Truck by Martin L. Pulcher, who would later found the Oakland Motor Car Company, which launched the Pontiac GM companion brand, in 1926.

1914 Federal newspaper ad

Single rear axle Federal truck carrying a cane train locomotive, 1925

The last Federal vehicle made for the US marketplace was made in 1959.[1]

Company catalogs from 1929/1930 and 1946 are held in the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.[2]

WWII Federal G-692, 7½-ton, 6x6, military wrecker in the Overloon War Museum (Netherlands)

1952 Federal 45M tractor with 1946 Fruehauf semi-trailer (Henry Ford Museum)

Military trucks

Federal built its first U.S. military trucks in 1918, for the U.S. Air Force. More diverse military (tractor) trucks, including tank transporters, dump trucks, and heavy wreckers, were built for U.S. forces from 1933 through 1945.

References

Donnelly, Jim (October 9, 2008). "Federal Motor Truck Company". Hemmings Weekly. American City Business Journals. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
"Catalogs of Michigan-based motor truck companies, undated and 1905-1946". Bentley Historical Library. University of Michigan. 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

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[1] Donnelly, Jim (October 9, 2008). "Federal Motor Truck Company". Hemmings Weekly. American City Business Journals. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

[2] "Catalogs of Michigan-based motor truck companies, undated and 1905-1946". Bentley Historical Library. University of Michigan. 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.