Friday, December 12, 2014
ICYMI: World's first semi-truck manufacturer, Fruehauf Trailer, was founded in Detroit 100 years ago
Posted
By Valerie Vande Panne
on Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 12:10 PM
ICYMI, we have a
gallery featuring 44 historical photos of Detroit’s Fruehauf Trailer Company–The first semi-truck manufacturer in the world.
Fruehauf was founded right here in Detroit in 1914.
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To celebrate the company's centennial year, they shared with us a
special selection of historical photos.
Even JFK was into them:
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You can learn more about the complete history of the Fruehauf family and the internationally renowned company they created at
singingwheels.com.
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