Pacific Northwest Truck Museum at Antique Powerland

1959 Oshkosh Snow Plow with two Diamond T Trucks outside the Pacific Northwest Truck Museum at Antique Powerland during the Great Oregon Steam-Up on July 31, 2010

The Pacific Northwest Truck Museum's large collection of trucks is housed in two buildings: the 10,500 square foot Hewitt Building contains older and smaller trucks, and the 15,000 square foot Self Building, named after former Freightliner President and Chairman Ken Self, contains newer and larger trucks. The museum is an affiliate of the Oregon Historical Society, a member of the Oregon Museums Association and is recognized by the American Truck Historical Society.

1897 Grain Wagon on August 3, 2008

The first trucks were horse-powered wagons, like this 1897 Grain Wagon. Wagons could carry a 1/4 to 1/2 ton payload at speeds of 3-4 miles per hour. The load wasn't well protected, and in addition to the daily feeding and care of the horses, the wagon required frequent greasing of wheel bearings and replacement of broken parts. On the other hand, even though the wagon wasn't very comfortable, the horses could keep the wagon on the road themselves and often knew the way home, so the driver could catch a nap along the way.

White Trucks
Republic Trucks
Moreland Truck
Maxwell Trucks
Gersix & Kenworth Trucks
Reo Truck
GMC Truck
Samson Trucks
Doane Truck
Dearborn Truck
Federal Trucks
Klieber Truck
Mack Truck
Ford Trucks
Chevrolet Trucks
Dodge Trucks
Yellow-Knight Truck
Fageol & Peterbilt Trucks
Freightliner & Western Star Trucks
Diamond T Trucks
Autocar Trucks
International Truck
MacDonald Truck
Four Wheel Drive Truck
Oshkosh Truck
Murty Brothers Truck
Paymaster Truck
Miscellaneous Displays

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