The Class-B Standardized Military Truck or "Liberty Truck" was a heavy-duty truck produced by the United States Army during World War I.

2018年11月11日 · Just 10 weeks later the team had a prototype with rear-wheel-drive and a four-speed transmission that was powered by a 52 hp 425 cubic-inch L-head four-cylinder engine and capable of chugging along...

2015年6月21日 · Production of the Liberty B began in the fall of 1917, and the first models were delivered to the secretary of war on 19 October. Of the almost 9,500 produced by 15 manufacturers, more than 7,500 were sent overseas. The Liberty's four-speed transmission coupled with its 52-hp engine gave the truck a top speed of about 15 miles per hour.

new three-ton cargo truck. The result was the Standard B Liberty Truck, a vehicle with interchangeable parts manufactured in different factories that simplified maintenance in the field. The use of trucks revolutionized warfare as they could economically haul supplies in rugged battlefield conditions. Background Information HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The first Liberty truck left the production hall on October 9, 1917.The vehicles were transported across the Atlantic to Saint-Nazaire, the main supply port of the United States in France. They served the American Expeditionary Forces as well as the Allies to deliver the enormous demand for ammunition, fuel, equipment and food to the front.

Mobility was everywhere, rear of the front or in the mud, with artillery tractors and standardization, for the first time hit US manufacturers big time, giving the world's first standard mass-built military truck, the Liberty Type B with more than 14,000 produced - still, a small dust compared to the millions of WW2.

2024年11月11日 · The Standard B "Liberty Truck" was the first vehicle designed for the U.S. military to be built by several manufacturers with interchangeable parts.

2011年9月24日 · If anyone knows the whereabouts of a WWI Liberty Truck in any condition please reply here with some basic information and pics if you have them. 1) First Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, IL 2) USMC museum

The Liberty truck was a United States Army vehicle used in World War I. The liberty truck was designed by the Motor Transport section of the Quartermaster Corps in cooperation with the members of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Production of the …

Class B Standard Liberty Motor Trucks: As noted above, the original concept for this page was just the following five vehicles. The additions from the era gives a better overview of many different motor and non-motor vehicles that were supplied to the American military during the World War One era.