Paccar Inc. is a manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty trucks.
The company was founded in 1905 by William Pigott as Seattle Car Manufacturing Company. The original company manufactured railway and logging equipment.
In 1917 Seattle Car merged with its only West Coast competitor, Twohey Brothers, to form the new company Pacific Car and Foundry.
Through the years the company acquired and merged with more companies, in the process expanding to steel manufacturing, building wingspans for Boeing during World War II, producing tanks during the Korean War, and truck manufacturing in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Today Paccar is the world’s third-largest manufacturer of light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, big rig diesel trucks, and aftermarket trucks parts. The company produces trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF brands.
Paccar Inc. is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol PCAR, is a member of the S&P 500, is #282 in the Fortune 500, has 21,800 employees, and had $17.58 billion in revenue in 2013.
Paccar Inc.Paccar Inc. is a manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty trucks.
The company was founded in 1905 by William Pigott as Seattle Car Manufacturing Company. The original company manufactured railway and logging equipment.
In 1917 Seattle Car merged with its only West Coast competitor, Twohey Brothers, to form the new company Pacific Car and Foundry.
History
Through the years the company acquired and merged with more companies, in the process expanding to steel manufacturing, building wingspans for Boeing during World War II, producing tanks during the Korean War, and truck manufacturing in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Today Paccar is the world’s third-largest manufacturer of light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, big rig diesel trucks, and aftermarket trucks parts. The company produces trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF brands.
Paccar Inc. is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol PCAR, is a member of the S&P 500, is #282 in the Fortune 500, has 21,800 employees, and had $17.58 billion in revenue in 2013.