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

FormerlyBailey Motor Truck Company
IndustryManufacturing, automotive
PredecessorStewart Motor Company (since 1942)
FoundedMay 1910; 116 years ago (1910-05)
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Federal Motor Truck Company
FormerlyBailey Motor Truck Company
IndustryManufacturing, automotive
PredecessorStewart Motor Company (since 1942)
FoundedMay 1910; 116 years ago (1910-05)
DefunctMarch 1960; 66 years ago (1960-03)
FateSold to NAPCO
SuccessorNAPCO
ProductsTrucks
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History

Federal truck No. 423
Federal advertisement (1913)
Federal 1,5 t (1914-1918)
Federal Model L (1916) 3,5 t 40 hp
Federal (1920)
Federal X-2 (1922-1925) 5-6 to
Federal Model SD (1920-1922) 1 to
Federal Model TE (1922-1923) 1,5 to
Federal Model UE (1922-1923) 2 to
Federal Model WE (1922-1923) 3,5 to
Federal Model X2 (1922-1924) 5 to
Federal-Knight Speedy Truck (1924-1927)
Federal Speedy Truck advertisement (1925)
Federal FW (1928)
Federal A6 (1929)
Federal factory (1912)

The company was founded in 1910 as the Bailey Motor Truck Company but was later renamed to Federal. The company then opened a factory in Leavitt Street, near Southwest Detroit. During the prosperous time of the company, around 700 people worked there, producing as many as 3,500 trucks annually. The main competitor of the company was Diamond T. The main providers of engines for the company were Continental, Waukesha, and Hercules.[1] In 1935, Federal sold 2190 units and in 1936 it increased to 2930 trucks.[2] In 1938, Federal sold 1370 units and in 1939 it increased to 1837 trucks.[3]

From 1924 to 1927, the company produced some delivery trucks with Willys-Knight engines, and these were marketed under the Federal Knight brand. Despite being an independent manufacturer, the company produced its own cabs in both standard and deluxe versions. In 1942, the company bought the Stewart Motor Company.[4] After the war, the company enjoyed high sales and was bought by Fawick, although it was soon discovered that the new buyers knew nothing about manufacturing complete trucks, and the company was sold to NAPCO, which closed down the company's factory in Detroit and transferred the trucks' tooling to their own factories in Minneapolis.[1]

Due to economic problems and the uncertainty of the future of the Federal brand, NAPCO retired the brand in 1959, with all operations ceasing in 1960.

Production

More information Year, Production figures ...
YearProduction figuresModelLoad capacitySerial number
19101 to
19111 to
1912~ 1,000C-D [5] [6]1 to
1913~ 2,0001 to
1914 [7]905C-D1 to101 to 1005
19151,749G-G-H1,5 to1006 to 2754
↑J-K1,5 to↑
1916HM1,5 to2756 to 4999, 6001 to 6440
W2 to
L3,5 to
1920SD1 to
1921SD1 to
1922SD1 to
TE1,5 to
UE2 to
WE3,5 to
X-25-6 to
1923(27,017) from 1910 to 1923to
TE1,5 to
UE2 to
WE3,5 to
X-25-6 to
1924S-25-6 Speedy Truck1,5 to
S-27 Speedy Truck2 to
X-25-6 to
1925S-25-6 Speedy Truck1,5 to
S-27 Speedy Truck2 to
X-25-6 to
1926S-25-6 Speedy Truck1,5 to
S-27 Speedy Truck2 to
1927S-25-6 Speedy Truck1,5 to
S-27 Speedy Truck2 to
1928FW1 to
1929A6 [8]1,5-2 to
1930to
1931to
1932to
1933to
1934to
19352,190to
1936~ 2,930to
1937to
1938~ 1,370to
1939~ 1,837to
1940to
1941to
1942to
1943to
1944to
1945to
19466,091to
194710,058to
19483,898to
19491,649to
19501,884to
1959to
Sum 160,000
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Model types

Trucks with a payload of 1.25 to 1.5 tons [9]

  • Type 10-128; Wheelbase 128 inches = 3251 mm
  • Type 10-143; Wheelbase 143 inches = 3632 mm
  • Type 10-152; Wheelbase 152 inches = 3861 mm

Trucks with a payload of 1.5 to 1.75 tons

  • Type 11-128; Wheelbase 128 inches = 3251 mm
  • Type 11-143; Wheelbase 143 inches = 3632 mm
  • Type 11-152; Wheelbase 152 inches = 3861 mm

Trucks with a payload of 2.5 to 2.75 tons

  • Type 15-136; Wheelbase 136 inches = 3454 mm
  • Type 15-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
  • Type 15-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
  • Type 15-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
  • Type 15-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm

Trucks with a payload of 2.75 to 3.25 tons

  • Type 18-136; Wheelbase 136 inches = 3454 mm
  • Type 18-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
  • Type 18-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
  • Type 18-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
  • Type 18-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm

Trucks with a payload of 3.25 to 3.75 tons

  • Type 20-136; Wheelbase 136 inches = 3454 mm
  • Type 20-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
  • Type 20-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
  • Type 20-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
  • Type 20-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
  • Type 20-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

With Dieselmotor

    • Type 20DI-136; Wheelbase 136 inches = 3454 mm
    • Type 20DI-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
    • Type 20DI-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
    • Type 20DI-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
    • Type 20DI-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
    • Type 20DI-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

Trucks with a payload of 3.5 to 4 tons

  • Type 25-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
  • Type 25-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
  • Type 25-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
  • Type 25-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
  • Type 25-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

With Dieselmotor

    • Type 25DI-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
    • Type 25DI-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
    • Type 25DI-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
    • Type 25DI-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
    • Type 25DI-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

Trucks with a payload of 4 to 4.5 tons

  • Type 28-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
  • Type 28-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
  • Type 28-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
  • Type 28-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
  • Type 28-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

With Dieselmotor

    • Type 28DI-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
    • Type 28DI-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
    • Type 28DI-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
    • Type 28DI-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
    • Type 28DI-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

Trucks with a payload of 4.25 to 4.75 tons

  • Type 29-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
  • Type 29-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
  • Type 29-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
  • Type 29-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
  • Type 29-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

With Dieselmotor

    • Type 29DI-147; Wheelbase 147 inches = 3734 mm
    • Type 29DI-156; Wheelbase 156 inches = 3962 mm
    • Type 29DI-168; Wheelbase 168 inches = 4267 mm
    • Type 29DI-181; Wheelbase 181 inches = 4597 mm
    • Type 29DI-195; Wheelbase 195 inches = 4953 mm

Bus Types

  • B15-156 for 18 to 20 Passengers
  • B15-181 for 22 to 24 Passengers
  • B20-181 for 24 Passengers (also with Dieselmotor)
  • B20-195 for 26 Passengers (also with Dieselmotor)
  • B25-195 for 26 to 28 Passengers (also with Dieselmotor)
  • B25-207 for 28 to 30 Passengers (also with Dieselmotor)

Military trucks

Federal built its first U.S. military trucks in 1918 for the U.S. Army.[10] More diverse military (tractor) trucks, including tank transporters, dump trucks, and heavy wreckers, were built for U.S. forces from 1933 through 1945. Federal produced over 10,000 trucks for the military.

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