White Trucks

White Trucks was an American truck manufacturer located in Cleveland, Ohio. The company produced some fire apparatus around 1906, but is primarily related to the fire service through its medium and heavy duty trucks used for commercial chassis fire apparatus. The company went out of business in 1980 and Volvo acquired the assets of the company in 1981. Volvo would continue to use the White name for the US market until 1995.

History
The company began as the White Sewing Machine Company in 1901, it primarily produced small automobiles and light commercial vans, In 1906 the company changed its name to The White Company and began to offer trucks up to 3 tons. It also offered bodies for buses, ambulances, fire apparatus, police wagons and mail trucks.

In 1916 the company changed its name to the White Motor Company. During World War 1, White would provide the U.S. Army with 18,000 trucks. Automobile production ended during the war, and the company would focus on medium and heavy duty trucks for the rest of its existence. During World War 2 the company would again provide the U.S. Military with thousands of heavy trucks and light armored vehicles.

Between 1951 and 1960 White acquired truck makers Sterling, Autocar, Reo and Diamond T. It also became the sales and service organization for Freightliner. The company became White Trucks in 1966. White offered a wide range of options which made their trucks a common commercial chassis for fire apparatus from the late 1920s through the mid 1960s.

While many White trucks were used for fire apparatus two were particularly common.
 * 700 series, introduced in 1934 and available through the mid 1950s.
 * 3000 series cab-over, introduced in 1949 and available into the mid 1960s.