Daimler Trucks

1888: Gottlieb Daimler files patent application for first gasoline-powered fire-fighting pump

1888: Gottlieb Daimler files patent application for first gasoline-powered fire-fighting pump
Stuttgart, Jun 1, 2008 - The engine-powered fire-fighting pump, invented by Gottlieb Daimler and the subject of a patent application filed with the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin on July 29, 1888, attracted worldwide attention in next to no time.

Advance into the five-ton payload category: In 1898 Daimler presents a new five-tonner

Advance into the five-ton payload category: In 1898 Daimler presents a new five-tonner
Stuttgart, May 1, 2008 - Output ranged between four and ten hp, payload between 1,500 and 5,000 kilograms. Hardly had Gottlieb Daimler's first truck been supplied to England in 1896, when the first truck range, comprising as many as four different models, was offered by Daimler from September 1896.

1906: The world’s first fire-fighting pump powered by a gasoline engine goes into operation

1906: The world’s first fire-fighting pump powered by a gasoline engine goes into operation
Stuttgart, Oct 30, 2006 - <b> December 1, 1906</b> One hundred years ago, the world’s first fire-fighting pump powered by a gasoline engine was supplied to the customer and put into operation in the Grunewald suburb of Berlin on December 1, 1906.

1896: Gottlieb Daimler builds the world’s first truck

1896: Gottlieb Daimler builds the world’s first truck
Stuttgart, Aug 21, 2006 - <b>October 1, 1896</b> The world’s first truck is supplied by Cannstatt-based Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to British Motor Syndicate Ltd. in London.

The Unimog S: a load carrier with outstanding offroad mobility and a bestseller in its category

The Unimog S: a load carrier with outstanding offroad mobility and a bestseller in its category
Stuttgart, Apr 7, 2005 - <b>May 1955</b> The Unimog: professional in its appearance – and a big success – right from the start.

One hundred years ago: Georg Wiß established the Süddeutsche Automobilfabrik (SAG)

One hundred years ago: Georg Wiß established the Süddeutsche Automobilfabrik (SAG)
Stuttgart, Jan 10, 2005 - <b>February 8, 1905</b> On February 8, 1905, Georg Wiß founded the “Süddeutsche Automobilfabrik G.m.b.H. (SAG)” – a company which rapidly made a name for itself with trucks, buses and even fire service vehicles.

1923: Go-ahead for the OB 2 prechamber diesel

1923: Go-ahead for the OB 2 prechamber diesel
Stuttgart, Mar 24, 2003 - The decision was taken on April 14, 1923, and called into existence a first series, exactly ten units, of the OB 2 automotive diesel engine. The dry technical data of the first Benz automotive diesel hardly gives an inkling of the epoch-making revolution which took its starting point here.

How the gasoline engine conquered fire fighting: 95 years ago, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft supplied the first fire-fighting vehicle with gasoline engine

How the gasoline engine conquered fire fighting: 95 years ago, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft supplied the first fire-fighting vehicle with gasoline engine
Stuttgart, Jun 13, 2002 - Superior speed. Rapid access to the scene of fire. Reliability in covering long distances