1987 HENDRICKSON VT100 Tandem Tractor @ HME Factory 8x10 Glossy COLOR Photo

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This photo is an excellent quality color 8” x 10” photo new reproduction of a 1987 HENDRICKSON VT100 Tandem-Axle Tractor at the HME factory.
”SAMPLE” will not appear on your photo, it is only on the scanned image.
DESCRIPTION: When I toured the Hendrickson Mobile Equipment factory in 1987, this new HENDRICKSON VT100 Tandem Tractor was on display. I imagine this was the factory demonstrator. There was a small production line of VT100’s being assembled at the time. When the truck line of HME was sold and moved to Grand Rapids, MI, the VT100 continued in production there for some time. Many built in Michigan were built especially to pull 11-axle 154,000# GVW “Michigan Gravel Trains”. This photo is borderless on the sides, with a white border on the top and bottom.
HENDRICKSON MOTOR TRUCK CO.: Magnus Hendrickson built his first truck in 1900 as chief engineer for a Fremont, OH company. Leaving that company in 1913, he returned to Chicago to form his own company, producing 3 truck models by 1920. In 1926, Magnus and two sons designed a tandem suspension using the now famous Hendrickson equalizing beam with center pivot to distribute the load evenly to the rear axles and reduce the effects of uneven terrain. An assembly plant was was built in 1927. By 1938 Hendrickson was offering Cummins diesels in both conventional and cabover models.  Most Hendrickson trucks were predominately sold in the Chicago area as custom-built trucks for the customer’s needs with a wide choice of components. In the early 1950s production was in the 60-100 units per year. The company expanded into more custom-made trucks: crane carriers, airport ground support equipment, prime movers, motor home chassis, & fire trucks. Production reached around 300 units per year in the 1970s.  In 1978, The Boler Company purchased various Hendrickson divisions to concentrate on truck & trailer suspension systems, auxiliary axles systems, and other heavy-duty components. The Hendrickson name of today is a leading global manufacturer of components to the commercial transportation industry around the globe. In 1985 Hendrickson sold the truck manufacturing operation to a Michigan based company that continues today under the name of HME, Inc., producing custom fire trucks.
In 1987 I toured the Hendrickson Mobile Equipment plant in Lyons, IL, where a broad line of custom-built trucks were still being produced. The sharp looking Hendrickson VT100 had recently been introduced. Shortly after, the truck manufacturing was moved to Grand Rapids, MI where the VT Series continued to be produced under the trade name of HME, for some time. I believe the HME truck operation now specializes only in custom fire trucks. All together, the Hendrickson company and affiliates is said to have built over 21,000 custom trucks.
CONDITION: This outstanding black & white glossy photo is a newly reproduced photo from a vintage photo in my personal lifetime collection.  This photo has been printed on excellent quality HP PREMIUM PLUS GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER using HP 02 Vivera Inks, producing a professional quality photo that resists fading over 100 years ... the best money can buy. This photo has a white border on all 4 sides.
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