First motorized truck delivered to London

  • Date
    1 October 1896
  • Description

    Cannstatt-based Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft delivers its first truck to the British Motor Syndicate, Ltd. in London. The world’s first truck is powered by a 4 hp / 3 kW two-cylinder engine and designed for a 1,500-kg payload.

29256 Daimler 4 PS-Lastwagen, 1896