Crane Carrier Company

Crane Carrier Company
A CCC M920, a military version of the Centaur.

Crane Carrier Company (often abbreviated CCC) is a manufacturer that specializes in construction truck and garbage truck chassis. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it was established by Samuel Zeligson in 1946, along with the affiliated Zeligson Trucks. The primary design of CCC's trucks are Cab-Beside-Engine (C.B.E.) or half-cabs, most notably the Century II Unimixer. Half-cabs have the advantage of being able to carry the booms of cranes, hence the name of the company.[1]

History

Beginning as a firm that remanufactured World War II-era surplus vehicles, CCC evolved into a company that manufactured its own over-the-road trucks for concrete mixing, logging, mining, and other construction industries. CCC also builds trucks for oil drilling, water well drilling, terminal tractors, and aviation fuelers.

Though primarily building CBEs, CCC started moving toward the two-seater market during the 1970s, with models such as the Centaur. CCC sold Zeligson in 1980. It lasted as a separate company for nine years.

CCC manufactured Type D school bus chassis during the early to mid 1990s, which were used by bus manufacturers Carpenter Body Company and Wayne Corporation.

In 2008, CCC and its parent, CCI Corp., were sold to Glenview, Illinois-based Illinois Tool Works, which stated its plans to continue operating CCC as a separate company.[2]

Resources

  • The Complete Book of Trucks & Tractors, by John Carroll & Peter Davies.
  • American Truck & Bus Spotter's Guide; 1920–1985, by Tad Burness.

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