Crane Carrier Corporation
- Crane Carrier Corporation
Crane Carrier Company or CCC is a manufacturer that specializes in Construction Trucks. 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.
History
Originally a firm that remanufactured World War Two surplus vehicles, CCC evolved into a company that manufactured its own over the road trucks for concrete mixing, dump trucks, logging, mining, and other construction industries. CCC also designs trucks for oil-drilling, water-drilling, refuse haulers, terminal tractors, and aviation fuelers.
Though primarily building CBE's, CCC started moving toward the two-seater market during the 1970's, with models such as the Centaur. CCC sold Zeligson in 1980. It lasted as a separate company for nine years.
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. [ [http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=20080916_46_E1_hThelo344455 Illinois company acquires Crane Carrier,] "Tulsa World", September 16, 2008.]
Footnotes
Resources
*The Complete Book of Trucks & Tractors, by John Carroll & Peter Davies.
*American Truck & Bus Spotter's Guide; 1920-1985, by Tad Burness.
External links
* [http://www.cranecarrier.com/ CCC Official Site] (JavaScript Required)
* [http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/martin_phippard/mixers/file0017.jpgMartin Phippard Photograph] (Hank's Truck Pictures)
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