Euclid Trucks

Former American heavy equipment manufacturer Euclid TrucksFounded1909DefunctJanuary 1, 2004FateDissolvedSuccessorHitachiProductsDump trucks, loaders and wheel tractor-scrapersParentHitachi Euclid truck in use at Chuquicamata copper mine in 1984 Euclid truck at a quarry in Poland (2013) The Euclid Trucks was a manufacturer which specialized in heavy equipment for earthmoving, particularly dump trucks, loaders and wheel tractor-scrapers. Known for its distinctive bright 'highlite green' paint scheme, it operated in the United States from the 1920s to the 1950s, when it was purchased by General Motors. The firm was later bought by Hitachi Construction Machinery. History Founding The Euclid Company of Euclid, Ohio, made specifically designed off-road heavy haulers, compared with other companies that modified on-road trucks for off-road earth-hauling. The Euclid Crane and Hoist Co., formed in 1909 and owned by George A. Armington and his five sons, had become a large, respected and profitable operation by the early 1920s. It introduced the Euclid Automatic Rotary Scraper in 1924, soon followed by the Euclid Wheeler (wheeled) scraper. Those earthmoving products were conceived by George's