"The Peterbilt Motors Company The Peterbilt Motor Company is a famous American company manufacturing heavy-duty trucks. It is an old company that was founded in 1939. Today it is a leader in the manufacturing of trucks. It has its head quarters in Denton, Texas. Most American would be proud of such a company that has been a benchmark in the production of trucks. The company originally had its headquarters in California but gradually shifted to Texas. It also has a manufacturing unit in Canada. It has offices in Quebec province of Canada. The Peterbilt Motor Company manufactures trucks in the class 5 to class 8 categories. The man who is credited with starting the company is T.A. Peterman who was actually a lumber mill owner. He found that he had problems with the transport of logs and he decided to solve the problem himself. Thus the idea of manufacturing trucks was born. Initially he rebuilt surplus army trucks but gradually moved up to making new ones entirely. Today these trucks can be seen on American roads ferrying goods to distant places and the brand name of Peterbilt has become synonymous with top quality trucks. The company is now universally recognized as the best in this field."