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The Rapid Vehicle Motor Company

The Rapid Vehicle Motor Company

The Rapid Vehicle Motor Company The Rapid Motor Vehicle Company was started in 1902 by Max Grabowski. It was the manufacturer of some of the earliest trucks and was purchased in 1909 by GM. In 1912 the name GMC was first used at the New York Auto Show and in 1996 the suffix Truck was dropped. What most people don’t know is that GMC also makes cars. In 1902 Max Grabowski founded a company called the “Rapid Motor Vehicle Company”, which developed some of the earliest commercial trucks ever designed. In 1909 the company was bought by General Motors to...

Truck Accidents:  Could Your Vehicle Keep You Safe?

Truck Accidents: Could Your Vehicle Keep You Safe?

Truck Accidents: Could Your Vehicle Keep You Safe? Recent media attention on the number of highway fatalities caused by semi-trucks has many people asking whether our roads are indeed ‘safe.’ A fully loaded truck, like the one that slammed into the back of another truck on California’s I-5 last month can do an intense amount of damage. In that particular accident, three people were killed and at least ten more injured when the truck entering the 550-foot underpass crashed into the truck in front, causing a massive pile-up and ultimately, an explosion. This isn’t the first time the safety of...