Service Motor Truck Company

The Service Motor Truck Company of Wabash, Indiana, was a truck manufacturer.

Service Motor Truck Company
FormerlyService Motor Car Company
TypeTruck Company
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1911; 115 years ago (1911)
Defunct1926; 100 years ago (1926)
SuccessorRelay Motors Corporation
HeadquartersWabash, Indiana, US
ProductsTrucks

History

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Service Motor Truck Comp. 1918
Service advertisement Model Q (1914)
Service Model H (1914)
Service Model PW (1915)
Service Model W (1915)
Service Motor Truck Company plant Wabash (1920)
Service advertisement (1917)
Service Model 15 (1920-1921)

The Service Motor Car Company was founded in 1911 in Chicago. The production plant was located in Kankakee, Illinois. Production of cars and trucks had already started in 1911. The vehicles were sold under the brand name " Service ". The unprofitable car production was discontinued by 1912. In 1912, the company moved to Wabash, Indiana. In 1914, the company changed its name to Service Motor Truck Company, and in 1923, it was renamed again to Service Motors Inc. Service Motor Truck Company built 337 Liberty trucks in 1918. In 1926, Relay Motors Corporation took over the company.

Production models

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1911

  • Model A

1914 [1]

1915

  • Model PW (2 to)
  • Model W (1 to)

1918 [2]

  • Model 220 (1 to) Buda Motor
  • Model 230 (1,5 to)
  • Model 240 (2 to)
  • Model 270 (3,5 to)
  • Model 275 (3,5 to)
  • Model 300 (5 to)
  • Liberty truck (3-5 to)

1919

  • Model 21 (1 to)
  • Model 41 (2,5 to)
  • Model 71 (3,5 to)
  • Model 76 (3,5 to)
  • Model 101 (5 to)

1920

  • Model 220 (1 to) Buda Motor
  • Model 31 (1,5 to)
  • Model 36 (1,5 to)
  • Model 51 (2,5 to)
  • Model 71 (3,5 to)
  • Model 76 (3,5 to)
  • Model 101 (5 to)
  • Model 15 (0,75-1 to)

1921

  • Model 220 (1 to) Buda Motor
  • Model 31 (1,5 to)
  • Model 36 (1,5 to)
  • Model 51 (2,5 to)
  • Model 71 (3,5 to)
  • Model 76 (3,5 to)
  • Model 101 (5 to)
  • Model 15 (0,75-1 to)

1922

  • Model 12 (0,75 to)
  • Model 25 (1,25 to)
  • Model 21 (1,5 to)
  • Model 32 (2 to)
  • Model 52 (3 to)
  • Model 72 (4 to)
  • Model 77 (4 to)
  • Model 102 (6 to)

1923 [3]

  • Model 12 (0,75 to)
  • Model 25 (1,25 to)
  • Model 21 (1,5 to)
  • Model 32 (2 to)
  • Model 33 (1,5 to)
  • Model 42 (2 to)
  • Model 52
  • Model 61 (3 to)
  • Model 72
  • Model 77
  • Model 81 (4 to)
  • Model 102
  • Model 103 (6 to)

References

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  1. "Service Motor Truck 1914". Motor trucks of America ... c.1 v.2 1914. 1915-01-01. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  2. "Service Motor Truck 1918-1923". Automobile list book : showing models, list prices and serial numbers for passenger and commercial automobiles 1924. 1924-01-01. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. "Service Motor Truck". Automotive reference manual; "the certified data source"; comprising comparative specifications and identifying characteristics for license registration, tax assessment, insurance classification, trade evaluation and general investigation, 1932-1933 v.2. 1934-01-01. Retrieved 2026-06-27.