Challenger trucks
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Challenger Manufacturing Ltd. was a British Columbia
-based Canadian manufacturer of heavy truck
s, that built both highway and off road
trucks, particularly for the logging industry, under the Challenger, Custom Built for Heavy Industry, brand.
Challenger was founded by John Casanave in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island
. His aim was to manufacture sturdy easy to maintain trucks using OEM
components, like Mack
or Cummins
engines.
Challenger was active from 1987 to 1994, but only 14 units seem have been made. A later attempt in Australia
to revive the make, marketing it as Extreme Heavy Duty Trucks, was eventually unsuccessful.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
-based Canadian manufacturer of heavy truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
s, that built both highway and off road
Off Road
Off Road may refer to:*Super Off Road, 1989 arcade game released by Leland Corporation*Off Road Challenge, 1998 console game released by Nintendo*Ford Racing: Off Road, 2008 video game published by Empire Interactive...
trucks, particularly for the logging industry, under the Challenger, Custom Built for Heavy Industry, brand.
Challenger was founded by John Casanave in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
. His aim was to manufacture sturdy easy to maintain trucks using OEM
OEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
components, like Mack
Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks is an American truck-manufacturing company and a former manufacturer of buses and trolley buses. A wholly owned subsidiary of Renault Véhicules Industriels since 1990, Mack Trucks is currently a subsidiary of AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina...
or Cummins
Cummins
Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems...
engines.
Challenger was active from 1987 to 1994, but only 14 units seem have been made. A later attempt in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to revive the make, marketing it as Extreme Heavy Duty Trucks, was eventually unsuccessful.