The GMC CCKW

There is a good article on Studebaker 6X6 Trucks and excellent photos showing detail of Wood Cargo Body and Late Steel Composite LWB Cargo Body showing Relief for CCKW Fuel Tank Fill Pipe although the body is mounted on Studebaker. MVPA membership does have it's advantages.

Montpelier Mfg built a large number of wood and composite cargo bodies for Studebaker and Reo.

Wood, Steel and Composite bodies were also built by Budd, and Hercules, there is also evidence that Garwood built Cargo bodies.

Jim S. has a great collection of photos and production figures of the Montpieler Mfg. bodies built for the Army. His father owned the company and they were awarded the E award for their excellence in the production of these bodies during the war.
It is great to have a contributor on this site that has such a direct connection to the old trucks we love and drive.
Thanks Jim S.

I wish to thank "armydriver" for the compliment to Montpelier and my Dad. They receive the "E" award two days before the red ball express and due to war-time censorship probabily never realized the magnitude of their accomplishment to the war effort.

We often forget the contributions to the war effort and to the final victory that the people at home contributed. Had it not been for the men with foresight like Jims dad and the people that worked in his factory and the other factories, needed supplies would have not been received by the troops that needed them so badly.

The Army-Navy "E" Award ("E" for "Excellence"), the highest wartime honor that may be bestowed on an industrial organization. The award originated in the navy and was a symbol of merit for a ship's crew. It was broadened, when war struck, to include certain war plants which had made an outstanding contribution in the production of war material.

joel gopan wrote:Wood, Steel and Composite bodies were also built by Budd, and Hercules, there is also evidence that Garwood built Cargo bodies.

Did any of these companies earn the "E" Award or the other 35 companies in the consortum that built WWII cargo bodies receive the award?

Considering that they put out over 350,000 truck bodies just for CCKW, it was likely.They also produced bodies for all other types and continued with railroad cars. Budd was a major manufacturer of Civilian truck bodies and railroad cars, they had the capacity. I can try to find out.