- Who
- Daimler Motoren-Gesellenschaft
- What
- first
- Where
- Germany (Cannstatt)
- When
The Daimler Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company) in Cannstatt, Germany, produced the first recorded motorised truck in 1896. The 1.5 tonne (3,300 lb) capacity vehicle was powered by a rear-mounted two-cylinder 3 kW (4 hp) engine, and was delivered to the British Motor Syndicate Ltd. in London, UK, on 1 October of that year.