The lorry has a long and colourful history dating back more than 100 years. For those who are not familiar with the word โlorryโ, a lorry is what is known as a truck in the USA and other non-Commonwealth countries. The lorry enables our modern day life to be easily attainable and transports our everyday products across the country and across continents. The first lorry was invented in Germany in 1896 and built by the German automotive pioneer, Damlier. The lorry featured a 4 horsepower engine with 2 forward speeds and 1 reverse speed. Of course, there were trucks before this time, but this is what is closest to the modern day lorries we are so familiar with now.
In the mid-1800s, the steam wagon worked in much the same way as the lorry. It worked tirelessly transporting products back and forth, and as the name suggests, this early lorry was powered by a steam engine. By the end of the 1800s, the era of the diesel engine was born. It took another 35 โ 40 years for the diesel engine to be adopted by lorries across Europe, and even longer before they took hold in America.
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