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Truck Farming Explained Truck farming, in spite of what has been written, first came into use in northern Minnesota, close to the Mesabi range, where the soil had a high iron content. The auto manufacturers realized the potential of the area and began major truck production in the early teens. Unfortunately it took a full six months to grow a simple Model T, and significantly longer for anything over one ton. The short growing season of the north resulted in stunted, under-powered trucks unsuitable for long-haul operations. The manufacturers then began looking for regions with longer growing seasons, and eventually migrated to areas of the country [U.S.A.] that not only permitted the growing of larger trucks, but also allowed them to introduce color variation, something the Dutch had been doing for some time. Hybrid experimentation produced the "semi", and later the work of Dr. Diesel led to what we know as the modern over-the-road truck.
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