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About Brockway Motor Company

Brockway’s roots go back to 1851 when William Brockway began building carriages in Homer, New York. His son George took the business into the motorized era — first producing highwheeler trucks around 1910 before incorporating the Brockway Motor Truck Company in 1912 and moving production to nearby Cortland, New York, where it would remain for the company’s entire life. The first true Brockway trucks of 1912 were distinguished by Renault-style hoods and offered in three capacities. Through World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar boom, Brockway built its reputation on quality hand-built trucks made to customer specification.

In August 1956 Mack Trucks purchased Brockway, making it an autonomous division. Brockway continued to operate independently under Mack’s ownership — building its own distinct trucks rather than being absorbed into Mack’s lineup. The 1958 Huskie launch marked the beginning of Brockway’s most celebrated era. Through the 1960s and into the early 1970s the company thrived. The energy crisis, economic difficulties, growing government mandates, and labor disputes ultimately brought production to an end. Mack attempted to sell the Brockway division but the deal collapsed at the last minute, and Mack closed the Cortland plant in June 1977 after 65 years of truck production.

The Huskie Mascot

No detail of Brockway history is more beloved than the Huskie mascot — a sled dog in harness mounted atop the radiator of every Brockway truck from 1958 onward. Mack Trucks had the famous Bulldog; Brockway needed its own dog. The Huskie was a natural choice for a truck brand built on strength, endurance, and the ability to pull heavy loads in tough conditions. The original chrome Huskie was replaced by a golden version in 1962 for the brand’s 50th anniversary. Trucks equipped with the Huskidrive tag axle option carried two Huskies on the grille — one of the most immediately recognizable visual identifiers in American truck history. Brockway Huskie mascots are among the most sought-after original truck emblems in the collector community.

Brockway in Popular Culture

Brockway achieved an unusual moment of popular culture recognition through the 1978 film “Convoy” — based on the C.W. McCall song. A Brockway truck appears in the film, ultimately flipped on its side after an encounter with the law. The film’s hero “Rubber Duck” drives a Mack RS700, and the Brockway’s fate in the scene was noted by Brockway enthusiasts as an inadvertent illustration of the company’s recent closure — the Brockway literally laid low while the Mack carried on. The scene has become a touchstone in Brockway collector lore.

Brockway Specifications — Custom Built

Every Brockway was built to customer specification — there was no standard configuration off a production line. Buyers selected from available engine, transmission, and axle options to create a truck suited to their exact application:

Brockway Truck Timeline

• 1851Brockway Carriage Works founded in Homer, New York by William Brockway — building carriages and wagons. Peak output of 4,000–5,000 vehicles per year at height of carriage era.
• 1910George Brockway enters the truck market — first high-wheeler motorized vehicles produced. Initial trucks were Chase trucks rebadged as Brockway.
• 1912Brockway Motor Truck Company incorporated — moves to Cortland, New York. First true Brockway-designed trucks produced with Renault-style hoods in three models from ½-ton to 1¾-ton.
• 1914Continental engine trucks introduced — conventionally styled trucks using four-cylinder Continental engines replace early designs
• 1915Worm drive replaces chain drive — a significant engineering improvement across the Brockway lineup
• 1917WWI military production — entire Brockway production devoted to military use. 587 Class B Liberty Trucks built for the U.S. Army.
• 1919Postwar commercial range launched — new range from 1-ton to 5-ton capacity for the booming postwar commercial truck market
• 1941WWII military production begins — Brockway produces the C-666 series military trucks for the U.S. Army
• 1950sTwenty basic models available — Brockway at its broadest commercial lineup. Single and dual axle tractors, triaxle dump trucks, and heavy commercial configurations.
• 1955Diesel engines added — Brockway adds diesel power options to its lineup for the first time
• Aug 1956Mack Trucks acquires Brockway — Brockway becomes an autonomous division of Mack. Continues operating independently building its own distinct trucks.
• 1958Brockway Huskie launched — new truck line with the chrome Huskie sled dog mascot. The most celebrated era in Brockway history begins.
• 1962Golden Huskie introduced — chrome mascot replaced with golden version for Brockway’s 50th anniversary. Navy heavy truck contract landed.
• May 1968Overdrive Magazine cover feature — Brockway declared “The Most Rugged Truck in the World” — the peak of the brand’s commercial recognition and reputation
• 1971Huskiteer 500 Series introduced — low-profile cab-forward refuse truck for urban applications. Cummins and Detroit Diesel options from 185–270 HP.
• 1974700 Series introduced — Brockway’s final and most modern truck generation. Butterfly hood standard, fiberglass tilt hood option. Mack RS cab on some configurations.
• June 1977Brockway plant closes — Mack cites union troubles and difficult economic conditions. A sale deal collapsed at the last minute. 65 years of Brockway truck production ends in Cortland, New York.
• 1978Convoy film released — a Brockway truck appears in the film adaptation of the C.W. McCall song, inadvertently memorializing the recently closed brand