Atkinson
United Kingdom
Atkinson was a British specialist heavy-truck manufacturer known for durable custom-built tractors and rigids. It later combined with Seddon before the operation passed into International Harvester and Iveco ownership.
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- Models
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- Generations
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- Engines
Truck Models
Black Knight
Production period unknown
Black Knight was Atkinson's named rigid freight-chassis family, distinct in role from the Silver Knight tractor and Gold Knight vocational products.
Borderer
Production period unknown
Borderer was Atkinson's final independent two-axle heavy tractor identity, introduced in the 1970 named range for long-distance articulated haulage.
Defender
Production period unknown
Defender was Atkinson's final independent four-axle heavy rigid identity, aimed at maximum-weight freight and vocational work.
Gold Knight
Production period unknown
Gold Knight was Atkinson's named rigid tipper and tanker family within its 1960s heavy commercial range.
Searcher
Production period unknown
Searcher was the name used for Atkinson's three-axle haulage chassis during the final independent product-naming era.
Silver Knight
Production period unknown
Silver Knight was Atkinson's named 1960s heavy tractor family, applying the company's Knight of the Road identity to long-distance articulated haulage.
Venturer
Production period unknown
Venturer was a final independent Atkinson tractor identity in the 1970 product-naming structure, before the Seddon Atkinson range superseded the marque's standalone programme.
Weightmaster
Production period unknown
Weightmaster identified Atkinson's lightweight chassis range, engineered to preserve payload within British gross-weight limits.