Acason Motor Truck Co.

Acason Motor Truck Co.

Company type	Truck Company
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1915
Founder	H.W. Acason
Defunct	1925
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan, US
Products	Trucks

The Acason Motor Truck Co. of Detroit, was a truck manufacturer.

History

Acason plant (1921)

Acason advertisment (1918)

Acason Model H (1918) 2 t

Acason Model L (1918) 3,5 t

Acason Trucks

Acason Motor Truck

Acason Specifications Model B,H,L,M

The Acason Motor Truck Co. started in Detroit in 1915. H. W. Acason, president of the Acason Motor Truck Co., announced in 1918 the election of H. A. Conlon as vice president of the company, succeeding J. F. Bowman. ^[1] Conlon and Bowman had been working together for years, first at the Federal Motor Truck Company and later at Acason. The sixteenth annual Boston Automobile Exhibition, March 2 to 9, 1918, showcased the complete vehicle lineup from Acason consisting of:

• Acason Model B 1.5 tons with a four-cylinder engine for a price of 2400 dollars.
• Acason Model H 2 tons with a four-cylinder engine for a price of 2750 dollars.
• Acason Model L 3.5 tons with a four-cylinder engine for a price of 3600 dollars.
• Acason Model M 5 tons with a four-cylinder engine for a price of 4600 dollars.
• Light Tractor with a four-cylinder engine for a price of 2850 dollars.
• Heavy Tractor with a four-cylinder engine for a price of 4200 dollars. ^[2]

The engines were supplied by the company Waukesha. ^[3] The robustness of the vehicles was demonstrated during a long-term test, when a five-ton vehicle was operated around the clock for 21 days. ^[4]

In the year 1921, the model program consisted of the following vehicles: ^[5]

• 0,75 t with a four-cylinder engine 3620 cc (bore 95,25 mm; Stroke 127 mm); Price 1650 dollars
• Acason Model R 1t with a four-cylinder engine 3801 cc (bore 95,25 mm; Stroke 133,35 mm); Price 2260 dollars
• Acason Model RB 1,5t with a four-cylinder engine 3801 cc (bore 95,25 mm; Stroke 133,35 mm); Price 2485 dollars
• Acason Model H 2,5t with a four-cylinder engine 5173 cc (bore 111,125 mm; Stroke 133,35 mm); Price 3295 dollars
• Acason Model L 3,5t with a four-cylinder engine 5173 cc (bore 111,125 mm; Stroke 133,35 mm); Price 4295 dollars
• Acason Model M 5t with a four-cylinder engine 8045 cc (bore 127 mm; Stroke 158,75 mm); Price 5250 dollars

Production figures Acason trucks

The pre-assigned serial numbers only indicate the maximum possible production quantity.

Year	Production figures	Model	Load capacity	Serial Number
1916	~ 100	B [6]	1,5 to	100 to 200
1916	~ 72	H	2 to	200 to 271
1916	107	L	3,5 to	300 to 406
1916	~ 400	M [7]	5 to	500 to 900
1917	7	B	1,5 to	1000 to 1006
1917	↑	H	2 to	↑
1917	~ 125	L	3,5 to	3100 to 3225
1917	~ 10	M	5 to	5000 to 5010
1918	~ 135	R	1 to	1062 to 1196
1918	↑	RB	1,5 to	↑
1918	~ 83	H	2 to	2000 to 2082
1918	~ 84	L	3,5 to	3000 to 3033 and 3226 to 3275
1918	~ 60	M	5 to	533 to 569 and 5000 to 5022
1918		light tractor [8]	6 to
1918		heavy tractor [9]	10 to
1919	↑	R	1 to	↑
1919	↑	RB	1,5 to	↑
1919	~ 162	H	2 to	2082 to 2243
1919	~ 89	L	3,5 to	3034 to 3122
1919	~ 66	M	5 to	5023 to 5088
1920	102 (incl. some RB)	R	1 to	1197 to 1275 and 91000 to 91022
1920	28	RB [10]	1,5 to	91500 to 91527
1920	143	H	2,5 to	2244 to 2350 and 92000 to 92035
1920	99	L	3,5 to	3123 to 3175 and 93000 to 93045
1920	83	M	5 to	5089 to 5150 and 95000 to 95020
1921		fast	0,75 to	75000 to
1921		R	1 to	91022 to
1921		RB	1,5 to	91527 to
1921		H	2,5 to	92035 to
1921		L	3,5 to	93045 to
1921		M	5 to	95020 to
1922		fast	0,75 to
1922		R	1 to
1922		RB	1,5 to
1922		H	2,5 to
1922		L	3,5 to
1922		M	5 to
1923		K2	2 to
1923		K3	3 to
1923		K4	4 to
1924		K2	2 to
1924		K3	3 to
1924		K4	4 to
1925		K2	2 to
1925		K3	3 to
1925		K4	4 to
Sum [11]

References

1. "Acason vice president". Motor west : Automotive trade leader in America's leading market v. 29 (May 1, 1918- Oct. 1, 1918). 1918-05-01. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
2. "Acason at Boston automobile show". The sixteenth annual Boston automobile show, Mar. 2 to 9, 1918, Mechanics Building, Boston, Auspices: Boston Automobile Dealers' Association, Inc. [and] and Boston Commercial Motor Vehicle Association, Inc. ... Personal direction: Chester I Campbell. 1918-03-02. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
3. "Acason 1918". Motor trucks of America ... c.1 v.6 1918 &suppl. 1919. 1919-01-01. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
4. "Acason long-term test". Motor west : Automotive trade leader in America's leading market v. 29 (May 1, 1918- Oct. 1, 1918). 1918-05-01. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
5. "Acason model program 1921". Motor world wholesale v.68 1921 Jul-Sep. 1921-07-13. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
6. "Acason Serial Numbers". Branham automobile reference book, showing in illustrated form the location of motor and serial numbers on all passenger cars and trucks 1926. 1926-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
7. "Acason Model M". Motor trucks of America ... c.1 v.6 1918 &suppl. 1919. 1919-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
8. "Acason Model LT". Motor trucks of America ... c.1 v.6 1918 &suppl. 1919. 1919-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
9. "Acason Model HT". Motor trucks of America ... c.1 v.6 1918 &suppl. 1919. 1919-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
10. "Acason Serial Numbers". Branham automobile reference book, showing in illustrated form the location of motor and serial numbers on all passenger cars and trucks 1927. 1927-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
11. "Acason Serial Numbers". Branham automobile reference book, showing in illustrated form the location of motor and serial numbers on all passenger cars and trucks 1928. 1929-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-05.

External links

• George Nicholas Georgano: The Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles. Motorbooks International, Osceola 1979, ISBN 0-87341-024-6, p. 22–23.
• Albert Mroz: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles. Krause Publications, Iola 1996, ISBN 0-87341-368-7, p. 6.