Company, Manufacturing
Peterbilt Silver
Peterbilt is a company in automotive industry, based in Denton, United States, founded in 1939.
American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks
- Industry
- Manufacturing: automotive industry
- Headquarters
- Denton, United States
- Founded
- 1939
Products and services
- truck
Common questions
- What does Peterbilt do?
- Peterbilt: American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks (automotive industry).
- Where is Peterbilt based?
- Peterbilt is based in Denton, United States.
- When was Peterbilt founded?
- Peterbilt was founded in 1939.
- Who founded Peterbilt?
- Peterbilt was founded by T.A. Peterman.
- Is Peterbilt still operating?
- Yes, Peterbilt is operating.
People
SilverLeadership and board
- T.A. PetermanFounder
Market position
Silver- Parent
- PACCAR
Peers
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Journey
- 1939FoundedWikidata
Reviews and reputation
Employee and customer reviews are on the roadmap.
Registration and identifiers
Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Q944640
- Data Galactica id
- DGC-F505CDD5MV33
What we have, and what we might have wrong
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- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.