List of Peterbilt vehicles
This is a list of vehicles manufactured by the American truck manufacturer Peterbilt since its 1939 founding.
Historic (1980 & prior)
Before 1981, model designations started with 2 for single-drive vehicles, and 3 for dual-drive vehicles. This distinction gradually was phased out in the late 1970s.| Model name | Production | Vehicle type | Notes |
| 260 334 | 1939-1941 | Conventional | First Peterbilt model line, evolved from a Fageol design. Logging trucks sold to the public 260: chain drive 334: dual drive axles |
| 270 334 345 | 1941-1949 | Conventional | On-highway truck Last model line developed by T.A. Peterman |
| 354 355 364 | 1941-1949 | Conventional | Heavy-duty truck 28 Model 364s produced for the US Navy. |
| 280 350 | 1949-1957 | Conventional Cabover/COE | On-highway truck, nicknamed the "Iron-nose" truck Butterfly-type hood with cycle-style fenders. Vertical shutters on grille COE version produced, nicknamed "bubble-nose" style |
| 281 351 | 1954-1976 | Conventional | On-highway truck, nicknamed the "narrow-nose" truck First model line introduced with red Peterbilt emblem Butterfly-type hood with cycle-style fenders. Horizontal shutters on grille Set-back front axle option introduced in 1971 NASA owned 4 such truck but retired two of them, R-13 and R-15. Due to problems with their cryogenic tanks. |
| 281 351 | 1954-1958 | Cabover/COE | First Peterbilt COE model line developed with its own cab Shares doors with 281/351 conventional |
| 282 352 352H | 1959-1980 | Cabover/COE | First tilt-cab COE, developed as distinct model line; first UniLite cab Nicknamed the "Pacemaker" in 1969, coinciding with an update 54-inch to 110-inch BBC 352H is a raised-cab version, fitted with a larger radiator; produced from 1975-1980 |
| 288 358 | 1965-1976 | Conventional | Variant of 281/351 with a tilting hood, first Peterbilt equipped with a design. Fiberglass hood introduced in 1972. First Peterbilt model line with current hood ornament design |
| 289 348 353 359 359X | 1967-1987 | Conventional | Replaced 281/351 Distinguished by wider grille for larger radiator The 353 is the heavy duty version of the 359 The 359X is the limited edition version of the 359, only 2000 of them were made Replaced by 379 |
| CB300 | c.1975-1978 | COE, low cab forward | First Peterbilt truck designed for refuse applications Designed and produced jointly between Peterbilt and Kenworth |
| 310 319 | 1978-1986 | COE, low cab forward | Replaced CB300, designed for refuse applications Model 319 used rear PTO and rear lift axle with steering capability |
| 351L | Conventional | Severe-service variant of 351 designed specifically for logging Flat diamond-plate fenders | |
| 341 | 1954-1972 | Conventional | Short-hood variant of the 351 designed for vocational applications Replaced by 348 |
| 346 | 1972-1975 | Conventional | Designed for vocational applications, with a set-back front axle Only 10 produced, second-rarest model line |
| 348 | 1970-1986 | Conventional | Designed for cement mixers and dump trucks First Peterbilt with a sloped fiberglass hood |
| 353 | 1973-1987 | Conventional | Designed for construction applications, flat steel fenders Used grille of 359 with butterfly hood Replaced 341 and 351 vocational trucks |
| 381 | c.1975 | Conventional | Severe-service truck, 6x6 drive configuration Flat fenders, butterfly hood; lower, narrower radiator than 383 |
| 383 | c. 1966-1979 | Conventional | Severe-service truck, 6x6 drive configuration Flat fenders extend to back of cab |
| 387 | 1976-1987 | Conventional | Severe-service truck, originally developed for coal transportation Later developed for multiple applications Model number reused in 1999 |
| 391 | c.1977 | Conventional | Logging truck, similar in design to the 387; only one built Built using a Kenworth frame and a Peterbilt body, current whereabouts unknown |