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 nameProductionVehicle typeNotes
260
334
1939-1941ConventionalFirst Peterbilt model line, evolved from a Fageol design.
Logging trucks sold to the public
260: chain drive
334: dual drive axles
270
334
345
1941-1949ConventionalOn-highway truck
Last model line developed by T.A. Peterman
354
355
364
1941-1949ConventionalHeavy-duty truck
28 Model 364s produced for the US Navy.
280
350
1949-1957Conventional
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
1954-1976ConventionalOn-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
1954-1958Cabover/COEFirst Peterbilt COE model line developed with its own cab
Shares doors with 281/351 conventional
282
352
352H
1959-1980Cabover/COEFirst 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
1965-1976ConventionalVariant 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
1967-1987ConventionalReplaced 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
CB300c.1975-1978COE, low cab forwardFirst Peterbilt truck designed for refuse applications
Designed and produced jointly between Peterbilt and Kenworth
310
319
1978-1986COE, low cab forwardReplaced CB300, designed for refuse applications
Model 319 used rear PTO and rear lift axle with steering capability
351LConventionalSevere-service variant of 351 designed specifically for logging
Flat diamond-plate fenders
3411954-1972ConventionalShort-hood variant of the 351 designed for vocational applications
Replaced by 348
3461972-1975Conventional Designed for vocational applications, with a set-back front axle
Only 10 produced, second-rarest model line
3481970-1986ConventionalDesigned for cement mixers and dump trucks
First Peterbilt with a sloped fiberglass hood
3531973-1987ConventionalDesigned for construction applications, flat steel fenders
Used grille of 359 with butterfly hood
Replaced 341 and 351 vocational trucks
381c.1975ConventionalSevere-service truck, 6x6 drive configuration
Flat fenders, butterfly hood; lower, narrower radiator than 383
383c. 1966-1979ConventionalSevere-service truck, 6x6 drive configuration
Flat fenders extend to back of cab
3871976-1987Conventional Severe-service truck, originally developed for coal transportation
Later developed for multiple applications
Model number reused in 1999
391c.1977Conventional Logging truck, similar in design to the 387; only one built
Built using a Kenworth frame and a Peterbilt body, current whereabouts unknown

Sleepers

In the 1960s and 1970s, 30" and 36" sleepers were available. If a buyer wanted a larger sleeper, Peterbilt worked with Mercury Sleepers for 40", 60", and custom sized sleepers. Mercury would paint the sleeper to match the factory paint or the sleeper came with polished quilted aluminum. In 1978, Peterbilt's engineers were tasked with making a bigger sleeper. They designed the 63" sleeper with rounded doors and a walk-through from the cab. The sleeper debuted on a 359-127" and can be seen in the 1978 brochure "Best in Class". This truck also featured the first set of rectangular headlamps. The first raised roof sleeper was on a 359 in 1986 and with changes carried through to the 379 family. In 1994, the Unibilt sleeper debuted with air-ride suspension for the cab and sleeper with a large cab to sleeper opening. The Unibilt sleeper suspension had a one piece shock/air bag mount system from 1994 to 2006, until Peterbilt redesigned the suspension system for the 2007 model year, making the shock and air bag system on separate brackets. The Unibilt cab/sleeper option allowed for the sleeper to be removed for a daycab conversion. The UltraSleeper was Peterbilt's largest and most luxurious. At 70" long, it featured a right-hand access door, table, closet and a small "wet closet" accessible from the driver's side to store boots, gloves, and other 'damp' items. The last UltraSleeper was built in 2005