• A type of vehicle made to carry sick or injured people
  • First Use: 1899; Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago
  • • Nicknames: bus, wagon, rescue, truck, box, LSV (Life Support Vehicle), medic, unit, rig
  • A motor vehicle used by police to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents.
  • First use: 1899; Akron, Ohio
  • Nicknames: Cruiser, squad car, police interceptor, prowl car, radio car, area car, patrol car, cop car, Black and white, Cherry top, gumball machine, jam sandwich, panda car
  • Features: Rooftop flashing lights, a siren, emblems or markings indicating that the vehicle is a police car, reinforced bumpers, searchlights 
  • A large, heavy motor vehicle used for transporting goods, materials, or troops
  • Year Inroduced: 1896
  • Inventor: Gottlieb Daimler
  • A vehicle that is designed to help in fighting fires by taking firefighters to the scene and giving them access to the fire, water or other equipment.; a fire engine
  • First use: 1906
  • Types: Conventional fire truck, turntable ladder truck, heavy rescue vehicle, tiller truck, wildland fire engines, quints, A-Wagon, water tenders,  
  • Nicknames: Pumper, fire lorry, nee-naw, hook-n-ladder
  • Features: Gripped steps, flood lights, ventilator fans, aerial ladder, hoses, pump panel, air tanks, radio systems
  • A four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people
  • Year Introduced: 1886
  • Inventor: Karl Benz
  • First car: The Motorwagon
  • A two-wheeled vehicle that is powered by a motor and has no pedals
  • Year Invented: 1885
  • Inventors: Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach
  • First motorcycle: The Daimler Reitwagen
  • A large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare
  • Year Introduced: 1895
  • Inventor: Karl Benz 
  • Types: Coach/Motor Bus, School Bus, Shuttle Bus, Minibus, Minicoach, Double Decker Bus, Single-Decker Bus, Low-floor Bus, Step-entrance Bus, Trolleybus, Articulated Bus, Guided Bus, Neighborhood Bus, Training Bus, Gyrobus, Hybrid Bus, Offroad Bus, Open Top Bus
  • A set of carriages on a railway that contain the prime mover (either locomotive or motor unit) and one or more cars
  • Year Introduced: 1804
  • Types: Freight Train, Passenger Train, Monorail, Subway Train
  • A car, or other vehicle which is used for public transport.
  • Year Introduced: 1897
  • Inventor: Gottlieb Daimler
  • First Taxi: Daimler Victoria
  • A powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used chiefly on farms for hauling equipment and trailers
  • Types: Earth-Moving Tractors, Garden Tractors, Implement Carrier Tractors, Industrial Tractors, Orchard Type Tractors, Rotary Tillers, Row Crop Tractors, Utility Tractors