The Federal Truck, an American company, developed from a Bailey Motor Truck Company prototype, was founded by Martin Pulcher in Detroit, Michigan, in 1910. Later he found the Oakland Motor Car Company, which launched the Pontiac GM companion brand in 1926. By 1913 The Federal Motor Truck Company had built 100 trucks. At this point, Federal was more of an assembler than a manufacturer, but the process was successful and well received by the industry. Several different models were produced for military use during World War II, earning the company four citations for its exceptional military vehicle production. At war's end, Federal continued with its pre-war civilian range until 1951 in several different models and weight categories. These were available with either gasoline or diesel engines. In 1952 Federal was acquired by the Fawick Airflex Company and became the Federal Motor Truck Division. In 1954/5, Fawick sold all its Federal Motor Trucks division assets to Napco Industries and sustained a reported loss of nearly $1.5 million. The last Federal vehicles produced for the US marketplace was in 1959.