page_title: International Loadstar
section_title: Design
hierarchical_section_title: International Loadstar / Design
caption_attribution_description: English: Fire fighting vehicle in Thessaloniki region, Greece. International Harvester. Ελληνικά: Πυροσβεστικό όχημα του Δήμου Χορτιάτη. International Harvester.
context_page_description: The International Loadstar is a series of medium and heavy-duty trucks that were built by International Harvester from 1962 to 1978. Early models were recognizable by their grey grill and "butterfly" hood, but a one-piece tilting hood was used from model year 1972 onwards. The Loadstar was primarily used for local delivery, construction, and agricultural applications, as well as utility and fire trucks. It replaced the earlier R-series, which had been built in medium duty form until the Loadstar arrived. The Loadstar conventionals were replaced by the second phase of the S-Series' introduction in the summer of 1978. The name was briefly revived in 2012 for a stillborn low-built cabover truck.
context_section_description: International manufactured a complete line of trucks and used few light and medium-duty vendor parts. A conservative company, components had long production runs without model year changes. The Loadstar itself changed very little over its fourteen year production run.
caption: IHC Loadstar as an airport fire truck in Greece.
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