Located at 3333 South Iron Street in Chicago, there is still-standing, a large truck terminal building that was known at one time to have many trucking companies as tenants. Many of the trucking companies that rented space in this terminal were smaller operations that would have used only a few dock doors. For example, Central Motor Lines from Charlotte, North Carolina, went as far north as Chicago and did not have a large enough amount of traffic to consider having their own terminal. From the 1946 Chicago Motor Freight Guide the following companies had operations in that building:
All States Freight, Inc
Best Motor Lines
Burch Truck Lines
Burlington Chicago Cartage
Carstensen Freight Line
Central Motor Line
Chicago Rockford Motor Express, Inc
Exon Motor Service
F & S Transit Company
Gordon Transport System
Green Bay- Chicago Lines
Green Line Motor Express
Hawkeye Motor Express
Hi-Way Freight System
Illinois-Colorado Express
Kehe Motor Service
Motor Freight Corporation
Reed Transit Co
Roadway Transit Co
Rockford Motor Service
Southern Express
Taylor Transfer Co, Inc
West Shore Transport Co.
The photo is fairly recent, within a year or so. There is a historic aerial photo of the terminal but I have not purchased a copy of it and since it is available for purchase, I do not have permission to copy yet. As soon as I do, I will post it.
Very interesting. My father worked for Chicago/Rockford Motor Express in the late 50’s early 60’s. I’m trying to get more information on the company.
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