Trucking companies never were a heavy newspaper advertiser except for help wanted classifieds in the employment section. Every so often though, some common carriers would promote themselves in their local paper after making a beneficial acquisition or showing off their community standing. I found this display advertisement in the Pittsburgh, PA newspaper from one day… Continue reading 1966 Eazor Express Ad

This is a timeline history of a small intrastate common carrier that readers might not have ever heard of.  It is one of hundreds of small trucking firms that formed early in the age of regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Like others, Long Motor Lines grew slowly until the firm would catch the eye… Continue reading E. L. Long Motor Lines

February 1965- New Toledo, Ohio terminal with 26 doors opened at 370 Matzinger Road. Moved from 5212 Tractor Road in a facility used for the past 15 years. May 2, 1966- Announced that Revenues for the first quarter of 1966 we’re about 37 percent ahead off the same period of 1965. The increase of revenues… Continue reading Gateway Transportation History