For the June 2018 installment of trucking companies you have never heard of, we present to you the story of Denny Motor Freight Lines Of New Albany, Indiana. Formed in 1918 the company originally transported freight between New Albany, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky. Later the route was extended from New Albany to Bedford. In 1924… Continue reading Companies You Never Heard Of- Denny Motor Freight Lines

Abbott Bros. Freight Transfer 110 N Floyd Street Acme Fast Freight 920 West Broadway Adkins Transfer Co. Inc. 828 S Floyd Armes Motor Lines 116 Water Street Banner Transfer Co. 1029 West Main Street BB & I Motor Freight, Inc. 817 West Liberty Bowman Company, Inc. 730 East Main Street Bardstown Transfer Line 216 South… Continue reading Carriers Serving Louisville, Kentucky in 1947

In the early days of common carriers there were truck terminals close to downtown areas with multiple tenants. Similar to an office building that would be home to different companies and individuals these truck terminals  would have been rented to firms of all sizes. In some locales these facilities were named Union Truck Terminal.  The… Continue reading The Louisville Terminal at 110 North Floyd Street

Imagine you are a contestant on the TV show Jeopardy and you are about to answer a question in the bonus round. “Alex, I’ll take Trucking Company Headquarters For $1000”, you say as you hope for an easy to remember answer. Then Alex Tribec says, “ The answer is “What was the city in which… Continue reading Trucking In Bloomington, Indiana In 1955

Consolidated Motor Lines was one of the eight trucking companies that merged together in 1942 to create Associated Transport, Inc. Like Associated, Consolidated was formed earlier by swallowing up other carriers until it was one of the largest trucking companies in New England. This is the story of that company, as well as the brainchild… Continue reading Consolidated Motor Lines

Located in west central Wisconsin and just 90 miles east of Minneapolis, Minnesota Eau Claire was served by 18 Interstate and 13 intrastate Motor Carriers. Only seven of those carriers actually had terminals in the city of 37,000 residents. Those carriers were Briggs Transportation Company, Cary Transfer Corp, Chippewa Motor Freight Line, Gateway Transportation, Osterman… Continue reading Trucking In Eau Claire, Wisconsin In 1964