On April 1, 1942 Mohawk Motor Freight Company, of 801 Spruce Street in St Louis, sought reorganization. It was unable to pay debts of $42,900. The company was incorporated in January 1939 with routes from St Louis to Tennessee.
In my years of research from time to time on Interstate Commerce Commission dockets I remain puzzled on one thing. When the Motor Carrier Act of 1935 was signed into law it had deadlines for existing carriers to apply for so-called “grandfather rights”. What that provision gave was existing companies to have a simplified method… Continue reading Did The ICC Group Dockets Together?
Trucking was already entrenched as big business by the long list of companies operating within California in 1927. The industry was regulated by the state Railroad Commission. This following list shows all the trucking companies in California along ranked by revenues. The amounts are the actual revenues in 1927 dollars United Parcel Service of Los… Continue reading California Motor Carriers In 1927
From the April 11, 1936 issue of Traffic World magazine came an article entitled “Proposed Rail-Truck System” Three railroads had the idea of creating a large railroad owned system of existing truck lines centering around Omaha, Nebraska and radiating from there to Denver, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Chicago. Union Transfer Company would be the first… Continue reading Railroads Couldn’t Make Up Their Minds About Truckers
Found in a Winston-Salem city directory from 1948 is this full page advertisement for McLean Trucking Company. I like the full listing of terminal locations for the company in an early part of their history.
I wanted to take a moment and thank each and every one of my readers and subscribers for your support. This website has surpassed all records and is finishing its best year ever in its nine year history. Without you this would never have happened and I will always be grateful. Although the posts are… Continue reading Merry Christmas!
I like to promote things I like and in my area a new place has opened up. I know it’s not trucking related and hopefully my readers won’t mind. If you are in the area stop by and tell them how you heard about them.
Are you seeking a worldwide audience for your products or service? This website has readers in 57 countries and have looked at over 20,000 pages during the past year. Business card sized ad space is being offered for all of next year on all pages of this website for $100 annually. Full page size ads… Continue reading Advertising Space Available
The Interstate Commerce Commission conducted hearings to determine the outcome of several applications. A contract carrier application for a permit was heard for D&G Distributors of Akron, Ohio. Also seeking a permit was Indian Motorcycle Delivery Service of New York, NY. The following were before the ICC as common carriers desiring a certificate of operating… Continue reading On This Day In Trucking History-Dec 11,1940
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