Illinois-Colorado Express (ICX) 3333 South Iron St Illinois Dispatch Co. 4171 South Halsred Street Imperial Trucking Corp 5720 South Western Av Independent Truckers, Inc 607 West 25th Street Indianapolis Forwarding Co. 2840 South Halsted Interstate Dispatch, Inc. 2700 South Halsted St Inter-State Motor Freight System 1833 S. Canal Iowa-Nebraska Transportation Co Inc. 3401 South LaSalle… Continue reading Roster Of Chicago Carriers 1946 List 2
The list is so long that it will be presented in two parts. The first part, presented here, includes carriers A-H. Acme Transfer & Freight Co. 2298 South Union St Active Motor Service 932 North Racine Avenue Adkins Transfer 323 West 31st Street Advance Transportation 4100 South Union St Akron Chicago Transportation Co. 3211 S… Continue reading Roster of Chicago Carriers in 1946 Part 1
A.A.A Trucking 231 Hudson Street Adams Transfer & Storage Adley Express Company 295 West Houston Advance Expressways All States Freight American Carrier Corporation Anderson Motor Service Armstrong Trucking Co. Arrow Carrier Corp. 525 West 24th Street Associated Freight Forwarders Baltimore Transfer Co. Barnwell Brothers Beach Transportation Berkshire New York Motor Dispatch E. A. Blake Lines… Continue reading List of Motor Carriers Serving New York, NY In 1938
1934- The company was organized on December 22 by Clarence A. Kelley and Edward W. Swartz. The original name of the firm was Dixie Ohio Express Company. 1935- First load of freight hauled on January 22 from Akron, Ohio to Atlanta, Georgia 1938- Dixie-Ohio seeks common carrier permit to operate in Kentucky between Newport and… Continue reading History of Dixie-Ohio Express, Inc.
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
p Roster of Great Lakes Express employees in 1971 Chairman Of The Board- WC Blair President- Harold D. Doyle Senior Vice President- WL Swartz Vice President- TD Knox Vice President- John F Doyle Vice President-AB Hickey Vice President- LR Knapp Vice President- J R Adams Vice President- RW Reitenga Vice President- RA La Fond Vice… Continue reading History of Great Lakes Express of Saginaw, MI
The source of information for this post is the 1938 issue of Co-Ordinated Rate Guide which lists all carriers that provide service to all cities and towns listed in the book. Many of the carriers listed below had eventually been acquired by other companies during the many years after this large book was published. Adley… Continue reading Motor Carriers Serving Philadelphia,Pa in 1938
We are within less than 300 visits so far this year from our total in all of 2016! Thank you to all who are enjoying my blog. When the magic number is reached, probably sometime in late July or early August, I will post the history of Great Lakes Express. The history on GLX will… Continue reading Big News!
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