Author: EdCraddock
Studying the history of the trucking industry has always been my hobby. There is so much to learn.
Top 25 New England Carriers in 1945
This list is based on revenues from the motor carriers based in New England states in 1945 1-M&M Transportation Co. $2,702,546 2-Adley Express Co. Inc. $2,493,144 3-St Johnsbury Trucking Co. $1,856,359 4-Seaboard Freight Lines, Inc $1,790,125 5-Hemingway Bros. Interstate Trucking $1,102,495 6-H.P.Welch Company $1,065,611 7-A. Towle Co. $941,657 8-P.B. Mutrie Motor Transportation Inc. $938,743 9-Capitol… Continue reading Top 25 New England Carriers in 1945
Brown Transport Corp. 1981
Typical Transcon Lines rig from 1980
1980 Transcon Lines Route Map
Thurston Motor Lines 1986
The Alabama operations were conducted from terminals in Birmingham (BHM) 3654 Industrial Pkwy, Gadsden (GDS) 1094 Crenshaw Street, Huntsville (HSV) 350 Lanier Rd in Madison, Mobile (MOB) 1865 Conception Street, Montgomery (MGY) 2866 Oyramid Avenue and Opelika (OPA) 791 Westpoint Pkwy. The Opelika facility also served the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area. Using the 1986 Thurston… Continue reading Thurston Motor Lines 1986
1938 Alabam’s Freight Line ad
From the November 20, 1938 edition of the Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix I found this full page advertisement for Alabam’s Fright Line which was one of the largest carriers in the southwest at the time. nine years earlier, in October 1929, the company offered to the public $50,000 of 8% preferred stock. In 1938… Continue reading 1938 Alabam’s Freight Line ad
Bruce Johnson Trucking Advertisement
As readers of this website know a lot of my research comes from old city directories from the metropolitan cities that had a concentration of trucking operations. This advertisement appeared in a 1962 Charlotte, North Carolina directory. Charlotte, for those who might not know, was the home base for many large and small trucking companies.… Continue reading Bruce Johnson Trucking Advertisement
Kimbel Lines- A Short History
The earliest history found about the company came from June 1940. At that time Kimbel was providing direct daily service between Monroe, Louisiana and Chicago, Illinois via Peoria, Illinois St Louis, Missouri East St Louis, Illinois Cape Girardeau, Missouri Memphis, Tennessee Little Rock, Arkansas Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Monticello, Arkansas. The Monroe terminal was located… Continue reading Kimbel Lines- A Short History
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