The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad sold its bus operations in1945 but retained its truck operations. In 1945 the Trucking Division of Burlington Transportation Co. changed its name to Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. In 1935 the company had purchased Corn Belt Transportation Company (Chicago, IL) and Merchants Cartage Company (Galesburg, IL). These acquisitions enabled Burlington… Continue reading History of Burlington Truck Lines

There was once a fast growing yet small trucking company that existed before Interstate Commerce Commission regulation. Founded in the late 1920’s it expanded by being granted operating authority in southern states by the public service commissions in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Like many others the company struggled with rate cutting ordered by… Continue reading Companies You Never Heard Of: Williams Transportation Company

Most of the city directories I get information from are more detailed than the one I used for Indianapolis, Indiana. Many of the residents whom worked in the trucking industry were only listed by thie occupation and not of the employer. As such, residents with occupations listed as driver, dockman or clerks could not be… Continue reading Trucking Employees In Indianapolis In 1941

Nice newspaper advertising for new Dayton, Ohio terminal opening, with photo of Truck, terminal, route map and listing of terminals.

From page 17 of the January 30, 1931 issue of the Dayton Daily News we have this full page advertising for a new trucking terminal to open. It shows the trucking companies to be renting spaces and details as to where each company served.

Not a complete list of all employees who worked for the trucking companies but as much as could be compiled from the 1976 city directory as possible. Some of those lister could have lived in Council Bluffs but worked in nearby cities with trucking terminals such as Omaha, Nebraska. The list can be a handy… Continue reading Trucking Employees in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1976

  The company was established in 1920 and by the end of 1935 operated 200 pieces of equipment, including 48 new trucks recently added to the fleet. Also in 1935 service started on a route between Detroit and Muskegon, Michigan. In 1837 U.S. covered over 4.7 million highway miles and handled 348,750 tons of freight.… Continue reading Early History of U.S.Truck Company, Inc.

This is a short history of a small trucking company that operated mostly in Kentucky and southern Ohio called Huey Motor Express. When Walter Ryle Huey of Florence, Kentucky applied for a certificate with the ICC in November 1935, he had already been hauling between Williamson, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio since 1930. They company had… Continue reading Huey Motor Express MC-126

Not a household name, but in the early years of the trucking industry John L. Keeshin was at the top. At age 15 he bought a horse and dray that started his journey in freight transportation. In 1936 he was president of Keeshin Transcontinental Freight Lines with 14 different divisions that operated in 18 states.… Continue reading The Story of John L. Keeshin

Mr. Bone was born in California and moved to Broadus, Montana in 1928 from Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada. He started A.J.Bone Transportation sometime later. On September 26, 1940 he was issued a certificate from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The certificate enable him to haul general commodities between points in Minnesota and Wyoming, serving intermediate and… Continue reading The Story of MC-114 Issued To Albert J. Bone