The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.
The following is an excerpt from the August 1963 edition of the Florida Journal of Commerce.
Airplanes are returning — temporarily, at least — to their former role of transporting America’s...