Henry Dreyfuss was born on this day in 1904. During his long career he was one of the foremost industrial designers in the United States. Dreyfuss and associates at his firm garnered worldwide recognition for a broad array of pioneering consumer and commercial product designs. His design philosophy was “based on applied common sense and scientific principles.” As a result of his work,...
American Export Lines
FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines served the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. These companies are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or liquidation.
Today’s FreightWaves Classics profiles another fallen flag – American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. American Export Lines merged with Isbrandtsen Co. in 1964 to form American Export & Isbrandtsen...