FreightWaves Classics

FreightWaves Flashback: Return to national speed limit?

FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to [email protected].

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Motor Cargo Industries built on its original intrastate Utah lanes

Motor Cargo Industries was founded in the small town of Tooele, Utah in 1922. At that time it was named Barton Truck Line. The company was small and had only two trucks, and would stay a small operation for some time, as Utah was a sparsely populated state and did not enjoy much economic prosperity during that period. The economic outlook of Tooele only darkened as the nation suffered under the Great Depression, and while Barton Truck Line did not succumb to the financial pressures, it was...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Indianhead creates a Midwestern legacy of service

An Indianhead tractor-trailer passes above an Indianhead tanker.

Indianhead Motor Line, Inc. was founded by Lester A. Wilsey in 1931 with a nine-year-old Model T truck. With this 1922 truck Wilsey began serving the area surrounding Rice Lake, Wisconsin. In those early days, the company operated under the name Wilsey Truck Co.

An early Indianhead Truck Line, Inc. delivery truck.

However, after several years of business, Wilsey realized a more distinctive name was required if he were to remain competitive. He chose the name “Indianhead” to pay homage to the...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Ringsby Truck Lines prospered while trucking was regulated

J.W. Ringsby founded Ringsby Truck Lines in Denver, Colorado when he purchased a new REO Speedwagon in 1932. Ringsby Truck Lines’ first services were less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload service between Denver and Chicago. Within a short time, Ringsby Truck Lines began establishing service and terminals in other western states.

A 1932 REO Speedwagon truck. (Photo: Flickr/Skitmeister)

In 1947, Ringsby Truck Lines made one of its first acquisitions. The company purchased Wyoming-based Russell...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: American Carriers, Inc. failed due to increased competition and a bad acquisition

Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. 

One of the most dramatic changes due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than 40,000! 

Deregulation provided great opportunities for existing and new U.S. trucking companies. However, not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-haul-of-fame-american-carriers-inc-failed-due-to-deregulation-and-a-bad-acquisition

FreightWaves Flashback: C-5 cargo plane proves mini-bridge by air is possible

FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to [email protected].

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-flashback-c-5-cargo-plane-proves-mini-bridge-by-air-is-possible

FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Part 4)

Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. 

One of the most dramatic changes due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than 40,000! 

Forty years after the deregulation of the American trucking industry, truckinginfo.net estimates that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-trucking-companies-names-range-from-a-to-z-part-4

FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Part 3)

Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. 

One of the most dramatic changes due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than 40,000! 

Forty years after the deregulation of the American trucking industry, truckinginfo.net estimates that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-trucking-companies-names-range-from-a-to-z-part-2

FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Part 2)

Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. 

One of the most dramatic changes due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than 40,000! 

Forty years after the deregulation of the American trucking industry, truckinginfo.net estimates that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-trucking-companies-names-range-from-a-to-z-part-2

FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Part 1)

An Affiliated Foods tractor-trailer rolls down the road.

Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. 

One of the most dramatic changes due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than 40,000! 

Forty years after the deregulation of the American trucking industry, truckinginfo.net estimates that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-trucking-companies-have-names-from-a-to-z

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