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FreightWaves Classics: Interstates that have not been built (Part 1)

Trucks on the road. (Photo: saferoads.org)

In earlier FreightWaves Classics articles, information about several interstates that are part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System (IHS) has been provided in numerical order – Interstate 2, Interstate 4, Interstate 5 (Part 1 and Part 2), Interstate 8 and Interstate 10. The next interstate that will be covered in this series is Interstate 11.

But what happened to the interstates numbered 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9?

If an Interstate 1 existed, it would likely be located west of Interstate 5, which...

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FreightWaves Classics: Interstate 10 runs coast-to-coast in southern U.S.

The last portion of I-10 to be finished. (Photo: Arizona DOT)

In February 1994, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) named the Dwight D.  Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways (the Interstate Highway System, or IHS) one of the “Seven Great Construction Wonders of America.” As the ASCE correctly observed, our interstate system is “the greatest public works project in history.”

The interstate system does not only link the nation, but it has significantly boosted economic productivity and helped to sustain a more than ten-fold...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Epes Transport celebrates 90 years

Epes Transport was founded in 1931 in Blackstone, Virginia by Wilfred G. Epes as “The Transport Company.” By 1945, the company had established offices in Durham and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It continued as a family company for 55 years before being purchased on August 19, 1987 by Epes Carriers, Inc., a holding company established by A.M. Bodford.

 Early the next year, the company headquarters was relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina. Then Epes Carriers acquired Thomas Transport...

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FreightWaves Classics: I-8 runs an interesting course in California and Arizona

A rather confusing set of road signs... (Photo: Free 3D)

Interstate 8 (I-8) is an interstate highway that stretches from the southern edge of Mission Bay in San Diego, California, to its junction with I-10, just southeast of Casa Grande, Arizona. The route is 348.25 miles long.

Interesting facts

In California, I-8 runs through the San Diego metropolitan area as the Ocean Beach Freeway and the Mission Valley Freeway before traversing the Cuyamaca Mountains and the Imperial Valley. It crosses the Colorado River into Arizona, and goes through Yuma,...

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FreightWaves Classics: I-5 runs from Mexico to Canada (Part 1 – California)

Traffic on I-5. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Overview

There are 70 primary interstate highways in the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or IHS) is a network of freeways in the United States. The oldest parts of the interstate system date back to the 1950s, and the planning for the system began prior to World War II. To learn more about their history, read previous FreightWaves Classics articles here, here and here.

In this article and future articles,...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Hill Brothers shows power of family

A Hill Brothers Transportation truck then and now. (Photo: Hill Brothers Transportation)

Hill Brothers Transportation

The four Hill brothers founded Hill Brothers in Omaha, Nebraska in 1986. Pete, Al, Pat and Jim came from a family that had been in trucking and they spent their youth working on the docks, washing and hanging meat hooks, and refueling trucks. After college, the brothers took over the business from their family, and changed the name to Hill Brothers. At the time, the business had about 50 trucks, a good reputation in the meat industry and with dry goods shippers.

Today...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: ADM Trucking serves ADM and others

An ADM tanker truck on the move. (Photo: ADM/lpk)

This is an overview of ADM and its in-house fleet of trucks. However, the company also owns barges, railcars, boats and oceangoing vessels. Now a Fortune 100 company, ADM had a humble origin.

George A. Archer and John W. Daniels began a linseed crushing business in Minneapolis in 1902. In the 119 years since then, the company has grown from a regional linseed oil business to a global leader in human and animal nutrition.

Growing the company

Archer and Daniels named their company the Archer-Daniels...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Longistics International, LLC

A Longistics tractor-trailer on the way to deliver a load. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Longistics was founded by Duane and Pat Long in 1984, but their love affair with the industry began several years before. In May 1977, the two attended National Transportation Week. They met at the conference and fell in love with each other and the trucking industry simultaneously. 

Duane Long is the co-founder and Chairman of the company, which is a full-service provider of global logistics solutions headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Longistics provides trucking, warehousing and...

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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Tipping the hat to the Irish!

The O'Brien twins are the

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, this chapter of the FreightWaves Haul of Fame features short profiles of five companies that are reminiscent of Ireland.

Wear the green, and drink a drop of green beer! Sláinte (Irish for “cheers” and “good health”).

Part of the Ireland Trucking fleet in good order! (Photo: Ireland Trucking)

Ireland Trucking

“Log hauling is our business” is found at the top left corner of Ireland Trucking’s website. The company was founded in 1946 and is one of the largest privately...

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FreightWaves Classics: The Port of Laredo is #1 inland port in U.S.

Port Laredo finished fourth overall during 2020 among the nation’s 450 international gateways for trade. (Photo: FreightWaves staff)

In Chapter 1 of this series on America’s ports, the Port of Boston was featured. The Port of Boston is the oldest seaport in the United States. To read that article, please follow this link. 

In Chapter 2, a different type of port will be profiled. 

U.S.-Mexico border in Texas

The Texas-Mexico border runs for 1,254 miles and is the longest border of any state with the nation of Mexico. According to the Office of the Texas Comptroller, ports of entry within Texas accounted for nearly $740 billion...

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