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FreightWaves Flashback 1957: Great Southern on Piggy-Back

14 August 2020

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 1957 edition of the Jacksonville Seafarer.

The piggy-back era in Florida transportation was inaugurated June 12 when eight Great Southern Trucking...

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FreightWaves Flashback 1960: “Walk-Through” Containers Give Maximum Flexibility

7 August 2020

The following is an excerpt from the August 1960 edition of the Florida Journal of Commerce.

An order for 110 special chassis to carry the exclusively designed cargo containers for the Erie &...

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Schneider will be Jeff Silver’s first Mastery Logistics Systems customer

21 July 2020

A power-only carrier pulls a Schneider trailer.

Mastery Logistics Systems came out of stealth mode with a major customer announcement and outlined its long-term plans.

After trading ended on July 7, Schneider (NYSE: SNDR) announced a strategic investment in Mastery Logistics Systems to further the companies’ collaboration. Schneider, the Green Bay-based carrier, recorded revenues of about $5 billion in 2019: About half of the business is truckload, while the rest is split between intermodal and logistics.

Mastery was launched in 2019 by Jeff...

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