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2. Consolidated Freightways - Wikipedia

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   Consolidated Freightways (CF) was an American multinational less-than-truckload (LTL) freight service and logistics company founded on April 1, 1929, in Portland, Oregon, and later relocated to Vancouver, Washington. Affectionately known as "CornFlakes", Consolidated Freightways was also the founder of the Freightliner line of heavy trucks, now ...

3. Contract Freighters, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Contract Freighters, Inc (CFI) was founded in 1951 in Joplin, Missouri by Roy Reed and Ursull Lewellan. The company began with one tractor and two trailers, [1] and generated revenues of $12,000 during its first year. CFI expanded services into Mexico providing through-trailer service since 1985. The first international office opened in 1987 in ...

4. Knight-Swift - Wikipedia

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   It is the fourth largest trucking company in the United States. The company's primary subsidiaries are truckload carriers Knight Transportation, Swift Transportation, Midnite Express and, since July 2021, less than truckload (LTL) carrier AAA Cooper. In January 2022, the company expanded its LTL footprint with the acquisition of Midwest Motor ...

5. Biden brings truckers to the White House, says 'drivers are ...

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   The truck transportation industry overall lost 4,900 jobs between February and March, a sour note in a report that showed payrolls rise by 431,000 across the overall economy.

6. AAA Cooper - Wikipedia

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   AAA Cooper. AAA Cooper Transportation (ACT) is an American, non-union less than truckload (LTL) freight carrier based in Dothan, Alabama. The company also provides dedicated, port, and international freight transportation. The company was founded in 1955 by John H. Dove after he purchased an interest in P.C. White Truck Lines.

7. History of the trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A "Victory Oil" semi-trailer truck from 1943. The trucking industry in the United States has affected the political and economic history of the United States in the 20th century. Before the invention of automobiles, most freight was moved by train or horse-drawn vehicle . During World War I, the military was the first to use trucks extensively.