The Akron Chamber of Commerce met at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at Akron Town Hall. President Lori Baer called the meeting to order, with 11 members present. Susan Watson led the prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Odells Super’s provided the lunch. Treasurer Susan Gunnels reported there was a lot […]
FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Roadway Express was an LTL leader for decades A Yellow tractor pulls a Roadway and a Yellow trailer. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
The U.S. trucking industry grew in the years following World War I. Nonetheless, the industry was still in its early days, and railroads were the primary method of transportation for goods from point of manufacture to point of sale.
Early history
This did not deter brothers Carroll and Galen Roush, who founded Roadway Express in Akron, Ohio in 1930. Roadway Express entered the trucking industry as a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier; its first load was transporting tires between Akron and St. Louis.