FreightWaves Flashback: Caterpillar truck engines now available to Florida truckers 620 3 minutes read First Florida truck line to use the new engines was Herndon Truck Line. Image: The Florida Journal of Commerce.
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 fwclassics@freightwaves.com.
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 long ago.