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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Georgia Highway Express grew via acquisition; was an intermodal pioneer


FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Georgia Highway Express grew via acquisition; was an intermodal pioneer
A vintage Georgia Highway Express tractor-trailer. (Photo: John Jurkowski collection)
Georgia Highway Express, was founded by Henry Winship in Macon, Georgia in September 1928. The company’s main operating area was between Macon and Milledgeville, Georgia.
Over the next 30 years it grew and by 1959, Georgia Highway Express had begun to service western Georgia and even a small portion of eastern Tennessee. That year, the company purchased B.C. Truck Lines, and with it, gained authority to haul along routes into Alabama and the remainder of Georgia. After completing this purchase, the company added six new terminals. Revenues in 1959 exceeded $7.6 million. ....

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