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May 1, 2016

SHORT STORY OF TRUCKING * USA - Chapter One

* 19th. Century: Cargoes drawn through trains or horses or oxcarts

--- The earliest trucks were only strong enough to carry small hauls and instead existed as novelty vehicles or functioned as advertising space. Until the 20th century, freight was carried over land in trains or horse-drawn transport, and / or oxcarts... 
(Image: Universal History Archive / Getty) -  Paste Magazine, by Sarra Sedgh - April 27, 2016

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Feb 17, 2009

TRUCKING'S STORY * USA - Careful handling drives 'nationwide' success

Trucking firm delivers across America on time and in original condition



Two Rivers,WIS,USA -The Herald Times Reporter, by Charlie Mathews -February 16, 2009: -- The three owners of Wisconsin Nationwide Companies have a paramount commitment fueling their continuing success... As head of warehouse operations, his brother Brian's ability to have workers load the company's 115 trailers in the most space-efficient manner possible is crucial to Wisconsin Nationwide's success in its niche... While its 50 tractors often are hauling trailers with full loads from just one shipper to a customer in the continental United States, Wisconsin Nationwide has achieved a sterling reputation in how it handles LTL — less-than-truckload shipments... Wisconsin Nationwide picks up freight from customers within a 75-mile radius of Two Rivers, and consolidates the freight to other regions of the country... (Photo by David De Sue Pischke/HTR - Rosier, center, poses with sons Brian, left, and Scott in front of a new 2009 Freightliner Cascadia rig outside the loading docks at Wisconsin Nationwide Companies in Two Rivers. They are the owners of the enterprise that recently captured a "Business of the Year" award from The Chamber of Manitowoc County)

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