Trucking -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Consolidated Freightways records and memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: Mss 6050
Abstract
Records and memorabilia of Consolidated Freightways, a trucking company based in Portland, Oregon, including scrapbooks kept by employees Arthur Bremner and John Youell, loan applications, and 1990s correspondence about the company's history. Consolidated Freightways was founded as Consolidated Truck Lines in 1929. In 1956, it moved its headquarters to Menlo Park, California, but designated Portland as the base for its operations in the western United States. The company ceased operations in...
Dates:
1931-1997; Majority of material found within 1931-1945
Convoy Company records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 2940
Abstract
Records of the Convoy Company, an Oregon business originally established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, which specialized in shipping automobiles by truck. The company became independent in 1941, and was sold in the early 1990s. The records in this collection include employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence.
Dates:
1952-1985