Heart Of A Trucker
by Kay Novy
Title
Heart Of A Trucker
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Everywhere you look on today’s highways you’ll see long-haul trucks transporting freight, materials and goods from one location to another, whether across the state or clear across the country. Trucking jobs take people places, every day of the year!
Of course, it wasn’t always this way. At one time it was rare to see anything larger than a delivery truck on the road – and it was just a road. We’re talking before there were any real highways. Back in the early 1900’s, any trucks traveling on the roadways rode on solid rubber tires, making the trip very rough and very slow. It wasn’t until around 1920 that most trucks were equipped with pneumatic (air-filled) tires, making the ride much easier on the driver and also allowing the truck to travel at much higher speeds. There were about 10,000 trucks in the whole country in 1910, with many of them being used for deliveries in and around larger metropolitan areas. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce sponsored a truck and driver to travel from Seattle to New York City in 1916. This trip showed the manufacturers and merchants of the country that highways and truck transport were going to become major influences in their lives. The trip from Seattle to New York City took a grand total of 31 days!
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October 25th, 2017
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