History and Expansion of Bus and Truck Traffic in the United States Page: 1
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CHAPTER X
INTROBNCTION: AMD GROWTH
O F ANTOMOTltE TRANSPORTATION
Today one sees pa the street* end highway* of
the nation innumerable streamline d, graceful, al-
meat silent. passenger car* capable of traveling At
great rates of speed. Both might and day the high-
way* are dotted at frequent interval* by huge truck-
and-trailer combinations weighing many ton* and
carrying many additional ton* of merchandise of all
kind*. Some of these freight trucks make regular
runs from central distributing markets, carrying
goods of all descriptions to neighboring town* within
trade area* of two or three hundred mile*: others,
however, speed along the highways for vast dis-
tance* across many states or from coast to coast,
carrying precious cargoes to supply human needs.
At business houses and freight terminals these mas-
sive trucks may be seen at rest, while they are
being loaded or unloaded. On the highways of the
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Rutherford, Robert B. History and Expansion of Bus and Truck Traffic in the United States, thesis, June 1951; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96976/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .