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Operating a Cooperative Motor Truck Route

Description: This bulletin discusses how rural communities can form and operate a cooperative association to transport produce and other goods to market by using motor trucks. It provides instructions for drafting a charter, managing membership, and highlights problems such associations often face while also explaining the many benefits of these associations.
Date: 1919
Creator: Yohe, H. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[George Underwood with Truck]

Description: Photograph of George Underwood. He poses with one foot inside the passenger side of a pick-up truck, and he reads a newspaper. A group of several trees can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dalco Photography
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lone Star Cement Corporation, 2]

Description: Photograph featuring a medium shot of a cement truck in the process of loading cement into its barrel mixer from the factory pipeline. The image captures a moment of active operation within the factory, providing a glimpse into the industrial process. The raw functionality of the scene underscores the essential role such machinery plays in modern construction.
Date: [1960..1969]
Creator: Rogers, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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History and Expansion of Bus and Truck Traffic in the United States

Description: This is a study of the beginning and growth of automotive transportation, the development of transportation of merchandise by means of motor trucks, the development of passenger traffic of motor busses, the co-ordination of railroad and highway transportation, and the state and federal efforts to regulate the trucking industry.
Date: 1951
Creator: Rutherford, Robert B.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Motor trucks on Corn-Belt farms.

Description: Describes the benefits of using motor trucks on farms in the Corn Belt, based on a survey of farmers in that region who own trucks. Discusses profitability, efficiency, and compares the use of trucks to the use of horses.
Date: March 1923
Creator: Tolley, H. R. (Howard Ross), 1889-1958 & Church, L. M. (Lillian M.), 1872-1939
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Lone Star Cement Corporation]

Description: Photograph captured in a wide shot displaying a multitude of cement trucks neatly parked in a cement factory. The trucks, with their distinct barrel mixers, become a repetitive pattern against the backdrop of the factory, creating a visually striking industrial scene
Date: [1960..1969]
Creator: Rogers, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Spilled milk]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 9, 1952
Duration: 32 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Motor trucks on eastern farms.

Description: Describes the use of motor trucks on farms in the eastern United States and evaluates costs and benefits.
Date: July 1921
Creator: Tolley, H. R. (Howard Ross), 1889-1958 & Church, L. M. (Lillian M.), 1872-1939
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Weight and Roadway Grade on the Fuel Economy of Class-8 Frieght Trucks

Description: In 2006-08, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with several industry partners, collected real-world performance and situational data for long-haul operations of Class-8 trucks from a fleet engaged in normal freight operations. Such data and information are useful to support Class-8 modeling of combination truck performance, technology evaluation efforts for energy efficiency, and to provide a means of accounting for real-world driving performance within combination truck resear… more
Date: November 1, 2011
Creator: Franzese, Oscar & Davidson, Diane
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fuel Property, Emission Test, and Operability Results from a Fleet of Class 6 Vehicles Operating on Gas-to-Liquid Fuel and Catalyzed Diesel Particle Filters

Description: A fleet of six 2001 International Class 6 trucks operating in southern California was selected for an operability and emissions study using gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel and catalyzed diesel particle filters (CDPF). Three vehicles were fueled with CARB specification diesel fuel and no emission control devices (current technology), and three vehicles were fueled with GTL fuel and retrofit with Johnson Matthey's CCRT diesel particulate filter. No engine modifications were made.
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Alleman, T. L.; Eudy, L.; Miyasato, M.; Oshinuga, A.; Allison, S.; Corcoran, T. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Dodge D-150 Road Test]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 26, 1985, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Development for Auxiliary Power in Heavy Duty Vehicle Applications

Description: Changing economic and environmental needs of the trucking industry is driving the use of auxiliary power unit (APU) technology for over the road haul trucks. The trucking industry in the United States remains the key to the economy of the nation and one of the major changes affecting the trucking industry is the reduction of engine idling. Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC (Delphi) teamed with heavy-duty truck Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR), and Volvo Trucks N… more
Date: June 15, 2010
Creator: Hennessy, Daniel T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[An Amber Alert message about a kidnapped child appears beside the highway]

Description: Fotografía de una señal electrónica de Alerta Amber junto a la carretera que muestra un mensaje a los viajeros en el que se lee: "NIÑO SECUESTRADO CHEV PV LLAMAR A LA POLICÍA". En la carretera se ve un gran camión, con otros autos en la distancia. El sol poniente es visible a la izquierda de la foto.
Date: August 3, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An Amber Alert sign alerts travelers about a kidnapped child]

Description: Fotografía de una señal de Alerta Amber que muestra un mensaje sobre un niño secuestrado mientras el sol se pone sobre la carretera. El mensaje, en una señal a la derecha de la carretera, dice: "NIÑO SECUESTRADO CHEV PV PLATA LLAMAR A LA POLICÍA". En la carretera se ven varios autos y camiones. El sol poniente es visible hacia la izquierda de la foto, parcialmente tapado por un gran camión amarillo.
Date: March 8, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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