Word: trucked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Charley Hay got mad. One evening he hired a truck, drove to the Capitol steps at Jefferson City, mounted the truck and began making a speech. When he was through, the reputation of the Legislature as a whole was shattered and that of certain legislators was in ruins. He named names, produced documentary evidence, told stories. In the crowd were several of the men he named, some cynically amused, some grimly serious...
...always been a driving man. His first hobby was speed on two wheels, and his first job in World War I was as a motorcycle dispatch rider. He still bears a scar over his left eye because one night he ran his motorcycle right into the back of a truck. Later he took up flying, which was faster. His promotions in the R.A.F. were rapid...
...long-smoldering feud between Bill Knudsen's OPM and Leon Henderson's OPACS finally exploded last week-right under the nation's automobile manufacturers. The explosion was an order issued by Henderson: the industry would have to cut automobile and light truck production 50%, to about 2,400,000 units in the new model year. It could make 600,000 units a month in August, September and October. After that the limit was 200,000 a month. Only assembly lines for heavy trucks badly needed for transportation and Army could keep going top speed (600,000 last...
...whole answer must be a rationalization of all U.S. transportation agencies, making the most efficient use of every railroad car, truck, pipeline and barge. Budd said this week that the average freight car was in transit only 10% of the time, suggested that carrying capacity of the present car supply might be lifted as much as 25% by faster loading and unloading. A transport coordinator (with fangs) could force such a move, as well as quicker routing which inter-railroad competition now prevents. He could also free the present freight-car supply from wasteful short-hauls and from way-freight...
...fill its role in this picture, the trucking industry needs some attention too. Late last month Budd set up a committee to study priorities for truck production, and some system of coordinating the nation's numerous small truck lines for better efficiency. Meanwhile some truck assembly lines have been held up because parts makers were unable to get aluminum for magnetos (which take 11 oz. each). Truck manufacturers have finally achieved a summons to an 0PM meeting on priorities this week, should have no trouble making a case. A green light for truck production would not only ease transportation...