THE 80's, PT14; TRUCKS

Hillsdale in the 80's had lots of truck traffic thanks to the warehouses...

A Fredrickson Motor Express semi leaving downtown. This company was acquired by Old Dominion Freight Line in 2000.

A Coca-Cola truck leaving town after making deliveries to the local stores and restaurants. Unlike the other companies seen here, Coke is still in business!

An APA semi entering town, headed for the warehouses. Like Frederickson, APA, too, is a fallen flag closing down in 2010. At one time, it was the fourth largest interstate carrier in the nation.

A local driver brings a 20' Maersk container into town. The scheme represented on the container is from the 70's. Maersk, too, is still in business.

A Rollins Leasing Co. semi rolls through downtown. Both Rollins and GMC General tractors were fairly common in the 80's, along with 40' trailers, but things changed in the 90's. 40' trailers mostly vanished, GMC left the heavy-duty truck market, selling its line to Volvo, and Rollins was acquired by Penske Leasing in 2001.

An Overnight semi prepares to turn down Market Street to get to the warehouses. Like all of the other trucking companies seen here, Overnight is also long gone; it is now UPS Freight. UPS purchased Overnight from the Union Pacific Railroad in 2005, and formed UPS Freight in 2006.