Test your trucking history knowledge
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Alexander Winton invented the semi truck to haul “horseless carriages” in 1899 without adding miles to the vehicles.
The Lincoln Highway was introduced during the first wave of roads made specifically for automobiles and was the first transcontinental highway.
On June 26, 1956, the Federal Highway Act was approved by both the Senate and House, and three days later it was signed into law. It was the largest public works program at the time and started the build of 41,000 miles of interstate highways.
The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 was put into effect to allow greater regulation of trucking. The act was terminated in 1995, 60 years later.
The Mack brothers ran buses before the invention of their Mack Truck. The first truck was built based on the bus model.
Modern four-lane highways eventually replaced all of Route 66, but some of its route and pavement are possible to visit.
Drivers from the Charles W. Young company arrived in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 1912, after 91 days driving cross-country with 3 tons of olive oil soap. There were no established roads, gas stations or bathrooms for most of the passage.
Oct. 4 was designated as National CB Radio Day by President Jimmy Carter in 1978.
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