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2. U-Haul - Wikipedia

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   U-Haul is a public company that rents trucks, trailers, self-storage units, and other equipment for moving and storage. Founded in 1945 by Leonard Shoen and Anna Mary Carty, it has over 17,000 locations across North America and a history of family disputes and legal battles.

3. 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy - Wikipedia

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   A historic truck trip across the U.S. by the U.S. Army Motor Transport Corps in 1919, involving 81 vehicles and trailers and various equipment. The convoy faced challenges such as bridges, dust, roads, and giant tires.

4. History of the trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Starting in 1910, the development of a number of technologies gave rise to the modern trucking industry. With the advent of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, improvements in transmissions, the move away from chain drives to gear drives, and the development of the tractor/semi-trailer combination, shipping by truck gained in popularity. [1]

5. Transcontinental Motor Convoy - Wikipedia

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   1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy car at a service station in a western desert town 1919 "Trans-Continental Motor Truck Trip" [23] The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy was a "Truck Train" [ 23 ] of the US Army Motor Transport Corps that drove over 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from Washington, D.C. (departing July 7 and arriving September 6), to Oakland ...

6. The cheapest way to travel across the country - AOL

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   Using the AAA road trip calculator, we found it would cost approximately $300 to drive straight from San Francisco to New York in a direct route, so considering a longer, non-direct route, food ...

7. Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip - Wikipedia

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   A documentary film by Ken Burns about the first cross-country automobile journey in the US in 1903. It features Horatio Nelson Jackson, his Winton car, and his companions, as well as historical figures and music.