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Canadian Trucking Companies That Are Gone Now

Clifford Transport bought out by Network Transport, Toronto. Dominion Consolidated Truck Lines bought out by TNT Overland Express, 1986. Photo taken at Overland yard in Kitchener, Ontario.

Glengarry Truck Lines. Closed up 1991. Freightmaster, from Scarborough, Ontario.

Gledhill Equipment. Hauled mainly wire coils of steel. JET Transport

Inter-City Truck Lines, bought out by Reimer Express. Kingsway Transport, old crest on trailer. Brazeau Transport for Quebec, Canada. No longer in business, Brazeau was acquired by Cabano, now Cabano Kingsway.

Last Kingway Transport colours before being bought out by Cabano Transport, Quebec. McNeil-McGrath Transport

Motorways Transport. Photo taken at Toronto yard, Oct. 1987. Road Link Transport. Photo taken in Toronto, November 1986.

Route Canada. Closed doors November, 1988. Sure-Way Transport bought out by Laidlaw Transport, early 1996.

Thibodeau Finch Express, bought out by Glengarry Truck Lines, May 1989. Taggart Service Ltd., bought out by Myers Transport, summer 1991. Photo taken in Scarborough yard, Dec. 1986.

Thompson Transport. Became part of Fredrick Transport in Summer of 1991. Photo taken in Oshawa, Ontario, December 1986. Therm Express now part of Network Transport. Photo taken July, 1989.

Canada Dry. Bought out by Coca Cola. Provost Transport from Quebec.

Levy Transport from Farnham, Quebec. Photo taken Whitby, Ont. Dec. 1996. Bought out by Montgomery Tank Lines of Florida in the Spring of 1998. Gershman Transport of Winnipeg, Manitoba closed their doors, October 1999. Photo taken at London, Ontario May, 1997.

Some of the Day Cabs for Atomic Transfer. Photo taken at Atomic's yard in Oakville, Ontario, July, 1988. The Ellis Collection. This is an Atomic Mack, taken at Belleville, Ontario in June, 1998. The Ellis Collection. Atomic Expediter Freightliner taken by Ray Ellis. The Ellis Collection.

This is a Volvo for Hunterline Trucking from Salmon Arm, British Columbia. This company hauls a lot of lumber into Ontario. Photo taken August, 2000. The Ellis Collection. This is a Western Star for Front Runner Freight from Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Photo taken at Bowmanville, Nov. 2000. The Ellis Collection. This is another Western Star for Front Runner with a slightly different trailer. Photo taken at Guelph, Ont. Sept. 2000. The Ellis Collection.

Emerald Transport from Moncton, New Brunswick. Photo taken, Oct. 1999. R & G Ellis Collection. Emerald Transport from Moncton, NB. Photo was taken at Mallorytown, ON in July 2002.

This is a Peterbilt for Knightline Transport from Windsor, Nova Scotia. Photo taken April, 2000, Bowmanville, Ontario. This is a Volvo for Knightline Transport from Windsor, Nova Scotia. Photo taken July, 2000, at Bowmanville, Ont.

DeWolf Transportation from Wallaceburg, Ontario was bought out by Travellers Transportation in October, 2001. Photo taken January, 2000. Network, from Mississauga, Ontario, was bought out by Travellers Transportation in September 2003. Note the 75 year anniversary crest in the middle of the trailer. Photo taken at Joyceville, Ontario, June 1998. This is another picture of Network with a Volvo tractor. Photo taken at Bowmanville, Ontario, September 2000.

US Trucking Companies That Are Gone Now

Brown Transportation, closed up January, 1990. Photo taken July, 1987. Bowman Transportation of Alabama closed their doors. Photo taken March 1987.

Old White cab-over for Builders Transport. Builders Transport with newest colours just prior to being bought by Schneider National.

Carolina, photo taken in Kentucky, March, 1988. Bought out by ABF. Carolina triples. Photo taken on I 80, near Toledo, Ohio.

Clay Hyder Trucking Lines from Auburndale, Florida became part of Comcar group. Photo taken at Ocala, Florida, March 1988. Country Wide Truck Service from California. Photo taken in Florida, March, 1988.

Fulton Transport bought out by Swift Transportation, Summer 1992. Photo taken Oct. 1988. Hudson Foods, bought out by Tyson Foods end of 1997. Photo taken May, 1997.

Lyon Transportation Lines closed doors Oct. 1990. Photo taken in New York State, March, 1988. Mural Transport Inc., from South Brunswick, New Jersey. Photo taken Oct. 1988.

Smiths Transfer Corp. from Staunton, Virginia, bought out by American in 1986. Another Smiths Transfer.

Southwest Motor Freight from Chattanooga, Tennessee, bought out by U.S. Xpress. Photo taken in Nashville, Tennessee, July, 1987. St. Johnsbury. Photo taken, Dec. 1986.

Transcon Lines from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, closed down in April 1990. Photo taken July, 1987. Tollie Freightways from Kansas. Photo taken Aug. 1989.

Gerth Transport Ltd, bought out by Celadon Trucking. Note Gerth crest on tractor. Photo taken at Bowmanville, Ont., May 1999. American Freight System of Overland Park, KS. Shut down July, 1988. Photo taken in July, 1987. Riss & Company from Kansas City Missouri. Shut down January, 1990. Photo taken at Nashville, Tennessee, March, 1987.

Harold Ives Trucking Company from Suttgart, Arkansas. Photo taken in July, 1987. One of Harold Ives last units before being bought out by Covenant Transport. Photo taken in October, 1999.

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Clifford Transport bought out by Network Transport, Toronto.	Dominion Consolidated Truck Lines bought out by TNT Overland Express, 1986. Photo taken at Overland yard in Kitchener, Ontario.

Glengarry Truck Lines. Closed up 1991.	Freightmaster, from Scarborough, Ontario.

Gledhill Equipment. Hauled mainly wire coils of steel.	JET Transport

Inter-City Truck Lines, bought out by Reimer Express.	Kingsway Transport, old crest on trailer.	Brazeau Transport for Quebec, Canada. No longer in business, Brazeau was acquired by Cabano, now Cabano Kingsway.

Last Kingway Transport colours before being bought out by Cabano Transport, Quebec.	McNeil-McGrath Transport

Motorways Transport. Photo taken at Toronto yard, Oct. 1987.	Road Link Transport. Photo taken in Toronto, November 1986.

Route Canada. Closed doors November, 1988.	Sure-Way Transport bought out by Laidlaw Transport, early 1996.

Thibodeau Finch Express, bought out by Glengarry Truck Lines, May 1989.	Taggart Service Ltd., bought out by Myers Transport, summer 1991. Photo taken in Scarborough yard, Dec. 1986.

Thompson Transport. Became part of Fredrick Transport in Summer of 1991. Photo taken in Oshawa, Ontario, December 1986.	Therm Express now part of Network Transport. Photo taken July, 1989.

Canada Dry. Bought out by Coca Cola.	Provost Transport from Quebec.

Levy Transport from Farnham, Quebec. Photo taken Whitby, Ont. Dec. 1996. Bought out by Montgomery Tank Lines of Florida in the Spring of 1998.	Gershman Transport of Winnipeg, Manitoba closed their doors, October 1999. Photo taken at London, Ontario May, 1997.


Some of the Day Cabs for Atomic Transfer. Photo taken at Atomic's yard in Oakville, Ontario, July, 1988. The Ellis Collection.	This is an Atomic Mack, taken at Belleville, Ontario in June, 1998. The Ellis Collection.	Atomic Expediter Freightliner taken by Ray Ellis. The Ellis Collection.

This is a Volvo for Hunterline Trucking from Salmon Arm, British Columbia. This company hauls a lot of lumber into Ontario. Photo taken August, 2000. The Ellis Collection.	This is a Western Star for Front Runner Freight from Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Photo taken at Bowmanville, Nov. 2000. The Ellis Collection.	This is another Western Star for Front Runner with a slightly different trailer. Photo taken at Guelph, Ont. Sept. 2000. The Ellis Collection.

Emerald Transport from Moncton, New Brunswick. Photo taken, Oct. 1999. R & G Ellis Collection.	Emerald Transport from Moncton, NB. Photo was taken at Mallorytown, ON in July 2002.

This is a Peterbilt for Knightline Transport from Windsor, Nova Scotia. Photo taken April, 2000, Bowmanville, Ontario.	This is a Volvo for Knightline Transport from Windsor, Nova Scotia. Photo taken July, 2000, at Bowmanville, Ont.

DeWolf Transportation from Wallaceburg, Ontario was bought out by Travellers Transportation in October, 2001. Photo taken January, 2000.	Network, from Mississauga, Ontario, was bought out by Travellers Transportation in September 2003. Note the 75 year anniversary crest in the middle of the trailer. Photo taken at Joyceville, Ontario, June 1998.	This is another picture of Network with a Volvo tractor. Photo taken at Bowmanville, Ontario, September 2000.


Brown Transportation, closed up January, 1990. Photo taken July, 1987.	Bowman Transportation of Alabama closed their doors. Photo taken March 1987.

Old White cab-over for Builders Transport.	Builders Transport with newest colours just prior to being bought by Schneider National.

Carolina, photo taken in Kentucky, March, 1988. Bought out by ABF.	Carolina triples. Photo taken on I 80, near Toledo, Ohio.

Clay Hyder Trucking Lines from Auburndale, Florida became part of Comcar group. Photo taken at Ocala, Florida, March 1988.	Country Wide Truck Service from California. Photo taken in Florida, March, 1988.

Fulton Transport bought out by Swift Transportation, Summer 1992. Photo taken Oct. 1988.	Hudson Foods, bought out by Tyson Foods end of 1997. Photo taken May, 1997.

Lyon Transportation Lines closed doors Oct. 1990. Photo taken in New York State, March, 1988.	Mural Transport Inc., from South Brunswick, New Jersey. Photo taken Oct. 1988.

Smiths Transfer Corp. from Staunton, Virginia, bought out by American in 1986.	Another Smiths Transfer.

Southwest Motor Freight from Chattanooga, Tennessee, bought out by U.S. Xpress. Photo taken in Nashville, Tennessee, July, 1987.	St. Johnsbury. Photo taken, Dec. 1986.

Transcon Lines from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, closed down in April 1990. Photo taken July, 1987.	Tollie Freightways from Kansas. Photo taken Aug. 1989.

Gerth Transport Ltd, bought out by Celadon Trucking. Note Gerth crest on tractor. Photo taken at Bowmanville, Ont., May 1999.	American Freight System of Overland Park, KS. Shut down July, 1988. Photo taken in July, 1987.	Riss & Company from Kansas City Missouri. Shut down January, 1990. Photo taken at Nashville, Tennessee, March, 1987.

Harold Ives Trucking Company from Suttgart, Arkansas. Photo taken in July, 1987.	One of Harold Ives last units before being bought out by Covenant Transport. Photo taken in October, 1999.
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