During the first six months of 1939 the total operating revenues of 1,050 Class I motor carriers (annual gross of $100,000 or more) were $130,108,000 (up 30% from 1938) on 19,184,000 tons of freight (22% over 1938). Last week American Trucking Associations, Inc. turned loose even more striking figures. Based on returns from 193 firms, it reported that in October, for the third successive month, highway motor trucking hit a new all-time peak. October traffic was up 5.4% from September, 33.4% over 1938, 23.2% over 1937, 51.3% above the 1936 monthly average....
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