Ep. 132 // A Ride Through History: Transportation, Trucking, & Nussbaum
Buckle up for a crash course on the history of transportation and trucking! This (basically) Masters-Level class covers the invention of the wheel in the 4000s BC, the Silk Road, origins of the combustion engine, World War I, and the first semi-trailer in 1910! (Also—apparently Prohibition helped develop the trucking industry??). Next, we’ll cover the development of the Interstate Highway System and how the federal government started to regulate transportation.
Last but not least, we’re covering 1945 to 2025—Nussbaum’s 80 years in business! From our humble beginnings with one truck in Fairbury, to the start of our truckload division in 1968, to becoming an ESOP in 2018, we’ll hit all the highlights!
Our expert tour guide for this adventure is Shawn Reischauer. With a bachelor’s degree in Geography and a masters of Divinity, he’s a uniquely qualified historian (just trust us on this one). At any rate, today’s episode is an entertaining sprint through the history of transportation—aka, the most important technological advancement the world has ever seen. Press play and enjoy!
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