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SPECTOR FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. CHICAGO, IL
Regular service from St. Louis to New England was soon established when the company incorporated in 1933.
Terminals in Chicago, New York, and Bridgeport, Connecticut were also established.
Expansion to the east continued even during the war years with the acquisition of three east coast carriers. Other
acquisitions included Roosevelt Cartage Co. of Chicago, Binn Trucking, Schumaker Motor Express of Wisconsin,
Walker Freight Line, Knights Transportation Co., Mid-States Freight Line (see page 147), Steffke Transportation
of Everett, Massachusetts, Viking Freight Co. of St. Louis and Hennis Freight Lines of Winston-Salem, North
Carolina in 1975.
Spector opened its new terminal headquarters in Chicago in 1964. At the time, it was considered the most
advanced freight terminal in the nation with its ability to accommodate 137 trailers at one time.
Regular service from St. Louis to New England was soon established when the company incorporated in 1933.
Terminals in Chicago, New York, and Bridgeport, Connecticut were also established.
Expansion to the east continued even during the war years with the acquisition of three east coast carriers. Other
acquisitions included Roosevelt Cartage Co. of Chicago, Binn Trucking, Schumaker Motor Express of Wisconsin,
Walker Freight Line, Knights Transportation Co., Mid-States Freight Line (see page 147), Steffke Transportation
of Everett, Massachusetts, Viking Freight Co. of St. Louis and Hennis Freight Lines of Winston-Salem, North
Carolina in 1975.
Spector opened its new terminal headquarters in Chicago in 1964. At the time, it was considered the most
advanced freight terminal in the nation with its ability to accommodate 137 trailers at one time.
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