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RC MOTOR LINES
However, the recession of the middle 1970’s took its toll on R.C. Motor Lines and sent it into
Started in 1932 with just seven employees and five vehicles, the company grew to more than 1,200 people and
a thousand vehicles by 1966.
R.C. Motor Lines began operations in High Point, North Carolina hauling freight to Richmond. The total
revenues for that first year were $32,000.00
In 1941, Bert S. Reid, G.D. Joyner and G.T. Miller former a partnership and management team that was envied
up and down the eastern coast.
R..C Motor Lines believed that good service was all important and that taking care of its employees guaranteed
that excellent service for its customers. The company had a fleet of super clean Mack and White trucks.
QUINN FREIGHT LINES, INC. BROCTON, MA
The recession of the 1970’s took its toll on many carriers across the country. Quinn Freight Lines, which had
been operating for more than half a century, was one of those companies.
Back in 1913, J.P. Lyons started a truck line known then as “Shoe City Express,” named after the shoe
manufacturer in Brocton, Massachusetts. Once the carrier began its interstate hauling operations, Lyons
changed the name to Quinn Freight Lines (his mother’s maiden name).
The company grew at a rapid pace through expansion and acquisitions including the purchase of Maine
Freightways, Marcel Trucking, and several smaller lines.
Quinn’s routes covered the vast area from Montreal, Canada south to Virginia and West Virginia, and west to
Pittsburgh. During its heyday, the company operated 26 terminals and interchange points and employed more
than 1,100 people.
During the mid 1950’s, company officials took an innovative approach to improving procedures
However, the recession of the middle 1970’s took its toll on R.C. Motor Lines and sent it into
Started in 1932 with just seven employees and five vehicles, the company grew to more than 1,200 people and
a thousand vehicles by 1966.
R.C. Motor Lines began operations in High Point, North Carolina hauling freight to Richmond. The total
revenues for that first year were $32,000.00
In 1941, Bert S. Reid, G.D. Joyner and G.T. Miller former a partnership and management team that was envied
up and down the eastern coast.
R..C Motor Lines believed that good service was all important and that taking care of its employees guaranteed
that excellent service for its customers. The company had a fleet of super clean Mack and White trucks.
QUINN FREIGHT LINES, INC. BROCTON, MA
The recession of the 1970’s took its toll on many carriers across the country. Quinn Freight Lines, which had
been operating for more than half a century, was one of those companies.
Back in 1913, J.P. Lyons started a truck line known then as “Shoe City Express,” named after the shoe
manufacturer in Brocton, Massachusetts. Once the carrier began its interstate hauling operations, Lyons
changed the name to Quinn Freight Lines (his mother’s maiden name).
The company grew at a rapid pace through expansion and acquisitions including the purchase of Maine
Freightways, Marcel Trucking, and several smaller lines.
Quinn’s routes covered the vast area from Montreal, Canada south to Virginia and West Virginia, and west to
Pittsburgh. During its heyday, the company operated 26 terminals and interchange points and employed more
than 1,100 people.
During the mid 1950’s, company officials took an innovative approach to improving procedures
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