To commemorate America's 250th anniversary, the editors of FleetOwner and Fleet Maintenance trace the chaotic, resilient history of commercial transport—from horse-drawn colonial days to the 1897 invention of the semi-truck to the modern legislative battles defining the next generation of freight.
Despite a 17-cent drop at the pump, national diesel averages remain $1.92 higher than last year, with West Coast fleets still battling tracking costs above $6/gal.
