1964: The Whopper Hopper is the most advanced design of any freight car fabricated from USS Tenelon stainless steel. In a single trip it can transport 135 tons of bulk material and enough sugar to sweeten 30 million cups of coffee.
1973: This will be Sea-Land’s 2nd container crane at Jacksonville and the 3rd in operation at the port.
1971: Jacksonville, Savannah and Charleston duke it out for Southeastern port crown.
1963: Trucks have moved into the lead as the primary mode of transportation for Florida’s half billion dollar citrus and vegetable crops.
1969: The system will cut baggage delivery time by at least 50% while protecting luggage from loss and damage.
1963: NASA will employ a specially enlarged aircraft to aid in the transport of the Saturn S-IV rocket from California to Florida.
The walk-through feature makes it possible to handle cargo within both containers without removing either from the chassis.
1972: Tropicana is now exporting around 70,000 shipping tons annually with 90% going to Western Europe.
Shipments of 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of Florida strawberries make their way to Germany via Boeing 707 jets.
Piper Executive Victor C. McCollum outlined how improvement in containerization could further benefit his company and its distributors abroad.
One Florida hatchery credits modern innovations and personal overseas visits to customers for its continued success.
The SS Tropicana routinely hauls 650,000 gallons of orange juice from Florida to New York every eight days.
17 years ago, the SARS outbreak topped the list of concerns for the international shipping industry.
An overflow of West Coast-bound vehicle shipments characterized one of the largest mini-bridge operations ever assembled for a single movement.
Forced out by Castro, some offshore Florida farmers look to grow their produce elsewhere.
America’s mission to put a man on the moon draws one step closer to reality.
News that made a splash 56 years ago.
Dive into this week’s flashback from 54 years ago.
Florida’s top port news 50 years ago this month.
Flashback Fridays previews the soon-to-open Freight Alley Haul of Fame and showcases four trucking companies that contributed to the history of trucking.
