So the creators of Peterbilt took old Army surplus trucks and refurbished them to meet the needs of the mountainous logging semi-trailer trucks. They even designed a special trailer for carrying the cut timber.
So, as you can see there have been numerous events that helped shape the world of the modern semi-trailer trucks. They were born out of a need to get item ‘A’ to point ‘B’ in the best way possible.
It was about overcoming obstacles not being blocked by them. Remember this the next time you see one of the almost 3.7 million truck drivers in one of the fancy and last fashion trucks.
After all, the semi-trailer trucks represent and carry around 70% of America’s freight!
Factors That Helped Shape the Industry
As I just said, the trucking industry accounts for nearly 70% of all the commodities transported across the nation. I said that twice because it is important to understand just what a powerful hold the trucking industry has on a nation.
You can take away the internet, TV, and cell phones people will still communicate! You can trade sports teams to another city people will still be entertained. But if you take away the semi-trailer trucks people won’t get their freight.
