This photo is an excellent high quality 8” x 10” black & white glossy new photo reproduction of a ROADWAY EXPRESS mid-1950’s WHITE 9022 TD Diesel Road Tractor. This glossy photo has a white border on all 4 sides, with the White 9022 TD oval in the lower left corner.

”SAMPLE” will not appear on the actual photo, it is only on the scanned image. While the scan of this photo may have a yellow cast, the actual photo is pure black & white.

HISTORY OF ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Akron, Ohio: Late in 1930, the Roush brothers and John Morrison, who had been in business for a year as R & M Transportation, incorporated as ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., putting 30 trucks into service displaying the company’s distinctive orange and blue colors. In the beginning, all drivers were owner-operators providing their own equipment, making expansion possible when capital was limited. Roadway continued to expand with new terminals and more destinations. When the I.C.C. was established in 1935, Roadway claimed the greatest number of ‘grandfather rights’ and continued to grow through acquisition. The first management training program in the industry in 1947, grew a reserve of talent. By the mid-1950s Roadway converted from owner-operators to company drivers and owned equipment. The acquisition of Western Gillette made Roadway a transcontinental carrier in the late 1970s. The break bulk-relay ans satellite terminal system was pioneered by Roadway, producing excellent service. By the time Galen Roush retired in 1974, Roadway was the leading carrier in the nation. Deregulation in 1980 dampened Roadway’s 50th anniversary, and although with difficulty they continued to expand into all 50 states by 1985, and into Canada and Mexico by 1990. In 1982, a holding company, Roadway Services, was formed to take advantage of a regional carrier system, acquiring 4 non-union carriers: Spartan, Viking, Central, & Coles. Later Roberts Express, a time-sensitive carrier was acquired, and in 1985 Roadway Package System went into operation, taking on UPS. Tires made in Akron had made Roadway in the beginning, and while the tires are mostly gone from Akron, Roadway remained as one of Akron’s largest employers as of 1995. In 2003, Roadway came together with Yellow Transit under the banner of Yellow Roadway Corp. By 2012 the combined companies had become YRC Freight.

HISTORY OF THE WHITE 9000 SERIES: In 1954 White introduced their line of ‘compact diesels’ with 6-cylinder 200-horse power Cummins engines, tilted 20º to the right, allowing 2 cylinders to be set back into the cab. Very popular in fleet road service, the 9000 Series may not have been White’s most driver friendly cab, but it served a market need at the time.

CONDITION: This outstanding black & white glossy photo is a newly reproduced photo from a photo in my personal lifetime collection. This photo has been printed on excellent quality HP PREMIUM PLUS GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER using HP 02 Vivera Inks, producing a professional quality photo that resists fading over 100 years ... the best money can buy. This 8x10 photo has a white border around the photo. For your information, the description and documentation of this photo will be loosely taped to the back side of this photo. I try to ad some “added value” to my photos by researching each one, adding some history and information that you may not know. If I get something incorrect, please let me know … thanks!

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