This photo is an excellent high quality new 8” x 10” b&w glossy photo reproduction of a Late 1950’s KENWORTH CBE (CAB-BESIDE-ENGINE) Tractor fleet #2435 and 35’ Semi-Trailer fleet #3912 operated by YELLOW TRANSIT FREIGHT LINES, INC., Indianapolis, IN.
”SAMPLE” will not appear on your photo, it is only on the scanned image.
DESCRIPTION: In 1955 Yellow Transit Freight Lines, Inc. of Kansas City, MO, purchased 200 new Cab-Beside-Engine Kenworths. The initial order of 200 were powered with 175-hp turbo-supercharged diesel engines, the lightweight JT-6 Cummins, with 5-speed Fuller transmissions. These short BBC KW’s could pull 35’ trailers in 45’ states. I have an October 1955 ad showing one of these KW CBE’s, numbered #2001. The KW in this photo is #2435, probably from an additional order after 1955. This photo has a white border on all 4 sides.
YELLOW TRANSIT: Founded in 1924 in Oklahoma City, eventually moving to Kansas City. In 1955, Yellow only ran routes in 8 midwestern states. Over the years, Yellow continued to expand by acquisition, renamed Yellow Freight System in 1968 and Yellow Corporation in 1993. In 2003 Yellow acquired competitor Roadway Express, more than doubling their size, and in 2012 became YRC Inc. with their largest operating company becoming YRC Freight ... one of the largest transportation service companies in the world, now headquartered in Overland Park, KS.
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 archival quality HP Premium Plus High Gloss 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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