FEBRUARY 2004 WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO...
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Company That’s Story and Photo by Truck Historian/Author Stan Holtzman
Generally, this article features truckers and companies that are no longer around. Not so with this story. In 1933, Bob McLean of Tacoma, Washington, started a company with one truck. Today, with over 2,000 pieces of equipment running coast-to-coast, Interstate Distributing is one of the nation’s largest truckload operations. Hauling loads for some of this country’s top retail giants, the Interstate rigs can be seen anywhere. However, there was a time when the sight of an Interstate rig was rare in the Los Angeles area. This picture, taken around 1958, shows truck #6. During the 1950s, butterfly hood Kenworths were the truck of choice by many outfits, and Interstate was no different. While Interstate Distributing still has KWs, their current fleet also consists of Freightliners, Peterbilts, Internationals and Volvos. The dark green color of the past gave way to a brighter shade of metallic green, but the Interstate logo remained the same - white stripe and all. |
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