Oldest Motor Carrier Closes (I've never heard of them)

[truckinusa]

Frame’s Motor Freight, outside Phildelphia in West Chester is no more.

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_ne.../092409-05.htm

[Gonfercoffee]

was one of my customers when I had my own authority
was there every Friday

[truckinusa]

Originally Posted by Gonfercoffee

was one of my customers when I had my own authority
was there every Friday

What kind of operation were they? It would be nice to know some more of the history. I wonder what the next oldest motor carrier is now? It seems sad all the turmoil we are having in the trucking industry. I guess this explains some:

[Gonfercoffee]

they were an ltl carrier
mostly single axle
old equipment and old drivers

[outofworkjoe]

A sign of the times,with rates and wages falling to the bottom.There is the same town as ADP,know an guy who work there sad.I think we will many more trucking co go out of binz,Iev read TL rates has fall below train rail rates .Truckload Rates Still Sliding | Journal of Commerce

[Gonfercoffee]

that picture shows the strange set up
there is this huge house overlooking a large mowed lawn
and a nice lake
right on top of the house is Frames terminal
and behind Frames is UPS terminal