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Trucking in British Columbia: An Illustrated History
Trucking in British Columbia An Illustrated History Author:Daniel Francis Trucks are everywherecruising the highways, lining up for the ferries, roaring down dusty logging roadsand yet trucking is often left off the list when talk turns to British Columbias major industries. It shouldnt be, as this gorgeous new illustrated history celebrating the BC Trucking Associations 100th anniversary shows. With annual revenues o... more »f $1.88 billion and 60,000 employees, trucking is among BCs five largest industries. Accompanied by hundreds of previously unpublished archival and contemporary photographs, award-winning historian Daniel Francis delivers a fascinating account of the first hundred years of trucking in BC. Beginning in Vancouver with James Starks first delivery van in 1907, motorized transport exploded in the province, soon traversing every dirt track, hauling logs on temporary plank roads and leading to a frenzy of experimentation and innovation from the failed Renard Road Train and early battery-operated vehicles to some truly impressive purpose-built trucks, many of them manufactured in BC. From hair-raising tales of the road by trucking legends like the scholarly Andy Craig and the bombastic Cog Harrington, to important infrastructure projects and vital innovations for the future, here is a story never told beforea road less travelled, so to speakbut an important and exciting chapter in British Columbias history.« less