How one trucker’s idea changed global shipping

Truckers News Staff (TN)
Dec 13, 2016
Malcolm McLeanMalcolm McLean

In the 1930s, trucker Malcolm McLean was sitting at a shipping dock and growing impatient with his wait time for unloading. So he came up with an idea that would revolutionize the global shipping industry: building faster docks.

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