Big Wheels Across The Prairie : A History Of Trucking In Alberta Prior To 1960

Card covers, 502 pages, 7.25x9 in, [18x22.5 cm], B&W photographs.

Fore-edge corners bumped and lightly creased; covers rubbed; spine creased.

Big Wheels Across the Prairie: A History of Trucking in Alberta Prior to 1960 (2003) is a detailed account of the early development of the trucking industry in Alberta, written to preserve the stories of those who entered the business before 1960. The book is divided into five sections:

Part 1 presents a concise history of some of the pioneering individuals and companies that helped establish the trucking industry in the province up to and including 1960.

Part 2 offers a directory-style overview of various trucking operations, highlighting founders, areas of service, types of freight hauled, and the eventual fate of these businesses where known.

Part 3 lists members of the Alberta Motor Transport Association, acknowledging their roles within the organized industry.

Part 4 explores the influence of the Teamsters Union on the industry and documents the history of Truck Roadeos in Alberta—competitive events testing drivers' skill and precision.

Part 5 profiles a broader spectrum of individuals connected to the trucking world beyond owners and founders, including long-serving industry workers, government figures, and veteran drivers remembered as "Knights of the Road."

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