J. Harwood Cochrane, the “greatest LTL trucker” of them all, who entered freight transportation by driving a horse-drawn carriage, founded Overnite Transportation Co. during the Great Depression and sold it to Union Pacific Corp. for $1.2 billion in 1986, died July 25 at the age of 103 in Richmond, Virginia.
August 8, 2016Business
Overnite Transportation Founder J. Harwood Cochrane Dies at 103
Trucking legend J. Harwood Cochrane, who entered freight transportation by driving a horse-drawn carriage and founded Overnite Transportation Co. during the Great Depression, died July 25 at 103 in Richmond, Virginia.
July 26, 2016