Skinner Transportation history

By the mid 1850’s some trails were sufficient to be attempted by wagons, and Phineas Banning and David Alexander formed a freight company which supplied many camps.

In the late 1860’s Remi Nadeau and Mortimer Belshaw, part owner of the famous Cerro Gordo silver mine, combined to operate the famed Cerro Gordo Freight Company which served most of California and clear into New Mexico.

Up until around the mid 1880, Indians were a menace and quite eager to attack a lone freight wagon and take the animals and goods.

Just as today, in the early days (up to 1900), there were large freight companies and plenty of independent operators who saw a need to earn a living transporting goods.

SKINNER TRANSFER CORP. Founded in 1932 by Earl R. Skinner.

Overland Freighting in the Platte Valley-1937-U. of NebraskaFloyd Bresee

In 1945 the business expanded with the purchase of two small local trucking companies which gave Earl Interstate and Intrastate authority and his first semi-tractor (gas) and semi-trailer.

In 1960, Earl and his two sons William and Richard formed a full service leasing company for private manufacturers to transport their own products to their customers with their own drivers.

In 1978, William and wife Evelyn built a new maintenance shop facility with wash bays.

The new corporate office was erected in 1989.

Founded in 1992, with steady growth ever since

After the passing of William L. Skinner in 1994, Evelyn Skinner became President.

In 2008, Evelyn became CEO and passed the Presidency onto her son Steven Skinner.

ouraynews.com—From Wagons to Apples-etc.,June 17,2020