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Malcom Purcell McLean (November 14, 1913 – May 25, 2001) was an American businessman who invented the modern intermodal shipping container, which revolutionized transport and international trade in the second half of the twentieth century.
Malcom McLean was born into a North Carolina farming family in 1914. Struggling to assist his family during the Great Depression, he started a small trucking company to...
Dec 28, 2016 · The New York Times has released a video on Malcom McLean, the former North Carolina truck driver who invented the shipping container. It’s a story that is also taken up in the Gard...
Oct 18, 2019 · Malcolm McLean, a truck driver, created the modern shipping container, which is one of the most important signs of globalization and the provider of every single item we use in our daily lives. This year, McLean’s magic box is celebrating its 63rd year.
Oct 3, 2005 · Malcolm P. McLean, a truck driver, fundamentally transformed the centuries-old shipping industry, an industry that had long decided that it had no incentive to change.
Jan 21, 2021 · In 1937, 24-year old Malcolm McLean (later changed to Malcom) delivered a load from the south to the New Jersey docks for export. He had been in the trucking business for two years. The rural North Carolina native was running a gas station when he learned he could make $5 a load to truck the gas to his station.
Jun 26, 2018 · 60 years ago one man with a bright idea changed the course of world trade and laid the foundations for what was to become the biggest liner business in the world. ...more.
Jun 16, 2017 · Malcom McLean was known for innovative ideas that lowered his company’s costs, such as crenellating the sides of trailers to reduce wind resistance and improve fuel efficiency, so...
May 23, 2024 · Malcolm Purcell McLean (1913-2001) was an American entrepreneur who revolutionized the shipping industry by developing and popularizing the modern concept of containerization through the standardization of container sizes and introducing an efficient, scalable system for intermodal freight transport.
May 29, 2001 · Malcom Purcell McLean, an entrepreneur who started as a truck driver and reinvented worldwide shipping 45 years ago when he hefted big loaded trailers into freighter holds, died Friday at his...
