Talk:Trucking industry in the United States

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To-do list for Trucking industry in the United States: edit · history · watch · refresh

Here are some tasks you can do:
  • Copyedit: Fix any errors or clarity issues.
  • Expand: History section, missing information about the 80s and 90s.
  • Other: Improve for Featured Article status.

Well thats pretty much all I can do for this article at the moment. I know I skipped over the "golden years" of trucking, the 70s, but that almost deserves an article into itself. I did a quick google search but I really couldn't find any reliable sources of info about it. I've been working on this article for pretty much two days straight so I'm sick of looking at it. But feedback would be appreciated, since this is my first really BIG article that I've created. Enjoy! ErgoSum88 (talk) 10:17, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok so I finally added a section about the 70s. ErgoSum88 (talk) 00:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

First, know that I'm not an admin or anything close to a pro at evaluating Wiki-articles. However, I do have some suggestions based on what I've learned during my time here.

  • Much as I love the WW1 truck photo, it may detract somewhat from the flow of the history section being as wide as it is.
  • The article is around 34K in size; splitting the list of trucking terms into a separate article would clean up the size greatly. It also is the kind of thing that goes into too much detail for an overview article like this one, and the information is better presented in an article by itself with more potential for expansion if needed. (I'm good at list articles; I can split it out and refine it if you'd like.)
  • Be careful in some of your phrasing - certain words (like "mostly" or "nearly all") will cause concern unless sourced.

Excellent work otherwise, and well-sourced in the main. Let me know if you have any other questions... Duncan1800 (talk) 22:02, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


I like the intro, FYI in Aus we have a similar adage that goes "The only thing not delivered by truck is a baby." Was part of a union reform campagin or something during the 90's I think. Also the comment about Super singles...the other major advantage is that they have lower rolling resistance compared to double tyres and hence return better fuel economy.Whitfan (talk) 01:49, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good article reassessment

This article was nominated for good article reassessment to determine whether or not it met the good article criteria and so can be listed as a good article. Please see the archived discussion for further information.

I've closed the GAR as withdrawn per nominator's request. It's also currently a GAN so it's best to keep the GAR separate from the new nomination. PeterSymonds | talk 19:38, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA reviews

The GA reviews on this page have been archived to subpages and can be accessed via the article history template at the top of the page. Dr. Cash (talk) 04:10, 17 April 2008 (UTC)