Hennis Freight Lines 1933 Vintage Men's T-Shirt

Description: Hennis Freight Lines 1933 Vintage Men's T-Shirt Description Hennis Freight Lines was founded in 1933 by brothers S.A. and H.L. Hennis of Mt. Airy, North, Carolina. When the Hennis brothers sold their trucking company to Shirley Mitchell in 1946, Mitchell moved the company to Winston-Salem and began his quest to become the largest individual owned trucking company in the world... and he very well could have succeeded. Hennis grew rapidly through acquisition of other lines, but unfortunately, Mitchell's theory on maintenance was a little short-sighted. He thought it was better to buy new equipment, rather than repair the old. This led to a lack of common parts, with little or no parts inventory, which left Hennis trucks stranded all over the system when they broke down. Mitchell merely bought a replacement rig and left the broken-down tractor where it had stopped. By 1969, Hennis was the 18th largest trucking company in the nation, with 4,100 units on the road and more than 3,500 employees. The Chicago trucker's union strike of 1970 struck the final blow to the once proud fleet. With 20% of their business through Chicago, Mitchell filed Chapter 10 bankruptcy in August 1970, the largest bankruptcy in American history at that time. M.C. Benton purchased the Hennis assets and tried to revive the company. But with equipment stranded throughout the country, the problems were too many. The assets of Hennis Freight Lines were sold to Spector Freight System of Chicago in 1975. Details Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature 'relic-ing' process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can't be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you've dreamed of and more - it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women. 100% combed and ring-spun cotton* Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2) 30 single Tear-away label Shoulder-to-shoulder taping Side-seamed Retail fit Runs true to size Sizing Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you're on the fence, we always suggest going up a size. S M L XL 2XL 3XL Width 18 20 22.01 24.02 25.99 28 Length 28 29.02 30 31.03 32.01 33 Sleeves 8.9 9.18 9.45 9.73 10 10.4 All sizes are provided in inches! *Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester. Athletic and Black Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton/10% polyester. Ash color is 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton and 1% poly. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible. Hennis Freight Lines 1933 Vintage Men's T-Shirt Description Hennis Freight Lines was founded in 1933 by brothers S.A. and H.L. Hennis of Mt. Airy, North, Carolina. When the Hennis brothers sold their trucking company to Shirley Mitchell in 1946, Mitchell moved the company to Winston-Salem and began his quest to become the largest individual owned trucking company in the world... and he very well could have succeeded. Hennis grew rapidly through acquisition of other lines, but unfortunately, Mitchell's theory on maintenance was a little short-sighted. He thought it was better to buy new equipment, rather than repair the old. This led to a lack of common parts, with little or no parts inventory, which left Hennis trucks stranded all over the system when they broke down. Mitchell merely bought a replacement rig and left the broken-down tractor where it had stopped. By 1969, Hennis was the 18th largest trucking company in the nation, with 4,100 units on the road and more than 3,500 employees. The Chicago trucker's union strike of 1970 struck the final blow to the once proud fleet. With 20% of their business through Chicago, Mitchell filed Chapter 10 bankruptcy in August 1970, the largest bankruptcy in American history at that time. M.C. Benton purchased the Hennis assets and tried to revive the company. But with equipment stranded throughout the country, the problems were too many. The assets of Hennis Freight Lines were sold to Spector Freight System of Chicago in 1975. Details Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature 'relic-ing' process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can't be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you've dreamed of and more - it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women. 100% combed and ring-spun cotton* Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2) 30 single Tear-away label Shoulder-to-shoulder taping Side-seamed Retail fit Runs true to size Sizing Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you're on the fence, we always suggest going up a size. S M L XL 2XL 3XL Width 18 20 22.01 24.02 25.99 28 Length 28 29.02 30 31.03 32.01 33 Sleeves 8.9 9.18 9.45 9.73 10 10.4 All sizes are provided in inches! *Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester. Athletic and Black Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton/10% polyester. Ash color is 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton and 1% poly. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible. × × × × × × × Tell a friend Visit store Watch now Postage info Click the Postage tab above the listing description for more info Click the Postage tab above the listing description for more info! Additional delivery notes PICK UP OPTION Sorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up. PAYING VIA PAYPAL We accept PayPal on our all our items so you can shop with confidence. Simple choose the PayPal option when proceeding through the checkout. 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