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  • Trucker’s ingenuity brings us the shipping containers we have today

    Date: June 11, 2025

    One of the most common and easily recognized images in trucking and other freight-moving industries is the shipping container. But how did it come to be? For many years, one name has come up – that of Malcolm McLean, credited in numerous places as the inventor. However, the real story, as is so often the case, is a little more complex. We explore McLean’s story and his role in history.

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    Trucker’s ingenuity brings us the shipping containers we have today

    One of the most common and easily recognized images in trucking and other freight-moving industries is the shipping container. But how did it come to be? For many years, one name has come up – that of Malcolm McLean, credited in numerous places as the inventor. However, the real story, as is so often the case, is a little more complex. We explore McLean’s story and his role in history.

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