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[1930s truck]

Studebaker truck, 1936

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During the 1930s, truck transportation allowed production to be moved from cities to suburban and rural locations. Urban factories in New York and Baltimore closed as manufacturers took advantage of cheaper non-unionized labor elsewhere. Abuses often followed.

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