New Penn Motor Express, Inc.
By Mike K. Terebecki

    The New Pennsylvania Motor Express was founded as a partnership by Henry R. Arnold and Cloyd F. Erdley in the midst of the Great Depression in 1931. Original service was established between Lebanon, PA and New York City with two trucks.

    New Pennsylvania was one of the first to seek and be granted operating authority by the Interstate Commerce Commission after the passage of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935 
(I.C.C #70832). Service already included much of Pennsylvania, much of New York (including the five boroughs), and areas of New Jersey, Including Newark, Jersey City, and Bayonne. The company was incorporated in 1936 with the original partners as officers and principle stockholders.

    By their 10th anniversary, the company was operating 30 pieces of equipment, had 36 full time employees, and terminals in Lebanon, Reading , Allentown, and New York City. Additional terminals were added in Harrisburg, Milton, Lancaster, and Easton, PA and at Jersey City, NJ. The company's name was shortened to New Penn Motor Express in 1957.

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