announcement
Catalog Number
2024.10.17Description
Announcement, on a red, rectangular card with black print. "We've Moved!" appears on the back side next to a photo of the new Holland Motor Express office and terminal complex at 750 East 40th in Holland, MI.History
John Cooper came to Holland, MI in July of 1929 to establish a trucking service. With the help of his wife Katherine, his business, Holland Motor Express, slowly grew during those first few years. It was located in an old cannery in Holland on the northwest corner of West 5th Street and Central Ave. (1936 and 1954 city directories).In 1936 their son Charles Cooper joined the family business. Their other two boys, Robert and Gerald Cooper would also soon join. In 1958 John and Katherine sold the Holland Motor Express to their three sons. They also sold their home at 873 Southshore Dr and moved to Florida.
On 9-5-1984 the Cooper brothers sold Holland Motor Express to T.N.T. North America.
John Cooper passed away on 4-20-1975. His wife Katherine passed in the fall of that same year.
HMX statistics
1929- # of employees, 5; # of terminal, 3: sales volume for the year, $31,000
1939- # of employees, 58; # of terminal, 6: sales volume for the year, $330, 290
1949- # of employees, 168; # of terminal, 11: sales volume for the year, $1, 410, 500
1959- # of employees, 374; # of terminal, 11: sales volume for the year, $5, 216, 460
1969- # of employees, 583; # of terminal, 11: sales volume for the year, $11,451,000
1979- # of employees, 1,100; # of terminal, 20: sales volume for the year, $50,000,000