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Beaver Island Boat Company announces an overloaded-vehicle freight surcharge, 1966

Also May 1966 Beaver Island freight-rate notice

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1966-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
circa 1966-05
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationeconomygovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that the Beaver Island Boat Company would impose additional freight charges on overloaded vehicles because of damage claims during loading and unloading. The article justified the policy in part by the freight costs borne by island stores.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper policy announcement, not a tariff, contract, effective-date record, enforcement record, or complete operating policy.

Sources

  1. Reports the Beaver Island Boat Company announcing additional freight charges for overloaded vehicles because of damage claims during loading and unloading, and explains the burden on island stores. It does not provide a tariff, effective date, contract, enforcement record, or complete operating policy.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company announces an overloaded-vehicle freight surcharge, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-company-overloaded-car-freight-rates-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1966, “Freight Rates.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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