Bradley Transportation Company

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Bradley Transportation Company
TypeSubsidiary of Michigan Limestone
IndustryShipping
Founded1912
Defunct1981
HeadquartersRogers City, Michigan
Area served
Great Lakes
Key people
Carl D. Bradley
(President)
ParentUnited States Steel Corporation

The Bradley Transportation Company, was an American shipping company that was a subsidiary of the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company and handled its shipment of limestone to its parent company U.S. Steel. It boasted a large fleet of self-unloading lakers that were ordered specifically for the company.[1][2] The Bradley Trans Co. was later merged with the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Fleet during the early 1980s.[3]

History[]

References[]

  1. ^ Van Heest, V. O. (2012). Lost & Found: Legendary Lake Michigan Shipwrecks. In-Depth Editions. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-09801750-5-9.
  2. ^ Micketti, Gerald (1995), The Bradley boats, G.F. Micketti, retrieved 9 January 2019
  3. ^ French, David. "United States Steel, Great Lakes Fleet".
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