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COUCH MOTOR LINES

Couch Motor Lines was founded by Kirk Couch in 1944 and, through a series of mergers with Shreveport motor lines, grew to include 13 terminals, 325 pieces of equipment, and 450 employees. In February of 1960 the contract by Red Ball Motor Freight to buy Couch was signed and approval was sought from the I.C.C. Final approval of the sale occurred in June of 1962 and the name was changed to Red Ball Motor Freight (Southeast),Inc. Major cities then served by Red Ball included Little Rock, Memphis, Jackson, Mobile, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. Red Ball and Red Ball Southeast were merged in name in June 1964.

This pin was awarded to Fred Moore for his first five years of safe driving with Couch Motor Lines.

This advertising item was provided by Mrs. Martha House. Her husband, Jewell House, was an original employee of Couch Motor Lines and Mrs. House joined the company in 1947.

This badge was donated by Loy Stucky. His career began before Couch Motor Lines was formed, driving for a company owned by Kirk Couch which was contracted to haul freight for the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad. Mr. Stucky's seniority date with Couch was April 14, 1945.
These pictures were donated by Mr. and Mrs. Loy Stucky and were taken before his first trip to Memphis in 1952.

The following pictures are shared with us due to the generosity of Mrs. J.H. McDowell. "Whitie" McDowell's seniority date was November 29, 1943.

Whitie McDowel.

A Couch Motor Lines terminal- location unknown.

Brown Lee (Leonard Freight Lines), Johnnie Price, Unknown, Whitie McDowell

Johnnie Price, Whitie McDowell 

LINE DRIVERS SENIORITY LIST- June 15, 1951


Couch Motor Lines, Inc.


This list is provided by Robert Simmons



     Name	     Effective Date

    

  1. L.J. Green      1/9/1937

  2. M.C. Grubbs	6/26/1937

  3. J.N. Collins	9/18/1937

  4. Sidney Aaron	9/29/1939

  5. J.F. Whitlock	5/5/1941

  6. J.Walker Chapman 7/15/1941

  7. L.J. Mayeux	7/20/1941

  8. F.G. Wolfe      10/3/1942

  9. J.H. Presnell	11/1/1942

  10. W.J. Sprayberry 1/1/1943

  11. C.R. Bell	1/1/1943

  12. J.H. McDowell	11/29/1943

  13. L.R. Williams	4/22/1944

  14. B.L. Ray	5/13/1944

  15. M.M. White	6/30/1944

  16. R.C. White	10/1/1944

  17. J.A. Price	1/1/1945

  18. W.L. Whitlock	2/3/1945

  19. George Tauzier	2/10/1945

  20. L.A. Stuckey	4/14/1945

  21. R.H. Thiels	8/30/1945

  22. B.P. Ussery	9/29/1945

  23. Reed Mitchell	5/28/1946

  24. J.W. Webb, Jr.	9/10/1946

  25. J.H. Berry	9/10/1946

  26. R.C. Bolton	11/21/1946

  27. T.L. Cox	7/15/1947

  28. C.W. Rhoades	10/6/1947

  29. R.L. Elkins	10/10/1947

  30. J.B. Nelms	12/19/1947

  31. E.O. Murphy	2/24/1948

  32. John Shettles	2/26/1948

  33. J.W. Boyter	3/11/1948

  34. H.B. Pecot	3/17/1948

  35. C.I. Hobbs	7/2/1948

  36. W.E. Smith	7/8/1948

  37. H.G. Guice	7/12/1948

  38. O.O. Smith	7/13/1948

  39. Billy Daniel	8/2/1948

  40. M.C. Juneau	10/8/1948

  41. Fred H. Moore	3/17/1949

  42. G.Thompson	4/5/1949

  43. R. Veters	5/5/1949

  44. Carl Smith	8/25/1949

  45. M.L. Nugent	9/19/1949

  46. W.P. Valentine	10/13/1949

  47. T. Murray	10/19/1949

  48. C.L. Wyatt	1/4/1950

  49. H.R. Douglas	2/21/1950

  50. Alvin Dunn	3/6/1950

  51. D.B. Walker	4/13/1950

  52. T.K. Walker	6/3/1950

  53. R.F. Trahan	6/12/1950

  54. R. Boyter	6/17/1950

  55. W.R. Simmons	7/6/1950

  56. L.R. Hill	7/11/1950

  57. F.M. Howell	8/14/1950

  58. C.L. Rhodes	9/1/1950

  59. W.L. Woodall	9/22/1950

  60. R.C. Tatum	10/10/1950

  61. D.L. Walker	2/5/1951

  62. A.L. McDaniel	2/5/1951

  63. C.R. Gillen	3/1/1951

  64. L.M. Reeves	3/3/1951

  65. J.W. Wilson	3/7/1951



















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