Speyer, Hanswerner, 1902-1986.

A native of Freiberg, Germany, Speyer immigrated to the U.S. in 1921. Trained in mechanical engineering, he worked as a toolmaker for several companies, including the Ford Motor Company in Detroit (ca. 1923-1928). Speyer came to Indianapolis as a representative of the Dual Duty Company, a truck transport firm, and in 1931 acquired his own trucking business. First known as Contract Carriers, Inc.; then Transportation Fuel and Supplies, Inc.; then the Cincinnati, Eastern Indiana, and Indianapolis Motor Express Company; the AAA Transportation, Inc. company continued into the 1950s.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1956. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 28629058