FreightWaves Flashback: Customs to X-ray your pallet 1992: 15 machines on order at cost of $130,000 each 0 47 5 minutes read Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to fwclassics@freightwaves.com. The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago. In this week’s edition, from the