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Giddyup, Whoa, Gee-Haw!! How he loved his horses, and with them he moved chicken coops, coal, pianos, furniture and freight. W. A. "Billy" Hoy was the son of Susanna Wolf Hoy and Joseph Hoy and the founder of Hoy Transfer, Inc. His father, Joseph, was one of the original signatories of the "Articles of |
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Incorporation" for the Borough of State College, PA. In 1888 Billy became the local Dray man after learning he would have to take a "Public Speaking Class" if he were to enroll at Penn State. That was more than this shy, retiring man could deal with and that ended his formal education. Giddyup, Whoa, Gee-Haw came into play in 1912 when Billy was driving his new "Kissel" truck, but it didn't react like a horse. He never did have an accident, but he never took a liking to driving those "mechanical things." Even so, he kept hauling all the things as before. He operated the local Hearse and hauled the Penn State Nittany Lions football equipment (a tradition carried on to this day by Hoy Transfer, Inc.). He hauled thousands of trunks to and from the freight station in Lemont, PA at the beginning and end of school, charging 25 cents apiece. On Prom weekends he moved furniture from the fraternities to booths in "Rec Hall" so that the "Brothers" and their girls would be comfortable between sets of dances. Billy loved his family and his horses dearly, and took good care of them so long as he lived. About that, I’m sure he said with pride, his favorite saying, "I've had my sufficiency full and I feel quite flip flop". |
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After his death, his daughter, Mary Kathryn Hoy, took over the operation and ran it alone for ten years. In 1947, her son Dick was discharged from the Army and returned home to attend Penn State, but became deeply involved in the business. After purchasing some new trucks, Dick signed an agency agreement |
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with Clipper Van Lines. In 1950, Hoy Transfer contracted with North American Van Lines and represented the Centre Region. In 1957, Hoy Transfer moved from downtown State College to its new location at 1801 North Atherton St., State College, PA. Hoy Transfer is presently located at 2580 Clyde Avenue, State College, PA 16801 In January, 1996, Hoy Transfer, Inc. was sold to R. Kevin Briscoe, who had been with the company since 1985. Kevin firmly believes in the policies of integrity which Hoy Transfer, Inc. has fostered since 1888. In 2008, Hoy Transfer became an interstate agent for Atlas Van Lines, Inc. |
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