Complex sentence: According to "Understanding the Freight Business," written and published by the executive staff of Thomas Meadows and Company in 1972, the advent of reliable rail transport and steamships created the demand for the then fledgling freight forwarding industry.
Split into simpler sentences: According to "Understanding the Freight Business," written and published by the executive staff of Thomas Meadows and Company in 1972. The advent of reliable rail transport and steamships created demand for the fledgling freight forwarding industry.