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By 2008, Estes had established direct coverage for all 50 US states. [7] Estes expanded beyond its core LTL services in 2003 by founding an air freight division [5] and in 2012 by establishing a division offering supply chain service for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) logistics called Level 2 Logistics. The company ...
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It is typically two to four letters long. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association developed the SCAC code in the 1960s to help road transport companies computerize data and records. [1]
G.I. Trucking was subsequently sold in 2001 into joint ownership of a group of G.I. senior management and LTL carrier Estes Express Lines and was fully acquired by Estes in 2005. [8] Further acquisitions by ABF in the 2010s included Albert Moving in 2011 and Panther Expedited for US$180 million in 2012. [9] In 2013, it created ABF Logistics. [5]
The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 deregulated transportation industries in America and increased competition for logistics providers and shippers. [11] [13] C.H. Robinson created a contract carrier program, expanded its freight contract operations, and established itself as a middleman sourcing operation for shippable goods. [citation needed]
This pushed Arkansas-Best's operations all the way to California and increased its rank from the 25th largest interstate motor freight carrier in the US to ninth. [7] Arkansas-Best changed its name to ABF Freight System Inc. in 1980 [7] and, by 1981, was the eighth largest trucking company in the US operating 106 terminals. [6]
By 1991, RSI was the third largest freight carrier in the US [6] and joined the Dow Jones Transportation Average, replacing Pan Am. [7] The following year, Roadway began serving Canada. [ 3 ] By the mid 1990s, RSI had organized its regional LTL holdings, which now included acquisitions Central Freight Lines and Cole's Express, into the Roadway ...
The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure.
Swift Transportation is a Phoenix, Arizona-based American truckload motor shipping carrier, part of Knight-Swift. With over 23,000 trucks, it is the largest common carrier in the United States. [2] In 2017, Swift merged with Knight Transportation, also of Phoenix. [3]