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Estes Express Lines is a privately owned American freight transportation provider based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1931 by W. W. Estes, the company is still owned and operated by the Estes family. Robey W. Estes, Jr., became the company’s president in 1990, then chairman and CEO in 2001.
The company was formally named "Estes Express Lines" in 1937. [10] In his management style of the company, Estes was fiscally conservative and promoted slow and measured growth. [3] [11] During World War II, Estes was able to expand the business through contracts with the U.S. military to transport and deliver military supplies. [3] [12]
Court documents show Estes Express Lines placed winning bids for the Copley and Richfield sites, while Saia Motor Freight Line picked up the Green location. Months later, Yellow bankruptcy still ...
Shank was driving a tractor-trailer from Estes Express Lines, based in Richmond, Va. The company provided the following statement: "Earlier today, an Estes truck was involved in an accident near ...
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]
TForce Freight, a subsidiary of TFI International, is an American less than truckload (LTL) freight carrier based in Richmond, Virginia. [1] The company was founded in 1935 as Overnite Transportation, [2] the name it used until 2006 when it was rebranded UPS Freight by new owner UPS.
Celadon Group, Inc. was a truckload shipping company located in Indianapolis, Indiana.It was one of the ten largest truckload carriers in North America and at its peak operated 4,000 trucks and owned an additional 11,000 trucks through Quality Equipment, its leasing division.
It acquired East Texas Motor Freight Lines, a subsidiary of Bright Industries Inc., in 1982, a move which added 44 new terminal cities increasing ABF's reach to a total of 158, [9] and by 1985 ABF was the sixth largest carrier in the US. [10] ABF created ABF U-Pack Moving as a subsidiary in 1997 to provide household moving services. [8]