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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] 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 ...
The company was formed in 1966 as Arkansas Best Corporation by Robert A. Young, owner of LTL carrier Arkansas-Best Freight System (now ABF Freight System), [2] to be that carrier's holding company as a way to facilitate diversification. [3] Young remained the company's chairman until his death in 1973. [4]
Consolidated Freightways was founded on April 1, 1929 by Leland James in Portland, Oregon.Originally a single truck LTL operation, in the early days James combined four local short-haul carriers in the Portland area into a single carrier.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. traces its origins to 1934 when husband and wife Earl Congdon Sr. and Lillian Congdon (née Herbert) founded the company with a single straight truck running between Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia. [7] [8] The name is a reference to a common nickname for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the "Old Dominion."
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Central Freight Lines Inc. (CFL) was an American regional less-than-truckload (LTL) company headquartered in Waco, Texas and serving the Southeastern and Southwestern United States. [2] For much of its history it was the largest and longest tenured freight carrier in Texas [ 3 ] and in 2021 ranked 21st on Transport Topics top LTL carriers in ...