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Covenant began operations on January 2, 1986, [2] by founders David and Jacqueline Parker, with 25 trucks and 50 trailers. The company now jointly operates over 3,000 trucks and 7,000 trailers with sister companies Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. (Texarkana, Arkansas), Star Transportation Inc. (La Vergne, Tennessee) and Landair Transportation, Inc. (Greeneville, Tennessee).
The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) is an inter-warehouse organization. Founded in 1891, IARW was created when a group of conventional (non-refrigerated) warehouse owners began sharing knowledge about storing perishable food .
In 1958, Taylor became the first public refrigerated warehouse to offer consolidated LTL distribution to its customers. In the 1960s, their total freezer capacity hit 10,000,000 cu ft (280,000 m 3 ).
On October 27, 2016, XPO, Inc. sold the truckload division to the Canadian-based company TFI International. [5] Shortly after, the truckload division was renamed back to its original name, CFI. In 2021 CFI looking to expand bought her sister company Transport America from TFI. Also Acquiring two smaller independent refrigerated carriers.
The Florida Railroad Company Inc. / The Fruit Growers Express Company Archived 2005-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Short History of Fruit Growers Express; Fruit Growers Express Company #35832 — photos and short history of an example of the wooden ice-type "reefers" commonly placed in service between 1920 and 1940.
The company’s core services are freight transportation, material handling and storage, logistics, railcar repair and maintenance. Watco owns and/or operates 45 short line railroads in North America and Australia, with more than 8,000 miles (13,000 km) of track connecting to Class I railroads.
Birmingham and Tennessee River Railroad: SOU: 1884 1885 Sheffield and Birmingham Railroad: Birmingham Southern Railroad: BS 1899 2012 Birmingham Terminal Railway: Birmingham Terminal Company: BTC CG/ IC/ SAL/ SLSF/ SOU: Birmingham and Tuscaloosa Railroad: L&N: 1915 1915 Louisville and Nashville Railroad: Brierfield, Blockton and Birmingham ...
Ryder System, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company, specializing in truck rental and leasing, fleet management, supply chain management, and transportation management. It also offers full-service leasing, rental and maintenance, used vehicle sales, transportation management, professional drivers, e-commerce fulfillment, and ...