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In 1957, Old Dominion extended its operations to most major markets in North Carolina and southern Virginia. Five years later, in 1962, the company relocated its headquarters to High Point, North Carolina and merged with Bottoms-Fiske trucking company. [20] [7] Between 1969 and 1979, the company acquired several competing trucking lines.
Landstar System, Inc. is a transportation services company specializing in logistics and more specifically third-party logistics.Landstar also utilizes an extensive network of more than 11,000 independent owner operators, referred to internally as BCO's (business capacity owners).
The company operated 16,200 units (12,300 tractors by company drivers and 3,900 owner-operator tractors), a fleet of 48,600 trailers, and 4,500 intermodal containers from 35 terminals in the United States and Mexico, generating just over $2.5 billion in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009. [18]
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), a group that represents independent trucking owner-operators, has been a key force behind the new regulations. While the final rules in MAP-21 fell short of the OOIDA's wishes, Todd Spencer, executive vice president of the organization, praised them as a "win-win" for truckers and ...
In trucking, an owner-operator is a self-employed commercial truck driver or a small business that operates trucks for transporting goods over highways for its customers. [1] Most owner-operators become drivers for trucking companies first to gain experience and determine whether the career is for them.
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WTI Transport - Founded in 1989, WTI is primarily an owner operator fleet focused in the transportation of roofing, building materials, aluminum, iron and steel. [ 42 ] Mid Seven Transportation - Founded in 1947, is an open-deck carrier specializing in the transportation of machinery, steel and building materials throughout the contiguous 48 ...
A 42-year-old mechanic died after being "trapped" under an Amazon delivery van at a company distribution center in Florida earlier this week, police said.