LESS THAN TRUCKLOAD (LTL) CARRIERS 2008

CompanyNumber of
Trailers &
Containers
2008 Rev.
in Millions
YRC Worldwide Inc
ex Yellow Roadway Crop, renamed 3Jan06
Roadway Express Inc. bought by Yellow Corp 11Dec03
Reimer Express LTL operation bought by Roadway 30Apr97
Yellow Freight Systems Inc.
New Penn Motor Express bought 30Nov01
US Freightways Corp. (USF)bought 24May05
renamed 26 Jan. 1996 from TNT Freightways Corp.
USF Holland Inc., ex Holland Motor Express Inc.
USF Red Star Inc., bought 1 June 1987, shut down 23May04
Mercury Distribution Carriers bought by USF Red Star Jan97
Vallerie Transportation Services Inc bought by USF Red Star Apr98
CBL Trucking bought by USF Red Star 13Apr99
Plymouth Rock Transportation Corp certain assets bought by USF Red Star 13Apr03
USF Reddaway Inc., bought 31 July 1989
TNT United Truck Lines Inc., bought 3 July 1990, merged with USF Reddaway in 1996
USF Bestway Inc., ex Big Star Freight Lines Inc., bought 27 April 1989, merged into Reddaway Jan07
USF Dugan Inc., bought 6 Sept. 1989, shut down 11Jul05
Transus Inc., bought 2 Jan. 1996 & merged into TNT Dugan
82,4778276
Fed Ex Freight
Viking Freight Inc bought 28Jan98, to FedEx Freight Feb02
American Freightways bought 12Feb01, to FedEx Freight Feb02
Watkins Motor Lines Inc bought 5Sep06, to FedEx National LTL
??4415
Con-Way Freight Inc.
Con-Way Central Express Inc. (CCX), combined into Con-Way Freight Aug07
Con-Way Western Express Inc.(CWX), combined into Con-Way Freight Aug07
Con-Way Southern Express Inc. (CSE), combined into Con-Way Freight Aug07
Con-Way Southwest Express Inc. (CSW), merged with CSE Jan. 1995
Con-Way Eastern Express (CEX), shut down 31 Aug. 1990
Con-Way Canada Express established Jan00, subsidiary of CCX
34,2003020
UPS Freight
Overnite Transportation Co. bought ~16May05
Motor Cargo Industries Inc bought by Overnite ~Oct01
21,2462.191
ABF Freight System Inc.
Carolina Freight Carriers Corp., merged 25 Sept. 1995
Red Arrow Freight Lines Inc., bought by Carolina 26 Jan. 1984, merged with ABF 25 Sept. 1995
20,2141833
Old Dominion
Navaho LTL operations bought 1995
American Central Xpress, assets bought March 1997
Frederickson Motor Freight bought ~1997
Goggin Truck Line Co. bought Aug98
Southern Freight Inc. bought by Goggin Oct 1996
Carter & Sons Freightways bought Feb01
Wichita Southeast Kansas Transit bougtht 15Jan05
U W Freight Line assets bought 17Jan06
Priority Freight Lines assets bought 17Apr07
Bullocks Express Transportation Inc bought 11Dec07
Bob's Pickup and Delivery bought 11Feb08
20,0671537
Estes Express Lines Inc.
G.I. Trucking Co bought 1Aug01
22,0751479
Saia Motor Freight Line Inc.,
spun off from Yellow Corp on 30Sep02
Smalley Transportation Co., bought 31 Aug 1985, merged with Saia on 1 Jan. 1995
West Ex Inc bought ???, merged into Saia 2001
Trans Western Express LTL division bought by West Ex 10Nov97
Action Express Inc bought Dec1998, merged into Saia 2001
Clark Bros. Transfer Inc bought 16Feb04
The Connection Company bought 20Nov06
Madison Freight Systems Inc bought 1Feb07
11,3691030
R&L Transfer Inc
R&L Transfer Inc started in early 1970s
Gator Freightways Inc. bought May89
Greenwood Motor Line Inc. bought Apr92
Herder Truck Lines bought Mar96
Crouse Cartage assets bought 17Jan01
??864
Lynden Transport2748780
Southeastern Freight Lines Inc.9608739
Vitran Express
Overland Transportation Inc bought 1995
Trans Western Express
Quast Transfer Inc bought 11Sep98
Chris Truck Line bought 31May05
Sierra West Express Inc bought 3Jan06
PJAX Freight System bought 2Oct06
6785 including truckload610
Trans Force Inc
ex Cabano Kingsway Transport Inc, name changed 23Apr99
exex Transport Cabano
Brazeau Transport bought Aug87
Kingsway Tranport bought Jul92
TST Overland Express bought 7Mar00
Daily Motor Freight Inc bought 5Nov01
CanPar bought Jul02
Canadian Freightways Ltd bought 28Jan04
Epic Express bought 28Jan04
Click Express bought 28Jan04
TST Porter bought 24Feb05
Byers Transport bought 01Oct06
Select Daily
13,400 including truckload610
Averitt Express12,600588
AAA Cooper Transport6213519
Central Transport Inc.
Economy Transport, subsidiary?
Ontario International Transport, subsidiary?
McKinlay Transport Ltd., subsidiary
Mason Dixon, subsidiary?
Titan, subsidiary?
US Truck Company Inc., owned by McKinlay
Di Salvo Trucking Co bought 26Feb02
??456
Roadrunner Transportation Services Inc
ex Roadrunner Dawes Freight Systems, renamed 16Jun08
Dawes Transport Inc bought 31Mar05
Roadrunner Freight Systems Inc bought 29Apr05
Midwest Transit Inc bought by 2008
Bullet Freight Systems bought 11Dec09
801 + 951 o/o367
New England Motor Freight Inc. (NEMF)6440 including truckload357
Pitt Ohio Express Inc1625309