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Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

203 Cooper Avenue North P.O. 1377 St. Cloud, Minnesota 56302 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Behind the trucks and the technology there are always THE PEOPLE OF A TS. Our employees are the real reason ATS is such a spectacular opera tion. We attract--and keep--the best, working hard to make ATS a plac e that good talented people want to be. In all honesty we can say tha t Anderson Trucking Service, …

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Atlas Van Lines, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

1212 St. George Road Evansville, Indiana 47711 U.S.A. The fifth-largest moving company in the United States, Atlas Van Lines, Inc., derives the majority of its revenue from helping corporate customers relocate. With approximately 600 agents in North America and 800 agents worldwide, the company generated nearly $300 million in annual revenue during the mid-1990s, a total that positioned it as one…

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Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

3275 Highway 30 Clayton, Alabama 36016 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Boyd Bros. Transportation will be the recognized leader in the flatbed industry by providing the best service. We will grow the company aggressively, providing an excellent return to our stockholders. We will operate safely and legally. We will meet or exceed all agreed upon commitments to all internal and external customers. We …

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Business Post Group Plc Business Information, Profile, and History

Express House, 464 Berkshire Avenue Slough, Berkshire SL1 4PL United Kingdom Company Perspectives: It is our intention to continue to grow faster than the industry overall and to increase our market share by providing outstanding customer service. In particular, we see a number of growth opportunities from the rise in both e-commerce in general and home delivery in particular. Our specialist home…

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Cannon Express, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

1457 East Robinson Springdale, Arkansas 72764 U.S.A. Cannon Express, Inc. is an irregular route trucking company operating in 48 states and in Canada. The firm maintains a fleet of approximately 775 trucks and 1,450 trailers. The company's freight primarily includes retail and wholesale goods destined for discount merchandisers, paper goods, automotive supplies and parts, and non-perishable food …

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Celadon Group Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

One Celadon Drive Indianapolis, Indiana 46235 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our strategy is simple. We focus on a niche market and provide truckload services between the United States, Canada, and the Mexican border. Our service is enhanced by a high tractor-to-tractor ratio, the use of well-maintained late model tractors and trailers and round-the-clock dispatch and reporting services. We have al…

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Dart Group Plc Business Information, Profile, and History

Building 470 Bournemouth International Airport Christchurch BH23 6SE United Kingdom Company Perspectives Our aim is to be the safest, most responsive and reliable operator of low cost services in Europe. Dart Group PLC is the holding company for several subsidiaries providing temperature-controlled distribution and aviation services in the United Kingdom and Europe. The distribution side has been…

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Deutsche Post Ag Business Information, Profile, and History

Heinrich-von-Stephan-Strasse 1 D-53175 Bonn Germany Company Perspectives: The Deutsche Post is developing into one of the leading mail communication and logistics concerns in the world. We offer our clients services of the highest quality at competitive prices. We match the expectations of a competitive market as well as the needs of a comprehensive national and international infrastructure. By f…

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Dhl Worldwide Express Business Information, Profile, and History

333 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City, California 94065 U.S.A. DHL Worldwide Express, a privately held worldwide delivery service comprised of DHL Airways and DHL International, is the world's oldest and largest international air-express company. Since 1969 when it began as an air-courier service from California to Hawaii, the firm has grown phenomenally and dominates the global express marketplace, …

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Dhl Worldwide Network S.A./N.V. Business Information, Profile, and History

De Kleetlaan 1 B-1831 Diegem Belgium Company Perspectives: Our task as a global logistics provider is to network the world. Our aim is to provide excellent service quality to our customers at attractive prices, in the most environment-friendly way possible, embracing our social responsibilities. DHL Worldwide Network S.A./N.V., wholly owned by Deutsche Post AG (the German post office) since Decem…

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Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

One Lagoon Drive Suite 400 Redwood City, California 94065 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our goal is to exceed our customers' expectations by ensuring quality and excellence in every aspect of our business. We do this by providing complete global logistics services, multi-modal transportation, and customs brokerage for our customers. By placing emphasis on employee satisfaction, we will ensure our …

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Fedex Corporation Business Information, Profile, and History

942 South Shady Grove Road Memphis, Tennessee 38120 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In today's Network Economy, FedEx Corporation is uniquely positioned to leverage the power of networks to help connect our customers to the high-tech, high-speed global marketplace. FedEx Corporation is synonymous with overnight delivery, an industry the company developed during the 1970s and one which, nearly three …

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Forward Air Corporation Business Information, Profile, and History

430 Airport Road Greeneville, Tennessee 37745 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Forward Air Corporation is a leading provider of time-definite surfac e transportation and related logistics services to the North American deferred air freight market. We provide scheduled surface transporta tion of cargo as a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transp ortation. Forward Air Corporation is a Greene…

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Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

1145 Empire Central Place Dallas, Texas 75247-4309 U.S.A. Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. was, in the mid-1990s, the largest temperature-controlled trucking company in North America. The company's temperature-controlled less-than-truckload (LTL) operation was the largest in the United States and the only one offering regularly scheduled nationwide service, including multicompartment refriger…

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Gulf Agency Company Ltd. Business Information, Profile, and History

Corporate Head Office Jebel Ali Free Zone P.O. Box 18006 Dubai United Arab Emirates Company Perspectives For nearly half a century, seafarers have been cabling, phoning and, more recently, e-mailing GAC, confident of a professional and courteous reception when they reached port. And it's precisely that peace of mind that has come to be associated with every aspect of GAC's operations today. From …

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Heartland Express, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

2777 Heartland Drive Coralville, Iowa 52241 U.S.A. Heartland Express, Inc. is one of the leading trucking companies serving the short-to-medium haul truckload market in the United States. Based outside of Iowa City, Iowa, Heartland's operations are primarily concentrated within the region east of the Rockies and west of the New York/Pennsylvania border. The company focuses especially on the Midwe…

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

P.O. Box 130 Lowell, Arkansas 72745 U.S.A. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is the largest truckload carrier in the United States. Since the passage of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, which essentially deregulated the trucking industry, the company has grown to become the nation's leader in providing irregular route trucking services--meaning that it picks up cargo and delivers it wherever the c…

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Knight Transportation, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

5601 West Buckeye Road Phoenix, Arizona 85043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our operating strategy is to achieve a high level of asset utilization within a highly disciplined operating system while maintaining strict controls over our cost structure. To achieve these goals, we operate primarily in high-density, predictable traffic lanes in select geographic regions, and attempt to develop and expa…

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Motor Cargo Industries, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

845 West Center Street North Salt Lake, Utah 84054 U.S.A. Motor Cargo Industries, Inc. is one of the largest regional LTL (less than truckload) trucking and logistics companies that serves customers mainly in ten western states. Its modern fleet of more than 620 tractors and 2,300 trailers provides both dry and refrigerated delivery of food, electronics, clothing, hardware, auto parts, other cons…

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Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

1339 West Valley Highway North Auburn, Washington 98071-1469 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission at Oak Harbor Freight Lines is to be the premier transportation services company. We are committed to providing timely, accurate, and reliable service, remaining profitable to ensure stability, being recognized for integrity, and generating complete internal and external customer loyalty. With 27…

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Otr Express, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

804 North Meadowbrook Drive P.O. Box 2819 Olathe, Kansas 66063-0819 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our company excels in the areas of technology and customer service. We have the ability and intent to take advantage of our strengths in both of these areas. OTR has always been a cost-conscious company, maintaining a low cost per mile due to our experienced fleet of drivers, dedicated staff and high …

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Schneider National, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

3101 South Packerland Drive Green Bay Wisconsin 54306-2545 U.S.A. Company Perspectives We exist to be a great, enduring private enterprise that creates value for our stakeholders. We treat our customers, associates, shareholders, and suppliers with honesty, dignity and respect. We are a superior provider of services, a responsible member of the community, and a desirable employer due to our commi…

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Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

2200 S. 75th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Swift seeks to provide premium service with commensurate rates, rather than compete primarily on the basis of price. The principal elements of Swift's premium service include: regional terminals to facilitate single and multiple pick-ups and deliveries and maintain local contact with customers; well-maintained, late model equ…

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The Morgan Group, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

2746 Old U.S. 20 West Elkhart, Indiana 46515 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our breadth of services has positioned Morgan as the leading common and contract carrier for the manufactured housing, recreational vehicle, and commercial vehicle industries in the United States. The Morgan Group, Inc. is an Elkhart, Indiana-based company that delivers manufactured and modular homes, office trailers, truck…

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Tnt Post Group N.V. Business Information, Profile, and History

PO Box 13000 1100 KG Amsterdam The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Mission: TPG's mission is to achieve a recognized world leadership position through excellent service to customers in its three business areas--Mail, Express and Logistics--based on a strong market position in Europe. The Netherlands' TNT Post Group N.V. (TPG) is helping to redefine postal services. The first publicly traded pos…

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Transport Corporation Of America, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

1715 Yankee Doodle Road Eagan, Minnesota 55121 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: [Our mission is to] become the most successful provider of the highest quality transportation and logistic services in North America. Our success will be measured by our ability to make all of our customers successful. For those who trust us with their products, we will supply services that surpass their expectations and …

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United Parcel Service Of America Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

400 Perimeter Center Terraces North Atlanta, Georgia 30346 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Corporate Mission Statement. Customers: Serve the ongoing package distribution needs of our customers worldwide and provide other services that enhance customer relationships and complement our position as the foremost provider of package distribution services, offering high quality and excellent value in ever…

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United Parcel Service, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30328-3474 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: OUR MISSION--What we seek to achieve: We fulfill our promise to our constituents throughout the world in the following ways: We serve the evolving distribution, logistics, and commerce needs of our customers worldwide, offering excellence and value in all we do. We sustain a financially strong company, with broad e…

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United States Postal Service Business Information, Profile, and History

475 L'Enfant Plaza S.W. Washington, D.C. 20260-0010 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal ser…

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Velocity Express Corporation Business Information, Profile, and History

7803 Glenroy Road Four Paramount Plaza, Suite 200 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are Relentless in our pursuit of service Reliability. As a company, we won't settle for anything less. Velocity Express Corporation is one of the largest providers of same-day delivery and distribution/logistics services in the United States. In contrast to the next-day delivery business…

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Werner Enterprises, Inc. Business Information, Profile, and History

14507 Frontier Road Omaha, Nebraska 68145-0308 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With strong financials and a commitment to service, we are one of the nation's top five truckload carriers. Premium equipment, superior technology and talented people help keep us ahead of our competition. Werner Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the fourth largest trucking company in the United Stat…

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Yamato Transport Co. Ltd. Business Information, Profile, and History

16-10, Ginza 2-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8125 Japan Company Perspectives: We will raise competitiveness through high-quality services. Yamato Transport Co. Ltd. is the founder of the private parcel delivery service industry in Japan, and the largest player in the market today. The company delivers approximately 900 million parcels each year. Links with United Parcel Service allow Yamato to deliver …

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