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Action Express - Became part of Saia 5/2001

Admiral Transportation - NOTE: Their former website, www.admiraltrans.com now forwards to a search engine, launches popups AND want to reset your home page - Web Site was NA - 1/4/03 -
Admiral Transportation- Serving select area's of the US from terminals in FL, MD, NJ

Closed operations 2/3/2003 - Alterman Transport Lines, Inc / ATL- Specialized / Perishables - Serving the US

American Freight - Is now part of FedEx Freight

ANR Advance Transportation - Closed operations in 1999

A-P-A Transport - Closed LTL operations on 2/20/2002

Web Site NA - 5/14/04 - B & H Freight Services - Serving the SE and CA from the TN terminals
Including parts of AL, CA, GA, NC, TN, SC and VA

Web Site NA - 9/15/04 - Billings Freight Systems - Web Site NA - 9/15/04 - Serving 25 east, southeast and southern states, plus CA

C & M Transportation - Closed operations 5/28/04

Their former website, www.ltlshipping.com is now ...
News update http://www.middlewest.com/news/story.asp?id=304
C & M Transportation - Serving the north-central US
Including all or parts of AR, CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD, WI

California Western Freight, Inc - WARNING: Their former website, www.calwestfreight.com now forwards to a porn site. - Web Site NA - 4/12/03 -
California Western Freight, Inc- Serving the western US

Carter & Sons - became part of Old Dominion in 2001

Chris Truck Line was purchased by Vitran Express 5/31/05
Chris Truck Line - Serving the Central US
Including all or parts of AR, CO, IA, IL, KS, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI
News update - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=108135&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=714943&highlight=

Clark Brother, Inc - Became part of Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc in May 2004
News update - http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2004/02/16/daily12.html

Clipper Express - Sold LTL Division to Hercules Freight - December 31, 2003

CMX - Colorado Motor Express - NOTE: Their former website, http://routeguide.com/cmx now forwards to a search engine -Web Site NA - 4/12/03 -
CMX - Colorado Motor Express

Condor Freight Lines - Became part of DATS Trucking, Inc in April 2004

The Connection Co was purchased by Saia Motor Freight Line Inc 11/20/06
The Connection Co - NOTE: Their former website, www.connectionco.com is NA -Web Site NA - 7/11/07 -
The Connection Co - Web Site NA - 7/11/07 - (formerly the Ohio Connection) Serving the north central US
Including all or parts of IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, PA and WV

CNF - Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc - re-named itself Con-way Freight 4/18/06 - Four LTL divisions, together serving all 50 States plus 9 Canadian Providences

	CCX - Con-Way Central Express- Serving the midwest and northeast US

	CWE - Con-way Eastern was merged into CCX - Con-way Central

	CSE - Con-Way Southern Express - Serving the south and southeastern US

	CWX - Con-Way Western Express- Serving western US including AK and HI

	CCX - Con-Way Canada Express - Serving nine Canadian Providences.

The Connection Co was purchased by Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc 11/20/06
The Connection Co - (formerly the Ohio Connection) Serving the north central US
Including all or parts of IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, PA and WV

CF - Consolidated Freightways - Closed operations 9/3/02

Crescent Truck Lines - NOTE: Their former website, www.crnt.com now forwards to a search engine - Web Site was NA - 5/16/03 -
News update - http://www.matr.net/article-5444.html
Crescent Truck Lines - Serving the west and SW US
Including all or parts of AZ, CA, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT and WA
News update: Crescent closes - January 15, 2003

Crouse Cartage - Closed operations in 2000

Web Site NA - 5/14/04 - Danis Transportation Co, Inc - Serving the NE US
Including all or parts of CT, PA, NH, NJ, MA, ME, RI and VT

Dawes Transport is now Roadrunner Dawes Freight Systems, Inc
Dawes Transport - Serving the US and most of Canada from select cities
Including Chicago IL, Cincinnati - Cleveland - Columbus/Dayton OH, Dallas TX, Detroit MI, Indianapolis IN, Los Angeles - San Francisco CA, Milwaukee - Oshkosh WI, Minneapolis/St Paul MN, Portland OR, Seattle WA and St Louis MO

Web Site NA - 8/2/03 - Diamond Delivery Service, Inc - Serving the central US
Including all or parts of IL, IN, KY, MI, MO and OH

Dixie Trucking Co - Web Site was NA - 4/16/06 - Their former website, www.dixietrucking.com is now a search engine
Dixie Trucking Co - Serving the East Central US
Iincluding all or parts of NC, SC and WV

Eagle Truck Lines - Their former website, www.aireagle.com is now a search engine Web Site NA - 12/11/04 -
Eagle Truck Lines- Serving the SW US
Including all or parts of AZ, CA and NV

Eastern Oregon Fast Freight - Became part of Central Freight Lines in March 2004
News update http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2004/03/15/daily23.html

G. I. Trucking Company - Express Link as of 7/05 became part of Estes Express Lines - Express Link
Serving 17 Western and Rocky Mountain States, as well as AK and HI and the the rest of US and Canada via Express Link

Guaranteed Overnight Delivery / G.O.D - Closed LTL operations 12/04
Their former website, www.1800dialgod.com is NA / Web Site NA - 8/18/05 -
News update http://logisticstoday.com/displayStory.asp?S=1&sNO=6822&MLC=&OASKEY=CurrentIssue
OR
BNET - Transport Topics article 11/04
Guaranteed Overnight Delivery / G.O.D. - Serving the NE US and Chicago
Including all or parts of CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT

H & W Motor Express - Closed LTL operations on 6/2002

H & W Trucking - Their former website, www.hwtrucking.com is now a search engine Web Site NA - 12/14/06 -
H & W Trucking - (Furniture) Serving TX and the west from the SE US

Hatcher Trucking Company, Inc - Closed operations on 7/2005

Herder Truck Lines - Became part of R & L Carriers in 1996

Hurley Trucking - is now part of Central Freight Lines

Ida-Trans Freight Systems - NOTE: Their former website, www.idatran.com now belongs to 'Ellinwood Computing' - Web Site was NA - 5/16/03
Ida-Trans Freight Systems - Serving the NW US
Including all or parts of ID, OR and UT

K & R Systems, Inc - Closed operations 3/26/04
News update http://www.knrq.com/
K & R Systems, Inc- Serving the Great Lakes area of the US
With terminals in IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, ON, PQ and WI

Lewis Truck Line / Dakota Cartage Company, Inc closed operations 12/27/06
- Web Site was NA - 3/1/07 - Their former website, www.lewistransportationsystems.com is now a search engine
News update - http://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=80840

Lewis Truck Line / Dakota Cartage Company Inc - Serving the Midwest
Including all or parts of Including all or parts of IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD, WI and WY

MFS - Madison Freight Systems, Inc.
Their former website, www.madisonfreight.com is now a union website
MFS - Madison Freight Systems, Inc.was purchased by Saia Motor Freight Line Inc 2/1/07
MFS - Madison Freight Systems, Inc. - Providing our customers with exceptional transportation services that satisfy their needs throughout WI and parts of IL, IN, MI, MN and IA

Molerway Freight Lines - Their former website, www.molerway.com is NA Web Site NA - 12/22/06 -
Molerway Freight Lines Assets purchased by MTS Freight / Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage May 13, 2005
News update - http://www.mtsfreight.com/PurchaseLetter.pdf
Molerway Freight Lines - Serving the NW US
Including all or parts of CO, ID, ND, MT, OR, UT, WA and WY

Motor Cargo - became part of UPS Freight 2/28/06 - Serving the US
Including all or parts of AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA

Web Site NA - 9/15/04 - N & B Express, Inc - Web Site NA - 9/15/04 - - Serving the NE US
Including all or parts of CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT

NationsWay Transport - Closed operations in 1999

Nussbaum Trucking, Inc - TL Only - Closed LTL operations in 2002

Overland - is now part of Vitran Express

Overnite Transportation - became UPS Freight 2/28/06 - Serving the US
Including all point in eastern and southern US, major markets in all other area's.
News update - http://ups.com/pressroom/us/press_releases/press_release/0,1088,4655,00.html

PJAX Freight System was purchased by Vitran Express 10/2/06
PJAX Freight System - Serving the east-central US
Including all or part of DE, IN, KY, MD, MI, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV
News update - http://www.pjax.com/vitran.html

Web Site NA - 4/12/03 - Pace Motor Lines, Inc - Serving the NE US
Including all or parts of CT, MA, NJ, NY and RI

Web Site NA - 5/14/04 - Parker Motor Freight, Inc - Serving the Great Lakes area of the US
Including all or parts of IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WI
News update http://www.pamf.com/

Plymouth Rock Transportation - Became part of USF Red Star in April 2003
News update http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0EIN/2003_April_14/99989353/p1/article.jhtml

Preston Trucking, Co - Closed opertions in 1999

Web Site NA - 6/30/08 - Priority Freight Lines - Serving western US
Including all or parts AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA and WY
Priority Freight Lines was purchased by Old Dominion 4/17/07
News update - http://www.odfl.com/news/2007_news/2007.04.17.PFL.pdf

Quast - is now part ofVitran Express

Rudolf Express >>> Closed LTL operations 2002

Service Transport - NOTE: Their former website, www.service-transport.com is now ... - Web Site was NA - 11/10/05 -
News update - http://www.spartaexpositor.com/newsdetail.asp?ArticleID=1103

OR
Traffic World article 6/16/05
Service Transport - Serving 22 southeastern and Great Lakes states
Including the states of AL, AR, CA, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MS, OH, and TN

SWE - Sierra West Express, Inc was purchased by Vitran Express 1/06

Their former website www.sweinc.com now forwords to Vitran Express
SWE - Sierra West Express, Inc - Serving the southwest US
Including all or parts of AZ, CA and NV
News update - http://www.thetrucker.com/showstory.aspx?id=10485

Web Site NA - 9/15/04 - Super Transport, Inc Web Site NA - 9/15/04 - - Serving the SE US
Including all or parts of AL, FL, GA, NC, SC

fWeb Site was NA - 7/7/07 - TSI - Tri-State Express - Serving all or parts of MD, KY, OH, PA, VA and WV

USFrieghtways - Five (in 2004) LTL divisions, together serving the US and Canada


	USF Bestway become part of USF Reddaway 1/8/07 USF Bestway - Serving 10 states in the SW US Including all or parts of AL, AR, AZ, CA, KS, LA, NM, NV, OK and TX News update - http://www.usfc.com/linkedPDFs/YRC_RT_News_Release010807.pdf

	USF Dugan - Closed operations 7/8/05 News update http://www.usfc.com/NewsDocuments/0620500RealignmentNewsRelease.pdf OR Outsourced Logistics article USF Dugan - Serving 22 states in midwest, central and SE US

	USF Red Star - Closed operations 5/23/04 News update http://www.usfc.com/NewsDocuments/RS%20Press%20Release.pdf USF Red Star - Serving the eastern US and Canada Incuding all or parts of CT, DC, DE, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, ON, PA, PQ, RI, SC, VA, VT

UW Freight Line / Utah Wyoming Express was purchased by Old Dominion 1/17/06
UW Freight Line / Utah Wyoming Express- Serving the western US
Including all or parts of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WY
News update - http://www.odfl.com/news/2006_news/2006.01.17.UWFL2.shtml

Viking Freight - Is now part of FedEx Freight

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc - became FedEx National LTL 5/26/06 - - Serving the US

West Ex - Became part of Saia 5/2001

Wichita Southeast Kansas Transit - Operations sold to Old Dominion 1/4/05
News update http://www.odfl.com/News/0412WSKT.pdf
Wichita Southeast Kansas Transit - Serving the central US
Including all or parts of AR, CO, IA, IL, KS, LA, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI

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LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS 1980s
Admiral-Merchants Motor Freight Inc. St.Paul MN early 1980s only LTL operations closed American Freight System Overland Park KS 1988 _
Bender & Loudon Motor Freight Akron OH 1989 _
Blue Line Express Nashua NH 1989 _
Boss-Linco Lines Inc. Buffalo NY 1982 _
Branch Motor Express New York, NY 1984 _
Brigg’s Transportation St. Paul MN 1984 _
Brown Express Inc San Antonio, TX 1988 subsidiary of U.S. Truck Lines
Campbell’s 66 Express Inc Springfield MO 1986 _
Central Transport Sterling Heights MI 1983 _
Central Truck Lines Inc. Tampa, FL 1989 subsidiary of U.S. Truck Line since 1965
Chippewa Motor Freight Inc. Eau Claire WI 1980 _
Clairmont Transfer Co. Escanaba MI 1985 _
Cleveland, Columbus, & Cincinnati Highway Inc. Cleveland OH 1988 subsidiary of U.S. Truck Lines
Commercial-Lovelace Motor Frieght Columbus OH 1985 _
Cooper-Jarrett Motor Freight Lines Inc. Orange NJ 1981 _
C.W. Transport Inc. Wisconsin Rapids WI 1988 _
Davidson Transfer & Storage Co. Baltimore, MD 1983 _
Eazor Express Pittsburgh PA 1983 _
Gateway Transportation La Crosse 1983 subsidiary of Maislin Brothers
Glendenning Motorways Inc. St. Paul MN 1983 _
Gordon’s Transports Inc Memphis TN 1983 _
Gross Common Carriers ?? late 1980s _
Hall’s Motor Transit Co. Harrisburg PA 1986 _
Hannibal-Quincy Truck Lines Inc. Quincy IL 1983 only LTL operations closed
Hemingway Transportation New Bedford MA 1982 _
Holmes Route USA Framingham MA? 1989 _
Horn’s Motor Express Inc. Chambersburg PA 1989 _
Illinois-California Express (ICX) Denver CO 1984 _
IML Freight Inc Salt Lake City,UT 1984 _
Intercity Transportation Easton MA 1980 _
Interstate Motor Freight System Grand Rapids, MI 1984 _
Johnson Motor Lines Charlotte NC 1980 _
Jones Motor Co Inc Spring City PA 1981 only LTL operations closed
Lee Way Motor Freight Inc. Oklahoma City OK 1985 _
Maislin Brothers Transport Ltd. La Salle, Que,CAN 1983 _
Mason & Dixon Lines Inc Kingsport TN 1984 _
McLean Trucking Co. Winston-Salem NC 1986 subsidiary of
Meridian Express Milne Truck Lines Inc Salt Lake City UT 1987 subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc. Motor Freight Express System York PA 1982 _
Murphy Motor Freight Lines Inc. St. Paul MN 1987 _
Mushroom Transportation Philadelphia PA 1986 _
Oneida Motor Freight Inc. Carlstadt NJ 1985 _
Pilot Freight Carriers Inc. Winston-Salem NC 1989 _
Quinn Freight Lines Brocton MA 1983 subsidiary of Maislin Brothers
Richmond Cartage Inc. ? 1983 subsidiary of Maislin Brothers
Rimes Trucking Co. Chardon OH early80s _
Ringsby Truck Lines Inc. Denver CO 1984 _
Smith’s Transfer Corp. Staunton VA 1988 purchased 1987 by American Freight System
Spector-Red Ball Dallas TX 1982 _
Sterling Transit Company Inc. Montebello CA 1989 _
Suburban Motor Freight Inc. Columbus OH 1987 _
System 99 Oakland CA 1987 _
Taynton’s Freight System Inc. Wellsboro PA 1985 _
T.I.M.E.-D.C. Inc. Lubbock TX 1988 _
Tose-Fowler Inc. Bridgeport PA 1989 _
Transport Motor Express Inc. Ft. Wayne IN 1980 _
Tucker Freight Lines South Bend IN 1983 _
Wilson Freight Co. Cincinnati OH 1980 _

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS 1990s COMPANY HEADQUARTERS YEAR CEASED OPERATION NOTES
AAA Trenton NJ 1990 _
Allegheny Freight Lines Winchester VA 1990 _
ANR Advance Transportation Co. Milwaukee WI? 1998 _
Arrow Carrier Corp North Bergen NJ 1990 _
Atlanta Motor Lines Conley GA 1997 _
Bee Line Motor Freight Co. Omaha NE 1996 _
Be-Mac Transport Co St. Louis MO 1992 subsidiary of U.S. Truck Lines
Birmingham Nashville Express _ 1996 only LTL operations closed
Bowman Transportation Gadsden AL/Atlanta GA 1990 _
Brown Transport Corp. Atlanta GA/Charlotte NC 1990
Thurston Motor Lines bought 1987
Central Storage & Transfer Co. Harrisburg PA 1991 _
Charlton Brothers Hagerstown MD 1996 _
Churchill Truck Lines Inc Chillicothe MO 1994 _
Coles Express Inc. Bangor ME 1997 shut down, subsidiary of Roadway Commercial Motor Freight Inc. of IN Indianapolis IN 1983 _
Edson Express Casper WY/Denver CO 1991 _
Fore-Way Express Inc. Wausau WI 1996 _
Friiedman’s Express Wilkes-Barre PA 1993 _
Holmes Freight Lines Omaha NE 1998 _
Hover Trucking Co. South Bend IN 1996 _
Hyman Freightways Inc. St. Paul MN 1997 _
Ideal Truck Lines Norton KS 1996 _
Inter-City Truck Lines Mississauga, Ont,CAN 1993 _
Interlink Freight Systems Toronto, Ont,CAN 1997 ex CP Express & Transport
Jones Truck Lines Inc. Springdale,AR 1991 subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc.
Merchants Fast Motor Lines Inc Abilene TX 1997 _
Middlewest Freightways Inc. St. Louis MO 1992 acquired by Be-Mac 1992
Motorways Ltd Toronto, Ont,CAN 1993 subsidiary of Federal Industries
Nationsway Transport Services Commerce City CO 1999 _
North Penn Transfer Lansdale PA 1992 _
Penn Yan Express Penn Yan NY 1990 subsidiary of Consolidated Freightways
P.I.E. Nationwide Inc Jacksonville FL 1990 subsidiary of Olympia Holding Co.
Preston Trucking Inc. Preston MD 1999 _
Spartan Express Inc. Greer SC 1997 shut down, subsidiary of Roadway
Standard Trucking Co. Charlotte NC 1993 subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc
St. Johnsbury Trucking Co Inc. St. Johnsbury VT 1993 subsidiary of Sun Carriers Inc.
Transcon Lines Los Angeles CA 1990 subsidiary of Olympia Holding Co.
Riss & Co. Inc Kansas City MO 1990 _
Willig Freight Lines San Francisco CA 1995 _

LTL TRUCKING COMPANY BANKRUPTCIES & SHUTDOWNS 2000s COMPANY HEADQUARTERS YEAR CEASED OPERATION NOTES
A-P-A Transport Corp North Bergen NJ 2002 _
Alterman Transport Lines Opa Locka, FL 2003 _
Consolidated Freightways Corp. Vancouver WA 2002 _
Crescent Truck Lines Haywood CA 2003 _
Crouse Cartage Co. Carroll IA 2000 _
Guaranteed Overnite Delivery _ 2004 only LTL operations closed
H&W Motor Express Dubuque IA 2002 _
K&R Express Systems Blue Ridge IL 2004 _
Nussbaum Trucking Normal IL 2002 only LTL operations closed
Parker Motor Freight Grand Rapids MI 2004 _
Rudolf Express Bourbonais IL 2002 _
USF Red Star Newark NJ 2004 _

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