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Vitran Express

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Headquarters
  
Toronto, Canada

Parent organization
  
2400520 Ontario Inc.

Founded
  
1981

Vitran Express wwwvitrancomcanadianltlimagesvitranlogopng

CEO
  
William Stanley Deluce (5 Apr 2013–)

Subsidiaries
  
Vitran Environmental Systems Inc

Vitran Corporation Inc. dba Vitran Express is a Canada-based corporation (Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario; U.S. Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) which provides US domestic and Canadian LTL and expedited freight services. Vitran employees about 2500 people and operates about 100 terminals in the US and Canada. In 2006, Vitran reported revenues of about $514 million (http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/10/108/108135/items/237741/AnnualReport_2006.pdf). In 2014, Vitran was acquired by TransForce.

In 2006 and 2007 Vitran acquired several complementary freight firms. These companies were:

  • Chris Truck Line – prior service area: CO, KS, OK, TX, AR
  • Sierra West Express – prior service area: AZ, CA, NV, and OR
  • PJAX Freight System – prior service area: NJ, MD, DE, VA, PA, OH, IN, MI, IL, KY, WV

    • Rick Gaetz founded Vitran.

    References

    Vitran Express Wikipedia
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