Tst overland express

Tst overland express

= TST Overland Express =

Less than truckload carrier (LTL) located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

1928Founded as Woodstock Transport by Samuel Axelrod operating between Woodstock and Toronto, Ontario

1935Interests purchased by Norman C. Schell of Woodstock, Ontario and name changed to Schell Transport Limited.

1945Interests purchased by Robert G. Thompson, Toronto.

1950The name of the company was changed from Schell Transport toThe Overland Express Ltd.”

1951Interests purchased by Robert D. Grant and Associates, Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Thompson continued as President, while Mr. Grant took over the position of General Manager

1954The Overland Express, along with Consolidated Truck Lines were the first carriers to bringIn-Bondfreight into the Mid-continent Sufferance Warehouse on The Queensway in Toronto.

1956Overland Express purchased Reid Transport, who operated between the Windsor-Detroit, and Sarnia-Port Huron, thus establishing its first U.S. operations.

1957After a lengthy and costly I.C.C. hearing, Overland Express was granted operating authority between Ontario and Buffalo, New York.

1963Mulles Transport was purchased, extending the operating territory north of Toronto into the town of Brampton.

1964Overland took delivery of its firstcomputerat its Head Office in Woodstock, Ontario. It was Remington-Rand Card Reader, tabulating machine.

1970Woods Transport & Cartage (Oshawa) Ltd. was purchased, extending the operating authority east out of Toronto into Oshawa.

1971 - Overland was again on the move. This time it was to Maingate Drive in a new industrial area in northeast Mississaugathe site of its existing Toronto terminal.

1972In a major takeover, Overland purchased Western Freight Lines Ltd. of Chatham, Ontarioone of its largest direct competitors in the southwest Ontario market. The two companies merged operations, and the name was changed to Overland-Western Limited.

1973Alltrans Group Ltd. of Sydney, Australia acquired Overland-Western through a purchase of it shares.

1980The company name was changed to Overland Express, and was amalgamated with other TNT owned companies to form TNT Canada Inc.

1982On May 14, 1982, “OLEXwas introduced to service emergency LTL shipments on an expedited door-to-door basis, in small vans, and straight trucks. Overland Express signaled its U.S. expansion intentions by commencing its first direct serviceBONDLINERprogram out of Chicago, Illinois.

1983SecondBONDLINERmarket was opened in Ohio. In July, 1983 Overland Express, in a joint project with U.S. Customs and General Motors, was the first Canadian motor carrier to electronically transmit customs clearance data via the U.S. CustomsACCEPTsystem, which facilitated virtualpre-clearanceof parts from Canadian vendors destined to General Motors manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

1984In 1984, J.I.T. Inc. was formed to meet Just-In-Time inventory demands in the international and U.S. domestic markets. A third majorBONDLINERprogram was launched between the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and southern Ontario.

1985Overland acquired Dominion-Consolidated Truck Lines.

1986In January, 1986 anotherBONDLINERwas successfully launched this time linking the States of California, Arizona and Nevada to Ontario and the rest of eastern Canada. In October, theTEXAS BONDLINERwas successfully launched, this introduced Texas and western Louisiana to Overlands system.

1987June 1, 1987, TNT Champlain Sept-Iles merged operations with TNT Overland Express, thereby extending Overlands coverage throughout the Province of Quebec. Between 1988 and 1992, partner programs were developed with other TNT companies in the U.S. – those being Holland Motor, Bestway, Duggan and Reddaway.

1988Overland commenced a partnership with Red Star.

1996Overland in co-operation with Estes, G.I. Trucking and Lakeville Motor created ExpressLINK an alliance providing seamless service throughout North America.

1996TST Overland Express becomes the first North American wide carrier to be Registered to the ISO 9002:1994 Quality System

1997TNT Ltd. was purchased by KPN, a Dutch conglomerate.

1998In June 1998, TNT Overland Express was purchased by several members of the management and the name changed to TST Overland Express.

2000In March of 2000, TST was purchased by TransForce.

2001TST is among the first companies in North America to update their ISO Registration to the new ISO 9001:2000 Quality Standard

2003TST Overland Express is the first Canadian LTL carrier to achieve registration to Ford Motor Companys Q1 Quality Program. Schneider Logistics Carriers of the Year

2004Schneider Logistics Carriers of the Year

2005Acquisition of Porter Trucking, new divisions name changed to TST Porter. Schneider Logistics Carriers of the Year

2006Ryder Carrier Quality Award Canadian LTL. Schneider Logistics Carriers of the Year

2007Ryder Carrier Quality Award Canadian LTL. Schneider Logistics Carriers of the Year


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