Tst overland express

= TST Overland Express =

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

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

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

1945 –Interests purchased by Robert G. Thompson, Toronto.

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

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

1954 – The Overland Express, along with Consolidated Truck Lines were the first carriers to bring “In-Bond” freight into the Mid-continent Sufferance Warehouse on The Queensway in Toronto.

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

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

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

1964 – Overland took delivery of its first “computer” at its Head Office in Woodstock, Ontario. It was Remington-Rand Card Reader, tabulating machine.

1970 – Wood’s 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 Mississauga – the site of its existing Toronto terminal.

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

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

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

1982 – On May 14, 1982, “OLEX” was 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 service “BONDLINER” program out of Chicago, Illinois.

1983 – Second “BONDLINER” market 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. Customs “ACCEPT” system, which facilitated virtual “pre-clearance” of parts from Canadian vendors destined to General Motors manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

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

1985 – Overland acquired Dominion-Consolidated Truck Lines.

1986 – In January, 1986 another “BONDLINER” was successfully launched this time linking the States of California, Arizona and Nevada to Ontario and the rest of eastern Canada. In October, the “TEXAS BONDLINER” was successfully launched, this introduced Texas and western Louisiana to Overland’s system.

1987 – June 1, 1987, TNT Champlain Sept-Iles merged operations with TNT Overland Express, thereby extending Overland’s 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.

1988 – Overland commenced a partnership with Red Star.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2004 – Schneider Logistics Carriers of the Year

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

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

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