- Star Transport
Infobox_Company
company_name = Star Transport, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation =1940's
location =Morton, Illinois
key_people = Glenn A. Werry, Sr., founder Glenn A. Werry, Jr., president
num_employees =
products =
homepage = [http://www.startransport.com/ http://www.startransport.com/]Star Transport, Inc. is an irregular route over-the-road
truckload carrier based out ofMorton, Illinois . Star operates over 900 tractors with its headquarters in Morton, IL.History
The company was founded in the
1940's by Glenn A. Werry, Sr. inCanton, Illinois as a freight and household carrier and an agent forNorth American Van Lines . The initial customer (which would become their major one) was theInternational Harvester plant in Canton. Throughnetworking with the IH plant, the company began haulingfarm equipment for other businesses in the agricultural field.After the IH plant closed, Glenn A. Werry, Jr. began focusing company efforts on other transportation needs. One change made in the
1980's to phase out of the company'sflatbed trailers in favor of dry vans) led to the headquarters moving to Morton, which would form the foundation of what would become a long relationship withCaterpillar andMaytag .External links
* [http://www.startransport.com/ Corporate website]
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