Estes Express Lines

Estes Express Lines
Private
Industry Freight transportation
Founded Chase City, Virginia, 1931
Founder W.W. Estes
Headquarters Richmond, Virginia, United States
Number of locations
214 terminals
Area served
Global
Key people
Robey W. Estes, Jr. (President and CEO)
Services LTL
Time Critical
Volume & Truckload
Global
Custom Solutions
Number of employees
13,849
Divisions Estes Level2 Logistics
Estes SureMove
Subsidiaries Estes Forwarding Worldwide
Website www.estes-express.com

Estes Express Lines is a full-service freight transportation provider based in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States. Founded in 1931 by W.W. Estes, the company is still owned and operated by the Estes family. Robey W. Estes, Jr., became the company’s president in 1990, then chairman and CEO in 2001.

Estes has grown from a small local carrier into the largest privately held less-than-truckload (LTL) company in the United States. It currently has about 13,000 employees, more than 6,000 tractors and 22,000 trailers, and a network of 200+ terminals.[1]

Key milestones

References

  1. 1. Estes Express Lines: Our History - http://www.estes-express.com/about-us/our-history.html
  2. 3. Estes Express Lines: 2011 Estes History Brochure - http://www.estes-express.com/about-us/history_brochure.html

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