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<blockquote data-quote="JonFrum" data-source="post: 288869"><p>Here's a list of companies that went out of business drawn from just the LTL sector of the trucking industry. Lots of factors contributed to their downfall, but UPS played a role. UPS didn't take all their freight, but it did skim certain packages. And as UPS expanded its services levels and features and coverage areas and increased its size and weight limits, it took more and more packages. I assume UPS' wish was to take all the profitable packages and leave only the unprofitable ones.</p><p></p><p><strong>TOP 50 LESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD (LTL) CARRIERS IN 1979</strong> </p><p></p><p>Only the seven in <strong>Bold</strong> were still operating as of 4/1/2004 according to Timothy P. Lynch of the Motor Freight Carriers Association in testimony before Congress on April 29, 2004.</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Roadway Express</strong> </p><p>2. Consolidated Freightways </p><p><strong>3. Yellow Freight System (Yellow Transportation)</strong> </p><p>4. Ryder Truck Lines </p><p>5. McLean Trucking</p><p>6. PIE</p><p>7. Spector Freight System</p><p>8. Smith's Transfer</p><p>9. Transcon Lines</p><p>10. East Texas Motor Freight</p><p>11. Interstate Motor Freight</p><p><strong>12. Overnite Transportation</strong></p><p><strong>13. Arkansas Best Freight (ABF Freight System)</strong></p><p>14. American Freight System</p><p>15. Carolina Freight Carriers</p><p>16. hall Motor Transit</p><p>17. Mason & Dixon Lines</p><p>18. Lee Way Motor Freight</p><p>19. TIME-DC Inc.</p><p>20. Wilson Freight Co.</p><p>21. Preston Trucking Co.</p><p>22. IML Freight</p><p>23. Associated Truck Lines</p><p><strong>24. Central Freight Lines</strong></p><p>25. Jones Motor-Alleghany</p><p>26. Gateway Transportation</p><p>27. Bowman Transportation</p><p>28. Delta Lines</p><p>29. Garrett Freightlines</p><p>30. Branch Motor Express</p><p>31. Red Ball Motor Freight</p><p>32. Pilot Freight Carriers</p><p>33. Illinois-California Exp.</p><p>34. Pacific Motor Trucking</p><p><strong>35. Central Transport</strong></p><p>36. Brown Transport</p><p>37. St. Johnsbury Trucking</p><p>38. Commercial Lovelace</p><p>39. Gordons Transports</p><p>40. CW Transport</p><p>41. Johnson Motor Lines</p><p>42. System 99</p><p>43. Thurston Motor Lines</p><p><strong>44. Watkins Motor Lines</strong></p><p>45. Santa Fe Trail Transportation</p><p>46. Jones Truck Lines</p><p>47. Merchants Fast Motor Lines</p><p>48. Murphy Motor Freight</p><p>49. Maislin Transport</p><p>50. Motor Freight Express</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonFrum, post: 288869"] Here's a list of companies that went out of business drawn from just the LTL sector of the trucking industry. Lots of factors contributed to their downfall, but UPS played a role. UPS didn't take all their freight, but it did skim certain packages. And as UPS expanded its services levels and features and coverage areas and increased its size and weight limits, it took more and more packages. I assume UPS' wish was to take all the profitable packages and leave only the unprofitable ones. [b]TOP 50 LESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD (LTL) CARRIERS IN 1979[/b] Only the seven in [b]Bold[/b] were still operating as of 4/1/2004 according to Timothy P. Lynch of the Motor Freight Carriers Association in testimony before Congress on April 29, 2004. [b]1. Roadway Express[/b] 2. Consolidated Freightways [b]3. Yellow Freight System (Yellow Transportation)[/b] 4. Ryder Truck Lines 5. McLean Trucking 6. PIE 7. Spector Freight System 8. Smith's Transfer 9. Transcon Lines 10. East Texas Motor Freight 11. Interstate Motor Freight [b]12. Overnite Transportation[/b] [b]13. Arkansas Best Freight (ABF Freight System)[/b] 14. American Freight System 15. Carolina Freight Carriers 16. hall Motor Transit 17. Mason & Dixon Lines 18. Lee Way Motor Freight 19. TIME-DC Inc. 20. Wilson Freight Co. 21. Preston Trucking Co. 22. IML Freight 23. Associated Truck Lines [b]24. Central Freight Lines[/b] 25. Jones Motor-Alleghany 26. Gateway Transportation 27. Bowman Transportation 28. Delta Lines 29. Garrett Freightlines 30. Branch Motor Express 31. Red Ball Motor Freight 32. Pilot Freight Carriers 33. Illinois-California Exp. 34. Pacific Motor Trucking [b]35. Central Transport[/b] 36. Brown Transport 37. St. Johnsbury Trucking 38. Commercial Lovelace 39. Gordons Transports 40. CW Transport 41. Johnson Motor Lines 42. System 99 43. Thurston Motor Lines [b]44. Watkins Motor Lines[/b] 45. Santa Fe Trail Transportation 46. Jones Truck Lines 47. Merchants Fast Motor Lines 48. Murphy Motor Freight 49. Maislin Transport 50. Motor Freight Express [/QUOTE]
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