Oak Brook, IL – April 10, 2017 - Central States Trucking (CST), founded in 1980, and currently one of the largest intermodal drayage companies in the United States (20 National Offices, with over 1,500 total Employees and Drivers), has acquired Atlantic Trucking Company.  The combined entity will be one of the few intermodal service providers offering over 1,000 drivers, which further adds to its market leading position servicing the top International and Domestic Intermodal Supply Chains in the U.S.   

All of the management, office staff, and drivers of Atlantic Trucking Company will transition to CST and will continue to provide the same high level of service as they have done for over 30-years.  CST expects to further increase its existing driver base to over 1,200 drivers by year end due to expected growth in the Southeast, along with some potential selective add-on acquisitions.   
 

The transaction provides CST with an immediate footprint and infrastructure to establish itself as the clear leader in the Southeast and Atlantic Regions.  “The impending partnership with Atlantic Trucking Company offers 9 new terminal locations mostly in the Southeast,” said Ron Vales, SVP of CST.  “We are grateful to have the continued outstanding leadership commitment of Kevin, Greg and Julie O’Donnel.  The combined passion to provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers will certainly help us to continue our strong growth trajectory.”  
 

Kevin O’Donnel, President of Atlantic Trucking Company, added, “This is an exciting opportunity for our team to become a part of one of the fastest growing and financially secure companies in our industry. CST has an impeccable reputation and we are very much looking forward to contributing to their continued success.” 
 

I would like to personally welcome all of our new staff members, drivers and customers into the CST family and certainly look forward to working closely with everybody in the years to come. 
 

Regards, 

Ron Vales  

CST - Senior Vice President, GM

Central States Trucking (CST) Expands Midwest Service Model with Purchase of Triumph Transport, Inc. (TT).

Bensenville, IL – August 2, 2016 - Central States Trucking (CST), founded in 1980, and currently one of the fastest growing trucking companies in the Midwest and Southeast (14 National Offices, with close to 1,000 total Employees and Drivers), has acquired Triumph Transport, Inc.  The combined entity will become the largest and most complete Intermodal Drayage Service Provider in the state of Wisconsin and greater Milwaukee market.  

All of the management, office staff, and drivers of Triumph Transport will transition to CST and will continue to provide the same high level of service to the Wisconsin shippers and receivers as they have done since 2001.  CST expects to further increase its existing driver base in this location to over 150 drivers in the coming months due to new business brought on by this transaction.

The transaction provides CST with immediate capacity to establish itself as the clear leader in the Wisconsin intermodal market.  “The impending partnership with Triumph not only provides synergies with our existing international driver fleet, but also allows us to expand our focus in the Midwest to the domestic intermodal marketplace,” said Ron Vales, SVP of CST.  “Additionally, we believe the company cultures are aligned extremely well, so we are certainly anticipating continued high growth in this market with this merger.”

George Williams, President of Triumph Transport, added, “In CST, we see a similar drive to deliver the highest quality service to our customer base, something that Triumph has excelled at for many years.  This is an exciting opportunity for our team to become a part of a growing force in our industry.”

Ron Vales would like to personally welcome all of our new staff members, drivers and customers into the CST family and certainly look forward to working closely with everybody in the years to come.

Bensenville, IL – January 25, 2016 - Central States Trucking (CST), founded in 1980, and currently one of the fastest growing trucking companies in the Midwest (12 National Offices, with over 750 total Employees and Drivers), has acquired Ace Cargo, LLC.  The combined entity will become the largest and most complete Intermodal Drayage Service Provider in the state of Indiana and greater Indianapolis market.    

All of the management, office staff, and drivers of Ace Cargo will transition to CST and will continue to provide the same high level of service to the Indianapolis shippers and receivers as they have done since 1997.  CST expects to further increase its existing driver base in this location to over 110 drivers in the coming months due to new business brought on by this transaction. 

In addition, the transaction will provide an opportunity for CST to expand upon their local Indianapolis intermodal services.  Ron Vales, SVP of CST stated “Ace Cargo was the dominant local Indianapolis service provider with a long standing reputation for outstanding service.  We look forward to offering many of those customers even more service options through our existing infrastructure”. 

David Benbenek, President of Ace Cargo, added, “Joining the CST team is a great fit for both our customers and employees.  I have no doubt that our existing customers will benefit from CST’s tremendous Chicago supply-chain infrastructure and ability to better service the greater Indiana marketplace”.

Bensenville, IL - October 19, 2014 - Central States Trucking (CST), founded in 1980, and currently one of the fastest growing trucking companies in the Midwest (10 Midwest Offices, with over 700 total Employees and Drivers), has acquired Multi-Modal Trucking (MMT) and Multi-Modal Services (MMS).  The co/ambined entity will become the largest and most complete Intermodal Drayage Service Provider in the Indianapolis market.   

All of the management, office staff, and drivers of MMT and MMS will transition to Central States Trucking and will continue to provide the same high level of service to the Indianapolis shippers and receivers as they have done since 1999.  CST expects to further increase its existing driver base in this location to over 100 drivers in the coming months due to new business brought on by this transaction.

In addition, the transaction will provide an opportunity for CST to expand upon their multi-modal service format which includes Intermodal Drayage, CFS Warehouse, Linehaul and Contract Dedicated Services.  Bryan Grane, Senior VP / Business Development of Central States Trucking stated “We look forward to building upon the continued strong economic growth in the state of Indiana and feel grateful to partner with the leading Intermodal Service provider in this market”.

John McDowell, President of MMT, added, “Joining the CST team is a perfect complement to MMT’s existing culture and core strengths.  I have no doubt that our existing customers will benefit from CST’s tremendous Chicago supply-chain infrastructure.  Equally as important, I am excited for the future of all of our great employee’s as they will have many more tremendous career growth opportunities”.