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'''Western Express''' (officially '''Western Express, Inc.''') is an American logistics company based in [[Nashville]], Tennessee. It is a privately owned company founded in 1991.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.westernexp.com/about|title=About Us|website=www.westernexp.com}}</ref>
'''Western Express''' (officially '''Western Express, Inc.''') is an American logistics company based in [[Nashville]], Tennessee. It is a privately owned company founded in 1991.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.westernexp.com/about|title=About Us|website=www.westernexp.com}}</ref>


The company has grown and now has over 2000 trucks and over 6000 trailers.<ref name="auto"/> Most company trucks are the [[Freightliner Trucks|Freightliner]] [[Freightliner Cascadia|Cascadia]] or [[Navistar International|International]] [[International ProStar|ProStar/LT]] models.
The company has grown and now has over 2000 trucks and over 6000 trailers.<ref name="auto"/> Most company trucks are the [[Freightliner Trucks|Freightliner]] [[Freightliner Cascadia|Cascadia]] or [[Navistar International|International]] [[International LT|LT]] models.


In 2014, the company sued truck stop [[Pilot Flying J]] regarding the truck stop's handling of fuel rebates for Western Express, while several other companies also had their own lawsuits against the truck stop. <ref>https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/01/10/pilot-flying-j-settles-suit-filed-by-nashville-trucking-company/4403973/</ref>
In 2014, the company sued truck stop [[Pilot Flying J]] regarding the truck stop's handling of fuel rebates for Western Express, while several other companies also had their own lawsuits against the truck stop. <ref>https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/01/10/pilot-flying-j-settles-suit-filed-by-nashville-trucking-company/4403973/</ref>

Revision as of 01:55, 31 January 2024

Western Express, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryTruckload transport carrier
Founded1991
FounderWayne & Donna Wise
HeadquartersNashville, Tennessee, USA
Websitewesternexp.com

Western Express (officially Western Express, Inc.) is an American logistics company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a privately owned company founded in 1991.[1]

The company has grown and now has over 2000 trucks and over 6000 trailers.[1] Most company trucks are the Freightliner Cascadia or International LT models.

In 2014, the company sued truck stop Pilot Flying J regarding the truck stop's handling of fuel rebates for Western Express, while several other companies also had their own lawsuits against the truck stop. [2]

Western Express is the largest woman-owned truckload carrier in America.[3]

Divisions

  • Van (truckload)
  • Flatbed
  • Regional
  • Dedicated routes

Terminal locations

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us". www.westernexp.com.
  2. ^ https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/01/10/pilot-flying-j-settles-suit-filed-by-nashville-trucking-company/4403973/
  3. ^ Pennington), Paramore Digital (Annie (January 30, 2024). "Western Express". Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.