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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> |
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In 2019, the company began an expansion involving creating headquarters jobs as well as hiring drivers, an $88 million investment over five years. As part of this plan Western Express hired 350 drivers each year of the five year plan. <ref>https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/western-express-announces-88m-investment/article_3c1bc3c7-372a-5575-8b62-562e0e8bbe77.html</ref> |
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⚫ | Western Express is the largest woman-owned truckload carrier in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashvillechamber.com/investors/western-express|title=Western Express|first=Paramore Digital (Annie|last=Pennington)|date=January 30, 2024|website=Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> As of 2018 it was a top-25 carrier in America based on revenue.<ref>https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/western-express-announces-88m-investment/article_3c1bc3c7-372a-5575-8b62-562e0e8bbe77.html</ref> |
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== Divisions == |
== Divisions == |
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![]() A Western Express truck in Brooklyn, New York, USA | |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Truckload transport carrier |
Founded | 1991 |
Founder | Wayne & Donna Wise |
Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
Website | westernexp.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]
In 2019, the company began an expansion involving creating headquarters jobs as well as hiring drivers, an $88 million investment over five years. As part of this plan Western Express hired 350 drivers each year of the five year plan. [3]
Western Express is the largest woman-owned truckload carrier in America.[4] As of 2018 it was a top-25 carrier in America based on revenue.[5]
Divisions
- Van (truckload)
- Flatbed
- Regional
- Dedicated routes
Terminal locations
- Plainfield, Connecticut
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Richmond, Virginia
- Nashville, Tennessee (Headquarters)
- Laredo, Texas
- Bloomington, California
References
- ^ a b "About Us". www.westernexp.com.
- ^ https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/01/10/pilot-flying-j-settles-suit-filed-by-nashville-trucking-company/4403973/
- ^ https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/western-express-announces-88m-investment/article_3c1bc3c7-372a-5575-8b62-562e0e8bbe77.html
- ^ Pennington), Paramore Digital (Annie (January 30, 2024). "Western Express". Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
- ^ https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/western-express-announces-88m-investment/article_3c1bc3c7-372a-5575-8b62-562e0e8bbe77.html