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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>


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>

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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>


== Divisions ==
== Divisions ==

Revision as of 15:30, 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]

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

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. ^ https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/western-express-announces-88m-investment/article_3c1bc3c7-372a-5575-8b62-562e0e8bbe77.html
  4. ^ Pennington), Paramore Digital (Annie (January 30, 2024). "Western Express". Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
  5. ^ https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/western-express-announces-88m-investment/article_3c1bc3c7-372a-5575-8b62-562e0e8bbe77.html
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