Colonial Freight Systems

Colonial Freight Systems to close after nearly 80 years

A blue tractor pulls a Colonial Freight Systems trailer

A representative with truckload carrier Colonial Freight Systems confirmed to FreightWaves that it will be shutting down at the end of August. However, additional details were not provided.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Colonial is a self-described “100% owner-operator company,” providing refrigerated and dry van services throughout the U.S. It also provides refrigerated ocean container service from ports in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Founded in 1943, the company has remained family...

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Colonial Freight Systems cierra después de casi 80 años 

A blue tractor pulls a Colonial Freight Systems trailer

Un representante de la empresa de transporte de carga Colonial Freight Systems confirmó a FreightWaves que cerrará a finales de agosto. Sin embargo, no se proporcionaron detalles adicionales. 

Con sede en Knoxville, Tennessee, Colonial se describe a sí misma como una “compañía 100% operadora de propietarios”, que ofrece servicios de furgones refrigerados y secos en todo Estados Unidos. También proporciona servicio de contenedores marítimos refrigerados desde los puertos de Luisiana y Mississippi.

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PS Logistics adds refrigerated assets in latest deal

A Colonial Freight Systems trailer being pulled on the highway

PS Logistics announced that its subsidiary Purdy Brothers Trucking has acquired certain assets of Phoenix Leasing of Tennessee Inc. The deal also included the acquisition of equipment and drivers from Phoenix sister company Colonial Freight Systems Inc.

The addition of 55 lease purchase drivers and 50 tractors will bolster Birmingham, Alabama-based PS Logistics’ temperature-controlled presence in the Southeast. Purdy Brothers is an asset-light refrigerated carrier based in Loudon, Tennessee,...

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