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• Estes Buys G.I. Trucking To Join Longhaul Market

  - 2005-07-25

  Regional less-than-truckload carrier Estes Express Lines said its July 14 acquisition of Western LTL G.I. Trucking would enable it to enter the nationwide longhaul market.G.I. President William Reid would remain in charge of the La Mirada, Calif., carrier, an Estes statement said, but eventually G.I. s name would change to...

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• Estes Express Lines Acquires California-based G.I. Trucking

  - 2005-07-14

  RICHMOND, Va. -- Estes Express Lines today announced 100 percent acquisition of Los Angeles-based carrier G.I. Trucking, effectively expanding Estes' U.S. territory to provide service to 46 states, coast-to-coast. The two companies already had a strong relationship through their 10-year-old, less-than-truckload LTL carrier network, ExpressLINK. Estes has also maintained...

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• Trucker Expanding Fleet in $24M Buy

  - 2005-06-20

  Brea-based G.I. Trucking Co. said it is spending $24 million to upgrade its fleet of trucks. Last month, the company said it was buying 338 truck cabs, more than 800 Hyundai 28-foot trailers, 338 Hyundai dollies and 29 forklifts as part of an expansion. "The economy the last year-and-a-half has...

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• G.I. Trucking Company Wins Two Prestigious Safety Awards from Utah Trucking Association; Association Recognizes Company's Performance in Industrial and Highway Safety

  - 2005-06-13

  BREA, Calif. -- The Utah Trucking Association has honored G.I. Trucking Company with two of its most prestigious safety awards for 2004. The company took First Place in Industrial Safety in the General Commodities category for transportation firms with less than 170 employees in the state. The other honor...

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• G.I. Trucking Company Invests $24 Million in New Fleet Equipment to Meet Customer Needs; Equipment additions reflect continued growth in customer shipments

  - 2005-05-24

  BREA, Calif. -- To tackle long-term customer shipping demands, G.I. Trucking Company recently invested approximately $24 million in fleet and other facility-related equipment according to Bill Reid, Company President. Included in the most recent acquisitions are 841 Hyundai 28 foot trailers, 338 Hyundai converter dollies, and 29 forklifts. The...

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• With Low Claims Ratio, G.I. Trucking Company Attains High Levels of Customer Satisfaction; Claims Less Than 1 Percent on Two Million Shipments in 2004

  - 2005-05-02

  BREA, Calif. -- With an extremely low claims ratio in 2004, G.I. Trucking Company achieved an even higher level of customer satisfaction according to Fran Glidewell, Vice President, Sales and Marketing. "During 2004, our company completed over 2 million shipments. Approximately 99.5 percent of those shipments were made without...

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• G.I. Trucking Announces the Latest Facts on Its Growing Operations; Highlights Include Increases in Employee, Shipment, Gross Revenue Levels

  - 2005-04-11

  BREA, Calif. -- The year 2004 brought continued expansion to G.I. Trucking Company operations. Year over year, this included about a five percent increase in the number of annual shipments compared to 2003. Gross revenue rose by over 11 percent. To handle increased demand, the employee base grew by about...

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• San Fernando Valley Customers Better Served by G.I. Trucking Company Terminal Changes; Company Provides Shipping to over 2,300 Cities in California

  - 2005-03-07

  BREA, Calif. -- G.I. Trucking Company is has initiated expanded shipping coverage for its San Fernando Valley customers by recent service center/terminal changes. G.I. Trucking moved its Camarillo operations into Oxnard and opened the San Fernando Valley Terminal approximately 25 miles south of the original Camarillo location. Among...

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• G.I. Trucking Customers in Washington and Oregon Can Take Greater Advantage of More ``Overnight'' Service

  - 2004-12-16

  BREA, Calif. -- Company Provides Service with Almost 12,000 Overnight Lanes between Pacific Northwest Cities G.I. Trucking Company customers in Washington and Oregon can take advantage of even faster service with over 4,300 new "overnight" lanes between key Pacific Northwest cities, according to Fran Glidewell, Vice President, Sales &...

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• G.I. Trucking Company Receives Two Prestigious Awards for Safe Operations from the American Trucking Association

  - 2004-10-28

  BREA, Calif. -- Major Regional Carrier Recognized for Local P&D and LTL/Line Haul Operations G.I. Trucking Company has captured two prestigious honors in the 2003 ATA National Truck Safety Contest sponsored by the American Trucking Association ATA and the ATA Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council. According to...

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