Central Freight Lines To Purchase Wilson Trucking

| February 27, 2017

Central Freight Lines (CFL), an LTL common carrier operating from 56 terminals in the West and Southwest regions of the U.S., has signed a Letter of Intent to buy certain assets of Virginia-based Wilson Trucking, a 91 year old LTL carrier with 29 terminals in the Southeast.

“This expansion to the entire Southeastern U.S. and Puerto Rico improves our long term competitive position in the LTL and distribution markets and allow us to give our customers the extended coverage they’ve been asking for,” stated Don Orr, president and CEO of Central Freight Lines.

Established in 1926, Fishersville, Virginia-based Wilson Trucking Corporation is a third generation privately held less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier serving the Southeastern United States. With 29 strategically located terminals, Wilson Trucking Corporation offers a full array of LTL, time-critical, and distribution services throughout 9 states and the District of Columbia including: Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and D.C.

Central Freight Lines is a Waco, Texas-based less-than-truckload (LTL) common carrier serving 17 states.  Founded in1925, the company operates1,600 tractors and 8,000 trailers from 56 terminals in the Southwest and West.

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