Additionally, in 1983, they purchased another company. This time it was Flowers Fast Freight, an LTL (less-than-truckload) transportation carrier. Furthermore, in 1988 they bought Whitmore Transportation Inc. This company included six mail contracts in Idaho.
Today, their son, Mark is the CEO of the company and his children are also involved.
Matheson Inc, today owns more than 300 trucks and has over 1,200 employees, as well as 20 airport operations.
8. JBS Carriers
We can’t talk about trucking companies without mentioning JBS Carriers. They are a regional truckload carrier for both refrigerated and non-refrigerated truckloads.
So they are basically a refrigerated trucking company and a non-refrigerated trucking company, all in one.
They have many locations through the USA such as; Greeley, Colorado; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Hyrum, Utah; Cactus, Texas; Pittsburg, Texas; and Oakwood, Georgia. As well as regional operations in the Midwest and Western states.
