In 1987 the Saia family sold the company to Preston Trucking. In 1993 Yellow Corporation purchased Preston Trucking including Saia.
The next change in Saia was when merged with Smalley Transportation which is another Yellow division with newly opened terminals in Western Texas, South and North Carolina. This step provides them higher exposition on the trucking market.
In 2002 Saia and Jevic Transportation another Yellow Corp. company formed and independent company SCST. In 2006 CST sold Jevic Transportation when all functions stayed into Saia when they started with trading on the NASDAQ caring the SAIA symbol.
Today Saia employs more than 9,000 people in 148 terminals and 34 states in the US and Canada with company headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia. As one of the best trucking companies nationwide through their business partners, they entered services in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska.
