CFI Introduces Dedicated Fleet Services Division.JOPLIN, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1999--CFI, an international truckload carrier Merrian-Webster online dictionary defines truckload as " a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck". A truckload carrier is a trucking company that generally contracts an entire trailer-load to a single customer. based in Joplin, Missouri Joplin is a city located in parts of southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. , is pleased to introduce its new dedicated fleet services Fleet is a motorway service station on the M3 near Basingstoke. It is owned by Welcome Break. It was originally built in a Scandinavian style and in 1992 won "Loo of the Year". division. Dedicated Fleet Service at CFI CFI abbr. cost, freight, and insurance is designed to address the ever-changing logistical requirements of shippers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . With this introduction, CFI is committed to long-term transportation improvements by providing shippers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Mexico and Canada, with the highest quality transportation alternatives. CFI's dedicated team of transportation professionals continues to anticipate and respond to the diverse and expanding needs of today's advanced customers. By combining CFI's tradition of international expertise, the latest technological advances, and superior equipment, CFI's goal is to provide solutions, all with a positive economic impact to the customer. Gary D. Nichols has been named Director of Dedicated Fleet Services for CFI. He will oversee all aspects of the new service. Mr. Nichols joined CFI as Director of Sales in 1989 and has been involved in the development of a number of services and products over the past ten years. He has more than 25 years of transportation experience, including sales, marketing and operations. In his new role he will report to Herbert J. Schmidt, senior vice president of sales and marketing. "CFI has a long history of providing premium services to its customers," says Schmidt. "The introduction of these services will allow us to apply a wider range of asset resources to satisfy customer needs." CFI, founded in 1951, operates 1,800 tractors and 5,400 trailers and transports a variety of goods throughout the contiguous United States and Canada. CFI interlines with Mexican carriers at various border crossings to provide through-trailer service to Mexico. In addition to its Joplin headquarters, CFI operates five terminals and 37 sales offices throughout North America and employs more than 2,300 people. The driver fleet is comprised of both company drivers and independent contractors A person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor is not subject to another's control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job. . CFI NetLink is on the Internet at www.cfi-us.com. CFI's Spanish site is located at www.cfi-mx.com. |
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