Central Transport Offers Its Customers ``Safe Haven'' Capacity.Business Editors WARREN, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003 Central Transport International, Inc., today issued a letter to its customers to help allay al·lay tr.v. al·layed, al·lay·ing, al·lays 1. To reduce the intensity of; relieve: allay back pains. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. their concerns about possible disruptions in LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic freight movement in the event of labor stoppages at several large competitors that are union-based. The specter of an industry strike has arisen due to talks between the union carriers and the Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor breaking off and a looming looming: see mirage. strike-authorization vote by the union by February 3rd. Central Transport International, which ranks among the nation's largest non-union carriers, advised its customers to view the carrier as a "safe haven 1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatants of the United States Government's responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid emergency. 2. " that can protect both their LTL capacity needs and their freight purchasing costs should the Teamsters and union-based carriers successfully negotiate wage or benefits increases. The letter focuses on Central Transport's dynamic growth and recent capacity expansion, as well as its extensive North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. long-haul network and coverage in 38 states, including the entire eastern U.S. plus CA, TX, and most other southwestern and central states. Forty terminals have been added to the LTL provider's national network over the past six months and dozens more are in the acquisition stage. In the letter to its customers, Central Transport also cites very significant purchases of new tractors and trailers. "We have been planning for dramatic growth all along and staying well ahead of the curve in terms of infrastructure. These investments not only assure our ability to handle significant growth in our business levels over the long term, but they also offer large chunks of instant long-haul and regional capacity to our customers should any other carriers not be able to service their business for any reason." The Central Transport(R) brand, marketed by Central Transport International, Inc., is a major less-than-truckload (LTL) service reaching across most of 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. . The company, based in suburban Detroit, is part of a group of transportation-related companies owned by privately held CenTra, Inc., which Forbes ranks among the largest 500 private companies in America. |
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