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Crete Carrier Corporation's flagship business, Crete Carrier, provides dry van truckload freight transportation services in the 48 contiguous states. It operates from some two dozen terminals, mainly in the midwestern and southeastern US. The company's Shaffer Trucking unit transports temperature-controlled cargo, and Hunt Transportation (no relation to J.B. Hunt Transport Services) hauls heavy equipment and other cargo on flatbed trailers. Overall, the companies operate more than 5,300 tractors and more than 12,400 trailers. Family-owned Crete Carrier was founded in 1966 by chairman Duane Acklie; president and CEO Tonn Ostergard is his son-in-law.

Crosby Trucking Service hauls truckload containers of general commodities, primarily along the east coast and between the coast and Ohio, Indiana, and the city of Chicago. The company operates from terminals in Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Virginia. It maintains a fleet of about 130 tractors and more than 600 trailers. In addition to freight transportation, Crosby Trucking subsidiaries Crosby Leasing, Crosby Brokerage, and Crosco provide truck leasing and freight brokerage services and manage the company's real estate holdings, respectively. Crosby Trucking Service was founded in 1947 to haul milk to a local creamery.

CRST International promises f-a-s-t freight transportation through its operating units. CRST Van Expedited provides standard dry van truckload transportation, primarily on long-haul routes, along with dedicated and expedited transportation services. CRST Premier Transport offers short-haul truckload transportation. CRST Malone hauls steel and other freight requiring flatbed trailers or trailers with removable sides, and CRST Logistics arranges freight transportation and provides other third-party logistics services. Overall, the companies operate a fleet of about 3,300 tractors and 5,300 trailers. Family-owned CRST International was founded in 1955 by Herald Smith, father of CEO John Smith.

CRST Malone operates a fleet of more than 1,600 trucks from about 100 field offices throughout the US and Canada. The company, a subsidiary of CRST International, provides long-haul and regional transportation of steel and other freight best transported on flatbed trailers. The carrier also provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services, hauling both partial and full loads. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) In addition to for-hire trucking, CRST Malone provides dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term.

CTI transports commodities by truck all over the Southwest. The company's dry bulk division transports freight such as cement, fly ash, and lime, and its flatbed unit specializes in hauling block and roof tile. The company also owns a fleet of tank, clam, and pneumatic trailers. CTI's Chemical Transportation unit hauls containerized and bulk chemical waste, both solid and liquid. Overall the company owns 10 terminals and more than 400 trucks. Company president Gregg Gibbons owns CTI, which was founded by his father, G. L. "Rusty" Gibbons, in 1930.

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