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1969
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Milan Express founded by Tommy W. Ross
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1970
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Milan Express profit sharing plan started
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1970
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Lexington Paris Motor Freight founded by Tommy
W. Ross
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1979
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Thorne Truck Line is purchased by Tommy W.
Ross
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1981
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Milan Express purchases authorities of Shiloh
Transportation expanding LTL
coverage in West TN and North MS
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1982
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Milan Express Co., Inc. incorporates
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1982
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Lexington Paris Motor Freight and Thorne Truck
Line merge with Milan Express
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1982
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Milan Express launches its Truckload Services
Division
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1985
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Milan Express purchases TF Express expanding
LTL coverage in Tennessee
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1986
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Milan Express purchases Dyersburg Express
expanding LTL coverage in TN
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1986
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Milan Express purchases certain assets of
Porter Transfer expanding LTL
coverage in Tennessee
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1986
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Milan Express purchases Senter Cartage expanding
LTL coverage in Tennessee
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1988
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Milan Express purchases McMinnville Freight
Line and Warren County Freight
Line expanding LTL coverage in East Tennessee
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1989
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Milan Express purchases Hiller Transportation
expanding LTL coverage in AL
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1989
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Milan Express purchases Ward Freight Line
expanding LTL coverage in South
Alabama
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1991
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Milan Express purchases authority from GFA
Express expanding LTL coverage
in Southeast Alabama
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1992
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Milan Express purchases assets of Great Southwest
expanding LTL coverage in
Georgia
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1995
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Milan Express launches Dedicated Operations
Division-Briggs & Stratton-first
customer
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1997
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Milan Express launches Brokerage/Logistics
Division
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1998
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Milan Express launches Distribution &
Warehousing Services Division
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1999
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Milan Express purchases assets of Williams
Action Transportation expanding
LTL coverage in Southern Indiana and Southern Illinois
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1999
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Milan Express launches Flatbed Services Division
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1999
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Milan Express purchases assets of MAW's Warehouse
expanding LTL coverage
in Kentucky
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2000
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Milan Express purchases Transmobile, Inc.
expanding full state LTL coverage in
Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana
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2002
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Milan Express purchases assets of West Brothers
Transportation's LTL Division
expanding full state LTL coverage in North and South Carolina
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2003
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John W. Ross named president of Milan Express
bringing in a 2nd generation of
the Ross family
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2004
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Milan Express launches Local Regional Services
(LRS) Division concentrating on
short haul truckload business
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2005
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Milan Express launches Milan Express Driving Academy in Jackson, TN.
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2009
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Milan Express and New Century Transportation of Westampton, NJ announce the creation of the “Lightning Alliance” which will provide seamless world class LTL service between Milan’s customer base in the Southeast and Midwest and New Century’s territory in the Northeast.
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