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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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