Ozburn-Hessey Logistics

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OHL
Type Private company
Industry Logistics
Founded United States, 1951
FateAcquired by GEODIS USA
Headquarters,
Key people
Randy Curran, CEO
Number of employees
> 6,000 (2008)
Divisions Warehousing and Distribution, Transportation, International Logistics Services
Website www.ohl.com

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics is a former American logistics company, acquired by GEODIS SA. It began business in 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee, at one point one of the largest third-party logistics companies in the USA. [1]

In 2015, GEODIS SA, a French logistics company and division of SNCF, acquired OHL and dissolved it (it did not remain a subsidiary company). Taking over OHL's 120 distribution centers and all of its US operations, GEODIS gained a very strategic market share in the American logistics industry. [2]

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References

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  2. "GEODIS Announces Completion of OHL (Ozburn-Hessey Logistics) Deal." Geodis.com, GEODIS, 3 Nov. 2015, www.geodis.com/en/view-1812-communique.html/1961. Accessed 22 June 2017.