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 A Western Express truck in Brooklyn, New York | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Truckload transport carrier |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Wayne & Donna Wise |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Website | www |
Western Express, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a privately owned company founded in 1991. [1]
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The company has grown and has over 2000 trucks and 6000 trailers as of 2024 [update] . [1] Most company trucks are the Freightliner Cascadia or International LT models.
In 2014, the company sued the truck stop Pilot Flying J regarding the truck stop's handling of fuel rebates for Western Express, while several other companies also had their lawsuits against the truck stop. [2]
In 2019, the company began expanding by creating headquarters jobs and hiring drivers, an $88 million investment over five years. Western Express hired 350 drivers each year of the five-year plan as part of this plan. [3]
In 2020 the Nashville terminal was extensively damaged in the 2020 Nashville tornado outbreak. [4]
Western Express is the largest woman-owned truckload carrier in America. [5] As of 2018 it was a top-25 carrier in America based on revenue. [3]