Western Express, Inc.

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Western Express, Inc.
Company type Private
IndustryTruckload transport carrier
Founded1991
FounderWayne & Donna Wise
Headquarters Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Website www.westernexp.com
A Western Express truck in Brooklyn, New York, in 2019 2019 International LT 625 trailer truck, front left.jpg
A Western Express truck in Brooklyn, New York, in 2019
Rear view of a Western Express trailer in 2023 Western Express semi-trailer.jpg
Rear view of a Western Express trailer in 2023

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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History

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] [3]

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. [4] [5]

In 2020 the Nashville terminal was extensively damaged in the 2020 Nashville tornado outbreak. [6]

Operations

The company has grown and has over 2000 trucks and 6000 trailers as of 2024. [1] Most company trucks are the Freightliner Cascadia or International LT models.

As of 2018, Western Express was a top-25 carrier in the United States based on revenue. [4]

Divisions

Terminal locations

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Western Express. Archived from the original on July 2, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Pilot Flying J settles suit filed by Nashville trucking company". The Tennessean . January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ James Jaillet (January 10, 2014). "Pilot settles with Western Express, who said Pilot cost it $75 million in rebate withholding scheme". Commercial Carrier Journal. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Western Express announces $88M investment". NashvillePost.com . April 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Western Express to Invest $88 Million, Add 225 Jobs in Tennessee". Transport Topics . May 1, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Adam Sichko (March 12, 2020). "Giant Nashville company snaps back to action after tornado wreckage". Nashville Business Journal . Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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