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| Industry | Trucking, Logistics, Freight Brokering |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Gary Short and Allison Short |
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Number of employees | 120 |
| Website | www |
Go-To Transport, Inc. based in Bay City, Michigan, is an American provider of freight services.
Go-To Transport, Inc. was formed in 2003 by siblings, Gary and Allison Short. It is based in Bay City, Michigan, located near the Saginaw Bay, on Michigan's east side. Go-To Transport, Inc. offers full truckload transportation services - including Dedicated, Expedited and Intermodal - within the 48 contiguous United States and Canada. Other services include freight-forwarding, brokering, and warehousing and distribution. The company employs drivers throughout the country and has two terminals in the Midwest. Major customers include: Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, British Petroleum, Ford, The Home Depot, Procter & Gamble, SC Johnson, Borg Warner, GMCCA and Anheuser-Busch.[ citation needed ]
In 2005, Go-To Transport, Inc. spun off a stand-alone technology company, TransIT Solutions. This entity specializes in creating customizable software for logistics and transportation management.[ citation needed ]
In 2012, Go-To Transport, Inc. spun off a stand-alone logistics company, Go-To Solutions.[ citation needed ]
Go-To Transport is based in Bay City, Michigan and has a remote offices in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Romulus, Michigan.
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