U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a privately owned trucking company based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has expanded its Xpress Direct Demand Critical fleet by adding smaller capacity cargo vans and straight trucks.
The company presently has 30 of these vehicles and plans to have 150 to 200 in use by mid-year 2012.
U.S. Xpress decided to begin operating cargo vans and straight trucks in response to a recent large customer acquisition and overall market demands. The primary service areas for the new equipment are the Midwest and Southeast, an area generally defined as east of Interstate 35 and west of Interstate 81.
“With the addition of this new equipment, U.S. Xpress is now able to manage all of our customers’ time critical shipments from one small box all the way up to a full truckload,” said Bob Poulos, vice president of sales and marketing at U.S. Xpress, in a statement.
The primary industries U.S. Xpress is presently serving with these vehicles are automotive and heavy truck, but the company sees major opportunities in the consumer and life science sectors moving forward.
The cargo vans and straight trucks used are generally 22-24 feet long, with cargo vans carrying a maximum payload of 3,500 pounds and straight trucks carrying 13,000 pounds.
U.S. Xpress adds smaller trucks
