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R+L Carriers
American freight shipping company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
R+L Carriers is a privately owned American freightshipping company based in Wilmington, Ohio, which grew over the course of 50 years from one truck to a fleet of 21,000 tractors and trailers.[1] The company serves all 48 contiguous American states plus Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Less than truckload (LTL) Shipping |
Founded | 1965 |
Founder | Ralph L. "Larry" Roberts (1945-2023) |
Headquarters | Wilmington, Ohio, USA |
Area served | 50 States U.S. Virgin Islands Canada Puerto Rico Dominican Republic |
Key people | Ralph L. "Larry" Roberts I (Founder) Roby Roberts (CEO) Robert G. Zimmerman (President) |
Number of employees | Under 10,000 (2015) |
Website | rlcarriers.com |
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