A. Duie Pyle anticipates opening three facilities across Virginia by April’s end as the Pennsylvania trucking outfit expands its freight-hauling ventures.
“We purchased two existing facilities. One in Richmond and one in Manassas. The Manassas facility was originally a freight terminal that had been converted into a warehouse. In all three of the service centers, there was work that was going to be necessary to refresh them and bring them up to Pyle standards,” COO John Luciani reportedly said. “But Richmond and Manassas were acquired. They are A. Duie Pyle properties. Our service center in Roanoke is a lease.”
The 98-year-old transportation and logistics company largely focused its operation on servicing Northeastern metropolitan regions. But the recent move furthers the less-than-truckload (LTL) footprint it developed across the Southeast, Midwest, West Coast, and Canada through loose partnerships. The supply chain operation possessed 27 LTL facilities, 16 warehouses, and more than 3.5 million square feet of space. Now the West Chester-based company adds facilities in Richmond, Manassas, and Roanoke, to its credit.
“We’ve looked at where the business density and the population density reside. On the I-95 corridor, Richmond and Manassas are two ideal locations. On the I-81 corridor in 2021, we opened an integrated service center in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, that has an 84 LTL cross-dock and 300,000 square feet of warehouse,” Luciani reportedly said. “And we knew that we were going to move south into Virginia. We knew that Roanoke was the next natural location to put a service center.”
Political leaders in Virginia appear open arms to the organization piecing together infrastructure hubs across the state. The family-owned business was established in 1924 and continues to provide truck driving jobs through its LTL enterprises. The three new facilities are expected to add 96 service doors and 75 new jobs across the three locations, with a reported target date of April 11. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin weighed in on the expansion by issuing a press statement.
“Global supply chains are experiencing unprecedented pressure, and we are pleased that A. Duie Pyle will take advantage of Virginia’s infrastructure and transportation network as a vital provider of supply chain solutions,” Gov. Youngkin reportedly stated.
Local leadership organizations such as the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Greater Richmond Partnership, and Roanoke Regional Partnership were reportedly active facilitators and embraced expansions into their communities. Luciani expects to field a staff that blends established Pyle employees and local talents.
“We already started recruiting, and now we’re beginning the onboarding process,” Luciani reportedly said. “As a privately held and family-owned business, we know that our greatest competitive advantage is the Pyle team, our workforce. And because this is new territory, we did allow a number of employees to transfer down into these new operations.”
The organization ranks among the top 100 largest for-hire carriers in North America and employs a staff of more than 3,000 people.
Sources: ttnews.com, pottsmerc.com, aduiepyle.com, richmondbizsense.com
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