The "fallen flags" of the tanker sector...

They still have a website up, looks like it hasn't been updated in awhile though.

Tiona Truck Line, Inc.

 

There was a bulk tank/pneumatic hauler from yesteryear: Koubenac I believe it was.

 

I'll throw in a few Canadians, Provost transport, B C Carriers, Quinnsway...

 

Canada? Wheres that?

 

I remember Matlack buying PIE a couple of years before they went chapter 11 too.

 

Yup. I was working for PIE when that happened. They closed our terminal and told us we could apply for Matlack jobs elsewhere if we wanted to come in at the bottom of their seniority list. Very few guys applied.

 

In the late 70’s my dad started work for a company out of Florence, Al called Chem-Haulers and then they were bought by Saunders Leasing out of Birmingham and called Saunders Carriers then Ryder purchased them and became Ryder Bulk Carriers. They were sold to Trimac in about 1990. Later left and went to Redwing Carriers then they merged with DSI and dang if they didn’t get bought by Trimac around 2000.

 

I think the way it worked was that the PIE freight division and Ryder merged. I'm not sure who bought out who. The whole thing was owned by some holding company .