Any info on Purdy Brothers in Loudon, TN?

Purdy was a really good family run reefer company, but in late 2014, P&S Transportation purchased Purdy Brothers and sister operation Loudon County Trucking. How Purdy is now will depend a lot on the new management.

Purdy stopped running the West Coast/Northwest after Maremount closed it's Loudon facility around 2007 or so. It had been auto parts out and produce back east. Under P&S, Purdy might be running all 48 again.

Used to be 225 Freightliners, first Centurys and then Columbias, traded every 3 years. Around 80 owner operators (not lease operators!) supplemented the fleet. All Great Danes with Thermo King reefers, traded around 7 years.

Late 2000s, after trying a few Volvos and Internationals, trade cycles on the Columbias started getting longer, and engines were being rebuilt in house. New Coronado gliders began coming into the fleet.

First new Cascadia Evolotions started arriving in 2014. These were delivered in Purdy's traditional blue color and were in the 42-xxx series.

After P&S bought Purdy, Cascadias continued arriving, but were plain white, spec'd by P&S. The all Great Dane reefer fleet began being replaced by Utility trailers with Carrier units.

There have been a lot of changes at Purdy Brothers recently. Looking into how P&S operates its companies would be a good way to get a feel for the new ownership.

 

You're welcome. I definitely wouldn't count Purdy Brothers out though. It may still have that small company mentality to some extant since it's operated separately from P&S. Looking for info on how P&S operates might shed some light on their management philosophy. P&S, I believe, also owns another reefer company out of Georgia. They are letting the individual companies maintain their own identities at least.

In any event, it sounds like it would be a great way for you to get some recent experience without having to fool with being retrained. So that right there is an advantage.

 

My husband works for Purdy and I ride with him. We love Purdy. Yes, they are like family. We get great miles and we are treated like a person, not just a number. We stay out about 4 weeks at a time but you can get home more often if you want- they leave it up to you. We have gone as Far East as Kansas City.

 

Where are you located in TN?

 

JGOOSE ARE YOU STILL WITH PURDY BROTHERS