Global Van Lines
Encyclopedia
Global Van Lines is a transport company founded in 1933 by George T. Howard as Howard Van Lines in Dallas, Texas
and took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired by Trans-Ocean Van Service of Long Beach, California
.
It gained some fame in the 1960s by moving equipment for NASA
. For many years, its slogan was "Modern moving with old fashioned care."
It was acquired in 1981 by WKG Corporation of Houston, Texas
, and sold to Contrans Corporation in 1985. In 1990 Global agents acquired the company, making it similar in form to a cooperative
. It was acquired by Interstate Van Lines
in 1998 and sold to Allied Worldwide
in 2000, which became Sirva.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
and took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired by Trans-Ocean Van Service of Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
.
It gained some fame in the 1960s by moving equipment for NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. For many years, its slogan was "Modern moving with old fashioned care."
It was acquired in 1981 by WKG Corporation of Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, and sold to Contrans Corporation in 1985. In 1990 Global agents acquired the company, making it similar in form to a cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
. It was acquired by Interstate Van Lines
Interstate Van Lines
Interstate Van Lines is a moving van company that was founded by Arthur E. Morrissette in 1943, and is still led by members of the Morissette family. It is based in Springfield, Virginia and handles storage and shipping for corporate and government clients, including AOL, Hewlett Packard and the US...
in 1998 and sold to Allied Worldwide
Allied Van Lines
Allied Van Lines is a moving company founded in 1928 as a cooperative non-profit organization owned by its member agents on the east coast of the United States, to help with organizing return loads and minimizing dead-heading . In 1968 it was reorganzied as a standard public company, with shares...
in 2000, which became Sirva.