Lakeville Motor Express
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LAKEVILLE MOTOR EXPRESS or LME is a $80 Million LTL
LTL
LTL is an international currency code:*Lithuanian litas, the official currency of LithuaniaLTL can also refer to:*Laparosopic Tubal Ligation...
or less than truckload
Less than truckload
Less than truckload shipping is the transportation of relatively small freight. The alternatives to LTL carriers are parcel carriers or full truckload carriers. Parcel carriers usually handle small packages and freight that can be broken down in to units less than . Full truckload carriers move...
carrier operating in the Midwest United States
United States
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. Headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota
New Brighton, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,206 people, 9,013 households, and 5,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,343.9 people per square mile . There were 9,121 housing units at an average density of 1,373.5 per square mile...
, LME began operations in 1921 by the Wren family. LME is currently owned by Roger and Shari Wilsey. As of 2009, LME has more than 700 employees.
History
LME was founded in 1921 by Vincent Wren. The company began with Mr. Wren collecting milk from small dairy farms dotting the landscape around the suburban community of Lakeville, MinnesotaLakeville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,128 people, 13,609 households, and 11,526 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,192.4 people per square mile . There were 13,799 housing units at an average density of 381.5 per square mile...
, Vincent would deliver the fresh milk to the Franklin Creamery in Minneapolis. On the return trip he would bring back groceries and farm supplies. In 1979, LME moved the main terminal and headquarters to Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile . There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4 per square mile...
. By 1997, LME added terminals in Milwaukee, Chicago
Chicago
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, Omaha
Omaha
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and Des Moines. By 2008 LME has 33 terminals in 10 states including Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Iowa
Iowa
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, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, and Montana
Montana
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. In late 2008, LME moved its headquarters to New Brighton, Minnesota
New Brighton, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,206 people, 9,013 households, and 5,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,343.9 people per square mile . There were 9,121 housing units at an average density of 1,373.5 per square mile...
just north of the main terminal in Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile . There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4 per square mile...
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The Reliance Network
In 2008 LME launched its partnership called The Reliance Network (TRNET), to create a unified, across-the-continent coalition for all freight services. Commercial Carrier Journal Magazine named LME "2009 Innovator of the Year" for its work on forming the Reliance Network. TRNET is a single source provider of freight forwarding for all of North America. The 7 carriers of The Reliance Network include:| The Reliance Network |
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| 1. Averitt Express Averitt Express Averitt Express is a privately owned transportation and supply chain management company based in Cookeville, TN. Averitt is owned by Gary Sasser who purchased the company from it original owner, Thurman Averitt in 1971 at the age of 21. At the time of purchase, Averitt operated 3 trucks and 5... |
| 2. Canadian Freightways/Epic Express |
| 3. Pitt Ohio Express Pitt Ohio Express Pitt Ohio Express is a $261.7 Million LTL or less than truckload carrier operating in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest United States. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pitt Ohio Express began operations in 1979 by the Hammel family. Pitt Ohio Express is owned by Charles L. Hammel, III... |
| 4. Land Air Express |
| 5. Mountain Valley Express |
| 6. Peninsula Truck Lines |
| 7. Lakeville Motor Express |
Business Segment
Regional LTL or less than truckloadLess than truckload
Less than truckload shipping is the transportation of relatively small freight. The alternatives to LTL carriers are parcel carriers or full truckload carriers. Parcel carriers usually handle small packages and freight that can be broken down in to units less than . Full truckload carriers move...
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