Western Express, Inc.


Western Express, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a privately owned company founded in 1991.

History

In 2014, the company sued the truck stop Pilot Flying J regarding the truck stop's handling of fuel rebates for Western Express, while several other companies also had their lawsuits against the truck stop.
In 2019, the company began expanding by creating headquarters jobs and hiring drivers, an $88 million investment over five years. Western Express hired 350 drivers each year of the five-year plan as part of this plan.
In 2020 the Nashville terminal was extensively damaged in the 2020 Nashville tornado outbreak.

Operations

The company has grown and has over 2000 trucks and 6000 trailers as of 2024. Most company trucks are the Freightliner Cascadia or International LT models.
As of 2018, Western Express was a top-25 carrier in the United States based on revenue.

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