Release date 2-5-2008
HALVOR LINES, INC. OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN ACQUIRES
TIMBERLINE EXPRESS, INC.
Mutually Beneficial Purchase to Strengthen, Grow family owned local carrier.
Halvor Lines, Inc., a national transportation and logistics company based
in Superior, Wisconsin, is pleased to announce that it has purchased
Timberline Express, Inc. also of Superior, Wisconsin. Timberline Express, a
family-owned business has specialized in dry freight transportation since
1982.The acquisition includes all power equipment, trailers, real estate and
inventory.
Jon Vinje, President and CEO of Halvor Lines, said, "The acquisition is
an exciting opportunity to bring together the best practices of two
family-owned businesses that have proven track records and similar values.
Timberline Express has been a long term and well-respected competitor of
Halvor Lines. We are fortunate to add the experience and compassion that the
Timberline Express team brings to our family. In addition to the
similarities between the two companies, both
corporate offices are located on
adjacent properties creating a new, larger corporate campus."
"Both companies take great pride in running first class, safety-minded
operations," Lori Vinje-Pint, Vice President said. "Together, we’ll continue
our tradition of strong customer relationships and long term stability for
our employees and contractors." According to Lori, "the foremost benefits of
combining the two companies will be more freight on similar lanes, increased
lane discipline, and will enhance our ability to carry on our father’s
legacy".
Timberline majority owner, James Mitchell, son of co-owner Grover
Mitchell, will remain with Halvor Lines in a consultant role through the
transition, and then pursue other interests. He has worked in the business
since 1985.Mike Engblom, son of the founder and co-owner Ken Engblom, and
Scott Amys, also co-owners of Timberline Express will become part of Halvor
Lines management team.
"After 20 years in the transportation industry, I’m ready to pursue other
interests. But I’ll do so knowing that, together, Halvor Lines and
Timberline Express can provide an even greater spectrum of top-quality
services to our customers and our employees," Mitchell concluded.
Initially, Both Halvor Lines, Inc. and Timberline Express, Inc. will
operate out of their own facilities. Strategies will be developed to
capitalize on the strengths of the two organizations to ensure the most
effective transition.
The combined operation will produce an operating fleet of 390 tractors
and 925 trailers offering both dry van and flatbed service to its customer
base throughout the United States and Canada.
Timberline Express
Timberline Express is in its 25th year in
business. Today, the successful, mid-sized firm meets its clients’ needs
with an 88 truck fleet, running nationally from Superior, Wisconsin.
Timberline Express is located at 211 Cummings Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin
54880.Timberline’s founder, Ken Engblom and his wife, Dianne reside in
Brownsville, TX.
Halvor Lines, Inc.
Founded in 1968 by William D. Vinje, and now owned by two of Bill’s five
children, Jon Vinje and Lori Vinje-Pint, Halvor Lines, Inc. is a nationwide
truckload carrier specializing in dry van, flatbed, step deck, and over
dimensional movements. The company is headquartered at the foot of the
Blatnik Bridge in Superior, Wisconsin at 217 Grand Avenue and also has just
recently opened a new terminal at 4707 West Western Avenue in South Bend,
Indiana. According to company President and CEO, Jon Vinje, "the South Bend
terminal gives us a presence right in the center of our busiest traffic
lane, and also enables us to use that facility as a relay point for time
sensitive shipments."
Mission: Halvor Lines, Inc. provides our business partners with premier
transportation and logistics services across the United States and Canada.
We strive to build mutually beneficial and long term partnerships with our
customers and our employees. We continually invest in safety, technology,
and modern equipment to achieve our goals. We operate our business with
professionalism and integrity and provide a positive image for ourselves,
our customers, and the trucking industry.
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