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Oak Harbor Transfer, the forerunner to Oak Harbor Freight Lines, was founded in 1916 by Ben Koetje of Oak Harbor, Wash. Oak Harbor Transfer was a local cartage carrier servicing Whidbey Island. In 1936 John and Gus Vander Pol purchased the small island carrier for $600.00 cash and assumed it’s debt. Their younger brother Henry joined them in 1937. In ...

The W. J. Beitler Co. was founded by William J. Beitler on May 15th, 1917 by virtue of an agreement to purchase a merchandise, brokerage and distributing business for $500.00. The agreement was contingent upon the accounts accepting the purchaser, and continued satisfactory representation and service as agent in the county of Allegheny. Early operations consisted of spotting a railcar for ...

Reddaway, founded in Clackamas, Ore., has served the Pacific Northwest since 1919. Through our comprehensive western local service center network, we have built a long-standing tradition of next- and two-day delivery services. We are a complete and formidable western service provider. With high on-time reliability and one of the lowest claim ratios in its region, Reddaway is among the most-efficient ...

MIDWEST MOTOR EXPRESS, INC.’s history dates back 92 years to 1918 with its earliest co-founder, Charles Snyder. At that time Snyder’s Dray and Transfer in Bismarck, ND hauled sand, gravel and freight with horses and wagons. Snyder subsequently merged with Joseph Greenstein and Julius Roswick, operating Rowsick-Greenstein-Snyder, Inc. for a short time before changing the name in 1938 to Midwest ...