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1950 Division: DT Harry Massman starts his own delivery company with a single bobtail truck
1964 Division: DT Ron Massman joins his father at Dependable Trucking
1968 Division: DT Dependable Trucking acquires Freight Transport and initiates public warehousing and harbor drayage services
1972 Division: DDC Galaxy Distribution warehouse opens in Los Angeles, later to be renamed Dependable Distribution Centers (DDC)
1973 Division: DT Bob Massman joins his father and brother at Dependable Trucking
1978 Division: DT Dependable Trucking initiates ocean freight forwarding service from California to Hawaii
1980 Division: DHX Ron Massman forms new company, Dependable Hawaiian Express, Inc. (DHX), an ocean freight forwarder serving Hawaii.
1981 Division: DHX DHX expands services to Guam, after acquiring Seaway Distribution, an ocean freight forwarder serving Hawaii and Guam.
1985 Division: DHX Dependable Hawaiian Express, Inc. changes its name to DHX, Inc.
1986 Division: DHE Dependable Trucking changes its name to Dependable Highway Express, Inc.
1987 Division: DHE DHE expands into regional truckload service, by acquiring Interlines Trucking, a regional and local LTL/truckload carrier.
1989 Division: DHX DHX opens trucking service in Guam
1990 Division: DHE Initiates Statewide LTL service with the acquisition of SOS, Inc. in San Leandro, CA
1992 Division: DHX DHX opens trucking service in Honolulu
1993 Division: DHE DHE acquires 1.5 million square foot distribution warehouse in Los Angeles, CA from Sears, opening the largest public warehouse facility under one roof in the United States.
1994 Division: DHX DHX acquires Pan Oceana Freight Forwarding, increasing its Guam presence.
1996 Division: DHX DHX acquires Lahaina Cartage and opens trucking service in Maui.
1997 Division: DHX DHX announces new air freight forwarding division, later to become Dependable AirCargo Express (DAX). Division: DHE DHE purchases Freight Train Trucking, expanding regional truckload division into Texas
1999 Division: DHX DHX expands service to Australia and New Zealand, after acquiring ocean freight forwarder Transitainer DHX opens strategic consolidation locations thoughout the Continental United States
2002 Division: DHX DHX opens offices in Chicago, New York, Sydney and Melbourne and opens container freight stations in Charlotte, NC, Baltimore, MD, and Boston, MA
2003 Division: DHE DHE introduces terminal in Fresno, CA after acquiring Shane Transportation’s LTL business Division: DGX DGX expands service offerings to include US Imports.
2005 Division: DHX DHX opens facility in Rancho Dominguez, CA to manage Home Depot’s Hawaii distribution DHX acquires Cavalry Express, a Chicago-based air freight forwarder DHX acquires HT&T and opens trucking operations in Kona, Hawaii.
2006 Division: DHE DHE acquires Sacramento, CA based LTL carrier Rath Trucking Division: DHX DHX spins off airfreight business, creating a new company called Dependable AirCargo Express (DAX). DHX acquires its Guam Terminal and purchases land to build terminals in Maui and Kona.
2007 Division: DHE DHE purchases assets of Pomona-based truckload carrier, Golden Eagle Express, and adds truckload service to and from Mexico Division: DHX DHX becomes a C-TPAT member and licensed Customs Broker.
2010 Division: DHE DHE purchases LTL carrier Matheson Fast Freight, expanding freight service in CA, AZ, and NV
2011 Division: TDC The Dependable Companies places solar panels on its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles creating the world’s largest solar grid on an industrial high-rise building Division: DHX DHX Maui Terminal converts to solar energy.
2012 Division: DDC DDC acquired the business of Atlant, Inc., a Rancho Dominguez, CA based warehouse and trucking company Division: DGX DGX opens its Malaysia office.
2014 Division: DHE DHE LTL begins offering 3 to 5 day service between CA, AZ & NV to and from 13 New England States Division: DGX DGX opens office in Mumbai expanding international services to and from India
2015 Division: DAX DAX acquires DGX and changes its name to DGX.
2018 Division: TDC, DSCS Enterprise name changed from Dependable Companies to “Dependable Supply Chain Services” representing all Dependable Divisions Division: DHE DHE LTL begins offering 2 to 4 day service between CA, AZ & NV to and from TX & OK
2020 Division: DHE DHE LTL begins offering 2 to 3 day service between CA, AZ & NV to and from OR, WA & ID
2021 Division: DHX DHX acquires Hawaiian Express Service Inc., an 85-year-old freight forwarding company serving Hawaii, Guam and Alaska
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDI TRANSPORTATION | 1986 | $8.2M | 20 | - |
| Johanson Transportation Service | 1971 | - | 126 | - |
| Landstar System | 1968 | $4.8B | 1,273 | 24 |
| Dohrn Transfer | 1981 | $110.0M | 766 | 100 |
| CEVA Logistics | 2011 | $106.9M | 98,000 | 10 |
| Averitt Express | 1958 | $287.0M | 5,000 | - |
| Nexus Distribution | 1980 | $23.0M | 350 | - |
| TranzAct Technologies | 1984 | $24.0M | 100 | - |
| Tidewater | 1956 | $1.3B | 4,283 | 6 |
| Bux-Mont Transportation Services Co | 1951 | $1.7M | 16 | 4 |
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