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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1925 in Waco, Texas |
| Founder | William W. "Woody" Callan |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Waco, Texas , United States |
Area served | |
| Owner | Jerry Moyes |
| Parent | Roadway Services (1993–1997) |
| Website | centralfreight |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Central Freight Lines Inc. (CFL) was an American regional less-than-truckload (LTL) company headquartered in Waco, Texas and serving the Southeastern and Southwestern United States.[2] For much of its history it was the largest and longest tenured freight carrier in Texas[3] and in 2021 ranked 21st on Transport Topics top LTL carriers in the US as of 2021[update] with estimated revenues of US$256 million.[4]
On December 11, 2021 CFL announced it would be ceasing operations with final freight pickups on December 13 followed by a full wind-down of the company.[5][6]
- ^ "Central Freight Lines, Inc. History". centralfreight.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "CFL Service Map". Central Freight Lines Inc Website. 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Madan, Rajni. "Central Freight Lines". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers". Transport Topics. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Report: Central Freight Lines in Waco shutting down after 96 years". KXXV. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Wolf, Connor D. (2021-12-13). "Central Freight Lines Shuts Down After Nearly a Century in Business". Transport Topics. Retrieved 2024-05-02.