Central Freight Lines
an American regional less-than-truckload (LTL) company headquartered in Waco, Texas and serving the Southeastern and Southwestern United States.For much of its history it was the largest and longest tenured freight carrier in Texas and in 2021 ranked 21st on Transport Topics top LTL carriers in the US as of 2021 with estimated revenues of US$256 million. 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
When the Texas Legislature passed the Motor Carrier Law of 1929 prohibiting common carriers from transporting other classes of goods Central was forced to split its household-goods business as Central Forwarding Inc. from its general freight services, renamed Central Freight Lines
Central Freight Lines
an American regional less-than-truckload (LTL) company headquartered in Waco, Texas and serving the Southeastern and Southwestern United States.For much of its history it was the largest and longest tenured freight carrier in Texas, and in 2021 ranked 21st on Transport Topics top LTL carriers in the US as of 2021 with estimated revenues of US$256 million. 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
Central Freight Lines is winding down its business.
As of Monday December 13, we will no longer be picking up freight.
We will continue to deliver the freight we have in our system. Thank you.
As of Monday December 13, we will no longer be picking up freight.
We will continue to deliver the freight we have in our system. Thank you.
Central Freight Lines
Central Freight Lines Inc. (CFL) was an American regional less-than-truckload company headquartered in Waco, Texas and serving the Southeastern and Southwestern United States. For much of its history it was the largest and longest tenured freight carrier in Texas, and in 2021 ranked 21st on Transport Topics top LTL carriers in the US as of 2021 with estimated revenues of US$256 million. 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
Central Freight Lines has taken a 6% GRI effective January 12, 2019