Local trucking companies growing and moving

Local trucking companies growing and moving

AUSTINTOWN — Falcon Transport has been putting the pedal to the metal, and people have noticed.

The Meridian Road company has grown so fast that a trade publication just ranked it as the 97th-largest trucking company in the nation. Falcon and its sister company, Comprehensive Logistics, posted revenues of $205.5 million last year, a 15 percent increase.

They have added 40 office workers in the past two years to manage new business. That’s created a problem — overstuffed offices.

To give workers more elbow room, both companies are planning to move their headquarters to Liberty.

About 200 workers will be moving to the former headquarters of Delphi Packard Electric, 4944 Belmont Ave. Packard moved its headquarters from Liberty to Warren in 2002.

The administration of Comprehensive Logistics, now located at the company’s Victoria Road warehouse in Austintown, will move in September or October, with Falcon workers following shortly after.

For the complete story, see Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.