North Carolina’s largest privately owned trucking company will celebrate its 75th Anniversary on Oct. 8, 2006. Epes Transport System Inc. started out delivering tobacco and manufactured goods
from North Carolina and southern Virginia during the Depression. Thanks to the leadership of founder Wilfred G. Epes Jr., the company survived not only the Depression, but World War II and deregulation.
A.M. Bodford purchased the company in 1988, moving the corporate offices from Blackstone, Va., to Greensboro, N.C.. Epes was transformed from a small regional carrier into one of the most competitive transport companies east of the Mississippi. They now haul in truckload lots a vast array of products used by industry and individual consumers.
Today Epes employs 951 men and women with 557 in Greensboro. Epes has a total fleet of 700 trucks and continues to grow.
Several events are planned to celebrate the anniversary.
from North Carolina and southern Virginia during the Depression. Thanks to the leadership of founder Wilfred G. Epes Jr., the company survived not only the Depression, but World War II and deregulation.
A.M. Bodford purchased the company in 1988, moving the corporate offices from Blackstone, Va., to Greensboro, N.C.. Epes was transformed from a small regional carrier into one of the most competitive transport companies east of the Mississippi. They now haul in truckload lots a vast array of products used by industry and individual consumers.
Today Epes employs 951 men and women with 557 in Greensboro. Epes has a total fleet of 700 trucks and continues to grow.
Several events are planned to celebrate the anniversary.
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