The concept which evolved into United Van Lines originated in 1928 when Return Loads Service, Inc. was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, to arrange return shipments for independent moving companies. Orders were centrally registered and dispatched, and certificates of membership were sold to independent moving companies, which paid a revenue percentage on every order handled.
The premise was to enable movers, once they had delivered a shipment, to obtain profitable tonnage to haul on the return trip, instead of operating an empty van. When similar return shipment companies began appearing around the country, the Cleveland firm adopted the distinctive title, "United Van Service." The Depression spelled disaster for the fledgling firm, as United found itself unable to keep up service with depleted revenues, and many agents broke away to operate independently. In June 1933, United Van Service was dissolved, and its assets and liabilities were transferred to a new entity incorporated as United Van Lines. The new firm prospered and, in 1941, moved its headquarters to Fenton, Missouri, even though the company website states that the headquarters is in St. Louis. Fenton, Missouri, is a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1947, the ownership of United Van Lines passed from the few original stockholders who held the firm together during its formative stages to a larger group of United agents, establishing the current structure. Twenty-two years later, in 1969, United established a subsidiary, United Leasing, Inc. to provide trucks, uniforms, and other supplies needed by United and other professional movers.
United Van Lines semi-trailer truck loading up a client's property.
To support United agents in their primary business of moving household goods, the corporation in recent years created related operating companies which offer customized insurance for movers; sell and lease equipment needed by the moving industry; and provide global mobility management services. All of these entities are overseen by UniGroup, Inc., a holding company formed in 1988 and owned by UniGroup companies’ affiliated agents and senior management. UniGroup is a transportation and relocation services company with headquarters in suburban St. Louis, Mo. In March 1995, UniGroup acquired one of its major competitors in household-goods transport, Mayflower Transit of Fenton, Missouri.[2] In addition to United and Mayflower, logistics company UniGroup Logistics and international relocation providers UniGroup Relocation and Sterling Relocation, UniGroup owns other subsidiaries that provide goods and services to professional movers.
In 1995, the company had its first billion-dollar revenue year.[3]
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^"UniGroup makes Information Week 500 list". St. Louis Business Journal. 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
^"Our Story and History". Mayflower®. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
united, lines, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources United Van Lines news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message United Van Lines is an American moving and relocation company and a subsidiary of UniGroup Inc 1 United Van LinesCompany typeAgent ownedIndustryMoving and storage LogisticsFounded1928 96 years ago 1928 HeadquartersFenton Missouri U S Key peopleDavid P Corrigan ChairmanJason Mills CEOParentUniGroupWebsitewww wbr unitedvanlines wbr comBackground editThe concept which evolved into United Van Lines originated in 1928 when Return Loads Service Inc was formed in Cleveland Ohio to arrange return shipments for independent moving companies Orders were centrally registered and dispatched and certificates of membership were sold to independent moving companies which paid a revenue percentage on every order handled The premise was to enable movers once they had delivered a shipment to obtain profitable tonnage to haul on the return trip instead of operating an empty van When similar return shipment companies began appearing around the country the Cleveland firm adopted the distinctive title United Van Service The Depression spelled disaster for the fledgling firm as United found itself unable to keep up service with depleted revenues and many agents broke away to operate independently In June 1933 United Van Service was dissolved and its assets and liabilities were transferred to a new entity incorporated as United Van Lines The new firm prospered and in 1941 moved its headquarters to Fenton Missouri even though the company website states that the headquarters is in St Louis Fenton Missouri is a suburb of St Louis Missouri In 1947 the ownership of United Van Lines passed from the few original stockholders who held the firm together during its formative stages to a larger group of United agents establishing the current structure Twenty two years later in 1969 United established a subsidiary United Leasing Inc to provide trucks uniforms and other supplies needed by United and other professional movers nbsp United Van Lines semi trailer truck loading up a client s property To support United agents in their primary business of moving household goods the corporation in recent years created related operating companies which offer customized insurance for movers sell and lease equipment needed by the moving industry and provide global mobility management services All of these entities are overseen by UniGroup Inc a holding company formed in 1988 and owned by UniGroup companies affiliated agents and senior management UniGroup is a transportation and relocation services company with headquarters in suburban St Louis Mo In March 1995 UniGroup acquired one of its major competitors in household goods transport Mayflower Transit of Fenton Missouri 2 In addition to United and Mayflower logistics company UniGroup Logistics and international relocation providers UniGroup Relocation and Sterling Relocation UniGroup owns other subsidiaries that provide goods and services to professional movers In 1995 the company had its first billion dollar revenue year 3 References edit UniGroup makes Information Week 500 list St Louis Business Journal 2006 09 21 Retrieved 2009 09 11 Our Story and History Mayflower Retrieved 2022 10 19 Company Info 2009 09 01 Retrieved 2009 09 10 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Van Lines amp oldid 1211926428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
