USF Red Star lands on Plymouth Rock

April 14, 2003
USF Red Star Inc. has acquired certain assets and the business of Plymouth Rock Transportation Corp., and will begin serving Plymouth Rock's customers effective April 21. Under the terms of the sale, all Plymouth Rock sales representatives and a number of their management and clerical employees have been offered positions with USF Red Star. In addition, all of Plymouth Rock's drivers will be offered
USF Red Star Inc. has acquired certain assets and the business of Plymouth Rock Transportation Corp., and will begin serving Plymouth Rock's customers effective April 21.

Under the terms of the sale, all Plymouth Rock sales representatives and a number of their management and clerical employees have been offered positions with USF Red Star. In addition, all of Plymouth Rock's drivers will be offered positions on USF Red Star employee seniority lists.

Stoneham, MA-based Plymouth Rock provides overnight freight service to 11 Northeastern states from Maine to Virginia.

Pursuit Logistics Inc., a separate Cort family business entity which offers non-asset based truckload transportation and logistics services, will be unaffected by the divestiture of Plymouth Rock.

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