. type public traded as nasdaq saia industry transportation founded houma louisiana 1924 founder louis saia sr. headquarters johns creek georgia area served united states key people rick o dell president & ceo revenue us 1.30 billion 2014 website www.saia.com saia is an american trucking company or a less than truckload ltl trucking company that originated in houma louisiana in 1924 . with original operation occurring in louisiana and texas for the first fifty years expansion came after 1980 when coverage began reaching into more states within the south . further expansion happened through merges with other companies which allowed saia to provide service for thirty four states . saia ranks within the top ten of ltl carriers in the united states yielding 1.3 billion in 2014 . history edit saia began in 1924 in houma louisiana by louis saia sr. louis was a produce dealer who realized that there was more success in delivering produce rather than selling it . the first saia truck was his car with the rear seats removed . by 1970 saia expanded and established terminals in texas and louisiana . saia became one of the largest regional ltl carriers in the united states with 23 terminals throughout the southeastern united states and revenue exceeding 50 million . the saia family sold saia to preston trucking in 1987 . the yellow corporation purchased preston trucking along with saia in 1993 . in 1995 saia merged with smalley transportation resulting in the establishment of terminals in north carolina south carolina and western texas . in 2002 saia and jevic transportation another yellow corporation subsidiary spun off to form an independent publicly traded company called scst . clark brothers transport inc. was acquired in 2004 incorporating its nine state sixteen terminal operations into saia . in 2006 scst sold jevic transportation and folded all corporate functions into saia . saia also began trading on the nasdaq with the symbol saia . saia expanded further with the acquisitions of the connection company in 2007 madison freight systems inc. in 2007 and the robart companies in 2012 . 1 operations edit saia has 148 terminals in 34 states in the united states and canada . through saia s network of partners it serves most of the united states including alaska hawaii mexico and puerto rico . the three operating service groups of saia are saia ltl saia logistics service and linkex . saia has over 9 000 employees and 26 000 shipments per day as of 2014 . 2 v t e trucking industry in the united states regulated by the federal motor carrier safety administration economy of the united states regulations commercial driver s license hours of service federal bridge gross weight formula electronic on board recorder motor carrier safety rating motor carrier act of 1980 international registration plan national network manufacturers truck manufacturers am general american lafrance autocar bering bremach brockway chevrolet ccc caterpillar cnh industrial diamond reo 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dog breakdown convoy duel f.i.s.t. the gang s all here joy ride maximum overdrive over the top smokey and the bandit series they drive by night white line fever trucker television b. j. and the bear ice road truckers movin on trick my truck american loggers american trucker music convoy papa loved mama six days on the road teddy bear phantom 309 giddyup go the white knight east bound and down roll on eighteen wheeler drivin my life away eighteen wheels and a dozen roses girl on the billboard a tombstone every mile roll on big mama sweet home alabama radio road dog trucking dave nemo red eye bill mack dale sommers other the rolling memorial citizens band radio note defunct companies are shown in italics references edit company history . saiacorp.com . saia . retrieved october 11 2015 . company profile . saiacorp.com . saia . retrieved october 11 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title saia & oldid 733282160 categories companies listed on nasdaq navigation menu 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