private industry less than truckload ltl shipping founded 1965 headquarters wilmington ohio usa area served 50 states u.s. virgin islands canada puerto rico dominican republic key people ralph l. larry roberts i founder ceo robert g. zimmerman president number of employees under 10 000 2015 slogan we ship anything anywhere anytime website rlcarriers.com r l carriers truck with tandem trailer ypsilanti michigan r l carriers is a privately owned american freight shipping company based in wilmington ohio which grew over the course of 40 years from one truck to a fleet of 21 000 tractors and trailers . 1 the company serves all 50 american states plus canada puerto rico the u.s. virgin islands and the dominican republic . contents 1 history 2 promotional activities 2.1 lima company memorial 2.2 professional golf 2.3 motorsports 2.4 ncaa college football 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1965 ralph l. larry roberts i purchased a single truck he used to haul furniture . the business grew with the purchase of intrastate and interstate authority from mayflower moving and storage becoming r l carriers inc. 2 when the early 1980s brought deregulation to the trucking industry with the motor carrier act of 1980 the company became incorporated in conjunction with the design of a new system that resulted in the birth of r l transfer inc. the initial operation was contained within ohio but soon expanded to five other midwestern and southern states . the may 1989 acquisition of gator freightways inc. further developed the company in the south . growth continued with the purchase of greenwood motor lines inc. in april 1992 . 3 in march 1996 the company purchased herder truck lines inc. 4 a texas based carrier and expansion escalated . during the next five years terminals and service were added to new york city and to 23 more states . soon after total coverage to new york state was achieved and partnerships to provide service to alaska hawaii canada and puerto rico were developed . expanded coverage in western states laid the groundwork for continued growth as 2003 brought about the opening of six additional western states and yet another in 2005 . expansion continued in 2006 as operations began in oregon and washington . the final phase of expansion came in the spring of 2007 with expansion to northern california . this included service centers in three major markets of fresno sacramento and oakland . expansion would quickly continue into southern california with facilities in fontana and los angeles which completed the west coast expansion providing full state coverage . r l carriers ships an average of 20 000 shipments to these areas per day . 5 promotional activities edit lima company memorial edit r l carriers provides the transportation and sponsorship of the lima company memorial a series of life size paintings of 23 fallen marines from lima 3 25 painted by columbus ohio artist anita miller . the memorial travels the country to raise awareness of the marines and their families . professional golf edit r l carriers became the presenting sponsor of the coates golf championship in 2015 . the coates golf championship presented by r l carriers is an lpga event held at golden ocala in ocala florida . the title sponsor coates golf is a premier golf equipment manufacturer solely dedicated to women s golf . motorsports edit r l carriers became one of the sponsors of the 17 nascar sprint cup ford owned by roush fenway racing in 2006 . 6 the car is driven by matt kenseth . r l carriers joined jegs racing in 2009 as an associate sponsor of the national hot rod association pro stock chevrolet driven by jeg coughlin jr. 7 r l carriers is a sponsor of the roberts pulling team that competes in the national tractor pullers association ntpa the pro pulling league ppl and the ohio state tractor pullers association ostpa . 8 r l carriers annually sponsors the national tractor pullers association ntpa the pro pulling league ppl and the ohio state tractor pullers association ostpa . ncaa college football edit r l carriers has sponsored the r l carriers new orleans bowl see list of college bowl games since hurricane katrina displaced the event from the louisiana superdome to the campus of the university of louisiana at lafayette in 2006 . 9 the company renewed their contract with the new orleans bowl through 2011 . 10 references edit notes sprint business r & l carriers sprint business . march 2007 trucking no terminal business for beaver falls transfer firm . the beaver county times january 3 1988 . 2008 transport topics transport topics 100 january 2008 . my lynx past us nationwide and regional ltl carriers herder truck lines . july 2008 . content management convoy integrated solutions magazine . july 2002 . race 2 win r & l carriers join roush racing national trucking company will sponsor no. 17 ford fusion 2004 r l carriers joins jegs racing as associate sponsor the auto channel may 6 2009 holder bill http www.robertspullingteam.com lib inc the puller.pdf larry roberts pulling with a professional touch the puller . may 2002 . new orleans bowl history history september 20 2007 r & l carriers renews sponsorship with new orleans bowl the times picayune . april 20 2009 . external links edit r l carriers facebook twitter linkedin youtube 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 dina f650 pickups freightliner ford gmc hayes hino isuzu marmon herrington mercedes benz international kenworth mack mitsubishi fuso nissan oshkosh peterbilt 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