orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2012 braun s express inc. better service through better people better equipment and the latest technology . type privately held company industry transportation & logistics founded 1967 founder joe braun headquarters hopedale massachusetts united states area served northeastern united states midwestern united states key people david normandin cynthia normandin owner david and cynthia normandin website www.braunsexpress.com braun s express inc. is a privately owned and operated american freight company serving the northeast mid atlantic and midwest united states . braun s specializes in supply chain management for carpeting and flooring products but also offers transportation applicable to any industry . braun s operates eight terminal locations and delivers to a service area which stretches from northern virginia to maine and as far west as north and south dakota . contents 1 history 2 terminal locations 3 environmental stewardship 4 references 5 external links history edit braun s express has been in the trucking business since the early 1930s . the original owner was joe braun of medway massachusetts who started his business with only one truck . the business grew modestly throughout the 20th century and was eventually purchased and incorporated in 1967 by roy nutting . the company s growth accelerated when it developed delivery of airfreight outside the boston route 128 area . in 1978 braun s became one of the first trucking companies in the area to use computers in the office . the company now employs nearly 300 people and services much of the eastern united states from its eight terminal locations . in 2012 braun s acquired surfaces transport inc. and expanded its service area to include the midwest opening new terminals in illinois minnesota and wisconsin . in 2015 a braun s express vehicle being operated in brooklyn new york struck and killed a pedestrian . 1 terminal locations edit braun s express operates terminals in the following cities hopedale massachusetts headquarters bolingbrook illinois cranbury new jersey dalton georgia eagan minnesota jessup maryland milwaukee wisconsin syracuse new york environmental stewardship edit braun s express has been involved in the trucking industry s green movement since 2004 when it joined the environmental protection agency s smartway transport partnership . 2 the company has been an early adopter of fuel saving strategies including single wide tires automatic tire inflation systems and battery powered apus . in 2009 braun s was named a massachusetts energy leader 3 and was featured in mack trucks bulldog magazine which cites braun s as helping to transform the industry . 4 braun s was featured in the september 2009 issue of fleet equipment which also references the company s efforts to reduce fuel consumption . 5 in 2010 braun s was awarded an environmental merit award by the us epa . 6 references edit soria chester . woman killed by tractor trailer along bushwick bed stuy border nypd . metro . metro . retrieved 20 april 2016 . http nypost.com 2015 10 13 woman pushing laundry cart dragged 20 feet by box truck http www.mass.gov eoeea docs doer eleaders eleader brauns xpress.pdf http www.macktrucks.com assets mack bulldog mcktrk 5983 bdogmag09v1web.pdf http www.fleetequipmentmag.com item 67115 smart choices brauns express.aspx http yosemite.epa.gov opa admpress.nsf 6d651d23f5a91b768525735900400c28 a2895d5e4d2356db8525770d00674bb6 opendocument external links edit braun s express website 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 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