sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message genco a fedex company type genco is a wholly owned subsidiary industry logistics founded pittsburgh pennsylvania 1898 headquarters pittsburgh pennsylvania united states key people arthur f. smuck iii president & chief executive officer revenue us 1.5 billion p.a. number of employees 10 000 teammates in the united states and canada website www.genco.com genco a fedex company is a third party logistics provider to technology retail consumer & industrial goods healthcare and government & defense customers . history of genco edit in 1898 hyman shear began operating a drayage company known as h. shear trucking company . leading a blind horse with a wagon hyman delivered commodities to pittsburgh and its surrounding communities . in 1917 h. shear trucking purchased its first gas powered truck allowing the company to expand its delivery area . within a short period of time the company was operating seven trucks . after selling his pharmacy in the early 1940s samuel t. shear the second generation of the family entered the drayage business . under sam s leadership the company s delivery fleet grew and warehousing and distribution services were added . by 1966 shear trucking company employed over 20 drivers and was servicing customers such as copperweld steel mattel toys kimberly clark kaufmann s and gimbel s department store . in 1971 herb shear the third generation of the family joined his father and expanded the company s base of operations to include public warehouse operations . the company was awarded the contract to provide the pennsylvania liquor control board distribution services to western pennsylvania in 1975 and in 1988 distribution resources inc. dri was formed in eastern pennsylvania to provide customers with flexible labor intense services including light product assembly refurbishing manipulation and general distribution services . scanning solutions inc. a division dedicated to the development of returns processing software and reclamation center management was formed in the late 80 s. applying state of the art bar code and programming technology the company offered retailers wholesalers and manufacturers with flexible centralized returned goods processing and asset recovery services . citation needed 1995 saw the consolidation of numerous company divisions and services under one banner name genco distribution system . along with the new name came new concepts and developments in supply chain management . 1997 brought about new faces and services through the acquisition of alpha & omega ; an established pittsburgh based warehouse management system wms software development company . genco ended the past century positioning itself with a broader range of services through the 1999 acquisition of two companies cumberland distribution services building upon the company s base and history of distribution center management services ; and materials for today s learning joint ventures in the fulfillment industry . references edit external links edit official company site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title genco atc & oldid 743626630 categories american companies established in 1898companies based in pittsburgh1898 establishments in pennsylvaniahidden categories articles lacking sources from june 2016all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from june 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 13 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view