written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message trailer bridge inc. value . service . growth . that s the trailer bridge advantage . type private industry transportation founded 1991 founder malcom mclean headquarters jacksonville florida usa key people mitch luciano president ceo ; nate coverdale vp finance services cargo shipping vehicle shipping vessel chartering logistics revenue 118.2 million 2010 1 number of employees 214 2014 parent seacor holdings 2 website trailerbridge.com trailer bridge inc. is a freight service company headquartered in jacksonville florida that offers international and domestic shipping with primary international calls to san juan puerto rico and puerto plata dominican republic . 3 it is one of the few companies offering 53 foot containers which offer up to 40 % more cubic capacity than other container sizes . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 public company 4 environment 5 clients 6 notes 7 references history edit trailer bridge was founded in 1991 by malcom mclean who is recognized in the industry as the father of containerization . mclean had previously started mclean trucking company in winston salem north carolina which he built into one of the largest trucking companies in the united states . he saw the need for a service that could in the words of the company provide true single carrier responsibility across the united states and on to puerto rico . 4 in april 1991 mclean founded trailer bridge and in the following february trailer bridge made its first shipment from jacksonville florida to san juan puerto rico . in 1997 trailer bridge went public on nasdaq and moved its headquarters to jacksonville . over the years it expanded its fleet and capacity and in 2000 it unveiled its shipment tracking tool . in 2004 trailer bridge purchased all of kadampanattu corporation s stock thus gaining two 736 foot triple deck ro ro barges . 5 in 2010 trailer began offering weekly service to and from jacksonville and puerto plata dominican republic . during the 4th quarter of 2011 the company had notes totaling 82.5 million come due . unable to meet this obligation they filed chapter 11 bankruptcy . in the first quarter of 2012 a judge approved their reorganization plan which effectively gave seacor holdings control of the company with three of seven directors on the trailer bridge board . 2 a press release from trailer bridge stated that seacor holdings intends to use its extensive maritime transportation experience to assist the company in implementing its strategy to return it to sustainable and profitable operations . 2 seacor holdings did not comment but a credit suisse analyst stated distressed acquisition opportunities are the company s bread and butter . management does not like losses ; therefore we do not expect seacor to hold onto businesses not generating their cost of capital . 2 in 2012 trailer bridge celebrated the 20th anniversary of its inaugural voyage and five years of service to puerto plata dr and also reached its one millionth customer booking established tb logistics and added more containers making it one of the world s largest fleets . trailer bridge was recognized in 2016 as one of jacksonville s best places to work by the jacksonville business journal . 6 operations edit trailer bridge is a u.s. flag jones act carrier offering cargo shipping vessel chartering barge chartering and vehicle shipping services between jacksonville florida san juan puerto rico and the dominican republic on a weekly basis . its fleet of 53 foot by 102 inch containers offers about 40 % more capacity compared to other containers and their 3 860 cubic feet translates to more value for customers . 7 trailer bridge also offers car shipping to puerto rico and the dominican republic . customers can use trailer bridge s autobridge service to get instant quote for shipping a car to puerto rico from florida and more . and with tb quick track customers can easily track their shipments . 8 trailers destined for puerto rico are picked up almost anywhere in the continental u.s. and driven to jacksonville where they are loaded onto a barge for the five day trip to san juan . in 2007 the company added the dominican republic as a shipping destination and is according to the jacksonville business journal the only service between the u.s. and the dominican republic using u.s. flagged ships . 9 the company expects to service cuba when the us permits it . the barges owned by trailer bridge have no propulsion system ; instead they rely on ocean going tugboats supplied by other companies to tow the vessels to and from their destinations . the company leases 26.5 acres 107 000 m2 of land at the southwest tip of blount island from the jacksonville port authority where they dock load and unload their barges . 10 public company edit the company went public in 1997 . according to wright investors service at the end of 2007 the company operated a fleet of 114 tractors 241 high cube trailers 3 882 53 foot high cube containers and 3 177 53 foot chassis to transport truckload freight . they also owned two 736 foot triple deck roll on roll off roro ocean going barges and three 403 foot triplestack box carriers . 11 their stock reached an all time high of 14.75 in 2007 . 12 environment edit in 2000 trailer bridge joined the u.s. environmental protection agency s climate wise program to collaborate with others on innovative ways to boost energy efficiencies and improve pollution conditions . then in 2006 it joined the smartwaysm transport partnership where the epa and freight industry work together to not only increase energy efficiencies and improve air pollution but also to reduce greenhouse gases . its efforts in this organization earned it the smartwaysm transport partnership s environmental excellence award . in 2010 trailer bridge made the change to ultra low sulfur diesel . this fuel exceeds two imo standards 1 no more than 0.5 % sulfur content for all vessel fuel by 2020 and 2 emission control areas for less than 1.0 % sulfur content by 2010 and 0.1 % by 2015 . trailer bridge implemented its own environmental protection award called breath easy . this award calculates the percentage reduction in particulate matter emissions that can be associated with customers shipments moving with trailer bridge s environmentally superior transport system . 13 clients edit many of trailer bridge s customers are blue chip companies . new cars and trucks are a major segment of their cargo and vehicles are shipped for ford daimlerchrysler and general motors . several major retail chains use trailer bridge to ship containers to their stores including jc penney home depot costco and toys r us . costco was added as a customer in 2008 . other products are shipped to puerto rican distribution centers by major manufacturers georgia pacific general electric procter & gamble whirlpool and sc johnson . 1 notes edit a b wright investor s service company profile snapshot trailer bridge inc. a b c d basch mark 23 january 2012 . bridge trailer bridge in hands of seacor holdings check url value help . jacksonville business journal . retrieved 12 may 2016 . about us overview . trailer bridge inc. retrieved 12 september 2014 . company profile kadampanattu corporation s stock . trailer bridge . retrieved 23 april 2015 . here are the large companies that are jacksonville s best places to work . jacksonville business journal . 22 february 2016 . retrieved 12 may 2016 . trailer bridge inc. homepage . trailer bridge inc. retrieved 12 september 2014 . international auto shipping services . trailer bridge inc. retrieved 12 september 2014 . jacksonville business journal august 13 2007 trailer bridge starts dominican service 1000 % 27 & queryzoom yes 5090 william mills st 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