| Western Express, Inc. | |
| Image Alt: | A Western Express truck in Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Truckload transport carrier |
| Founded: | 1991 |
| Founder: | Wayne & Donna Wise |
| Hq Location: | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
Western Express (officially Western Express, Inc.) is an American logistics company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a privately owned company founded in 1991.[1]
The company has grown and has over 2000 trucks and 6000 trailers.[1] Most company trucks are the Freightliner Cascadia or International LT models.
In 2014, the company sued the truck stop Pilot Flying J regarding the truck stop's handling of fuel rebates for Western Express, while several other companies also had their lawsuits against the truck stop. [2]
In 2019, the company began expanding by creating headquarters jobs and hiring drivers, an $88 million investment over five years. Western Express hired 350 drivers each year of the five-year plan as part of this plan. [3]
In 2020 the Nashville terminal was extensively damaged in the 2020 Nashville tornado outbreak.[4]
Western Express is the largest woman-owned truckload carrier in America.[5] As of 2018 it was a top-25 carrier in America based on revenue.[6]