Dive Brief:
- Estes Express Lines reopened a shuttered former Yellow Corp. terminal near Interstate 95 and Route 1 in Boynton Beach, Florida, the carrier announced on LinkedIn Monday.
- The 36-door facility features 12,120 square feet of dock space and another 2,880 square feet of offices, according to Estes. It was among two dozen terminals acquired by Estes in Yellow’s bankruptcy auction last year.
- The service center will handle freight that was previously shipped through Estes facilities in Miami and West Palm Beach, the company said.
Dive Insight:
Estes is racing against XPO, Saia and other carriers to reopen facilities acquired from Yellow following the biggest bankruptcy in trucking history.
The Richmond, Virginia-based carrier last month reopened Yellow terminals in Nevada and New Jersey, as well as an unrelated terminal in Florence, South Carolina.
In addition to Miami and West Palm Beach, the Boynton Beach facility joins other Estes operations in Florida, including those in Fort Myers, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville.
The Boynton Beach terminal will be supervised by Terminal Manager Schawn Bittner and District Operations Manager Vince Spataro, Estes said in the LinkedIn post.
Estes spent nearly $250 million at the property auction, and its acquisitions from Yellow will add a combined 985 doors to its network, according to the company.
