Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics is a former American logistics company, acquired by GEODIS SA. It began business in 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee, at one point one of the largest third-party logistics companies in the USA.[1]
| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Logistics |
| Fate | Acquired by GEODIS USA |
| Founded | United States, 1951 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Randy Curran, CEO |
Number of employees | > 6,000 (2008) |
| Divisions | Warehousing and Distribution, Transportation, International Logistics Services |
| Website | www.ohl.com |
In 2015, GEODIS SA, a French logistics company and division of SNCF, acquired OHL and dissolved it (it did not remain a subsidiary company). Taking over OHL's 120 distribution centers and all of its US operations, GEODIS gained a very strategic market share in the American logistics industry. [2]
References
- Allen, Margaret (23 October 2002). "ODC merges with Ozburn-Hessey - Dallas Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- "GEODIS Announces Completion of OHL (Ozburn-Hessey Logistics) Deal." Geodis.com, GEODIS, 3 Nov. 2015, www.geodis.com/en/view-1812-communique.html/1961. Accessed 22 June 2017.
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