INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Celadon Trucking Services has purchased over 1,500 new tractors, expanding its overall fleet.
Celadon CEO and President Paul Will commented: “One of Celadon’s hallmarks has always been the newness of our company fleet.”
The company, which ranks 29 in Today’s Trucking’s top 100 fleet list, purchased three tractor models: the Kenworth T680, the LoneStar and ProStar tractors from International.
"The key for us with these new ProStar tractors is to help recruit company drivers to our fleet as well as offer a reward to our existing drivers,” Will said.
The Kenworth tractors will be used by the company’s expedited team operations.
In past months, Celadon has been adding three to four teams each week to its expedited fleet, which currently is made up of 275 teams in the U.S. and Canada.
The LoneStar models are for the Lease Purchase division, and ProStar tractors are for the company’s core driving fleet, according to Celadon.
The company said the purchases are part of a substantial investment in expansion that was fueled by recent acquisitions.
Among Celadon’s 2013 acquisitions: Ontario-based Hyndman Transport; Saskatchewan-based trucking firm, the Yanke Group of Companies, owned by the Marcoux family since 1975.
