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100 Years & Counting

Since 1924, Saia has been helping America’s businesses big and small expand their reach as the premier less-than-truckload carrier and logistics provider. From our humble beginnings in Louisiana, to our growth nationwide, our team works hard so our customers don’t have to.
Our customers’ growth is our growth. And we’ll keep trucking as a freight industry leader, continuing to innovate as a company and community partner. We’re proud to celebrate 100 years of service with exciting events all year long!

100 Years

210 Terminals

15,000+ Employees

OUR LEGACY

1940

1980

1990

2000

1924

Saia is founded in 1924.
This is in response to the many requests Louis Saia Sr. of Houma, LA, received to haul his customers’ goods to New Orleans, where he travels to pick up produce.
He removes the rear seats of his family car to make the first company “truck.”

1940s

After serving in World War II, Saia sons John and Vincent return home to help with the family business.
Vincent opens the New Orleans terminal, Louis Jr. opens the Layfette terminal (the largest outside New Orleans), and John is appointed CFO and Director of Operations in Houma.
The three brothers continue to build Saia into the 1980s.

1980s

The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 — This act of Congress deregulates the trucking industry, allowing Saia to open more terminals outside Louisiana and across the Sunbelt.
By the mid-1980s, Saia is one of the largest regional LTL carriers in the country, with 23 terminals across five Southeastern states, approximately 1,000 employees and over $50 million in revenue.
In 1987, the Saia family sells the business to Preston Trucking Company.

1990s

1993 — Yellow Corporation acquires Saia by purchasing Preston.
1995 — Saia merges with Smalley Transportation, another Yellow division, and opens terminals in North and South Carolina as well as western Texas.
1996 — Saia moves its corporate office to Johns Creek, Georgia.

2000s

Early 2000s — Saia acquires Action Express, WestEx, and Clark Bros. Transport, expanding coverage to 30 states.
The company is publicly traded under the Saia brand for the first time on NASDAQ (“SAIA”).
2007 — Saia acquires The Connection Company and Madison Freight Systems, Inc.
Saia also launches a unique year-long breast cancer awareness campaign, in conjunction with Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
For the first time in its history, Saia has over a billion dollars in gross revenue in 2008.
2009 — Saia joins Smartway, as it works to reduce the company’s environmental impact.
Going beyond LTL, Saia later expands its services by acquiring Robart Companies, a non-asset-based truckload service, and 3PL entity in 2012.
2015 — Saia acquired LinkEx Inc., a diversified, asset-light, 3PL based in Dallas, Texas.
Saia begins organic expansion into the Northeast in 2017.

2024 MARKS A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE

Over the last eight years, Saia has added 53 new terminals and nearly doubled its employee count.
Saia finalizes the purchase of 28 Yellow terminals.
Saia opens its first terminal in the state of Montana.

ABOUT THE MOBILE MUSUEM

Saia’s mobile museums are touring the nation! We will be making stops at our terminals, visiting our customers and the communities we serve nationwide. Guests can step into a real Saia truck and experience our 100-year history with interactive artifacts.
Want to know what it’s like to be a real Saia driver? Get behind the wheel of our action-packed simulator and learn how we drive our trucks. Follow our website to see where this immersive museum experience goes next.

KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR OUR MOBILE MUSEUMS TO SEE WHEN WE’RE DRIVING THROUGH YOUR STATE.

CURRENTLY IN Ohio

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Where we are

California

Redding
Sacramento
Oakland
Santa Rosa
Fresno
San Jose
Stockton

Colorado

Denver

Connecticut

New Haven

Delaware

Wilmington

Georgia

Johns Creek

Idaho

Pocatello
Twin Falls
Boise

Illinois

Grayslake
Utica
Chicago O’Hare
Rockford
Chicago

Indiana

Des Moines

Iowa

Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids

Kansas

Dodge City
Hays
Colby
Wichita
Kansas City

Maine

Portland

Maryland

Baltimore
Hagerstown

Massachusetts

Springfield
West Boston
North Boston

Minnesota

Minneapolis
Owatonna
St. Paul

Missouri

Kansas City

Nebraska

Omaha
Lincoln
Norfolk

Nevada

Las Vegas

New Hampshire

Concord

New Jersey

Newark

New York

Newburgh
Albany
Binghamton
Buffalo
Syracuse

North Carolina

Hickory
Greensboro
Greenville
Charlotte
Raleigh
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Ohio

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Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Mansfield
Toledo

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City
Tulsa

Oregon

Portland

Pennsylvania

Altoona
Harrisburg
Allentown
Philadelphia
Erie
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Rhode Island

Providence

South Carolina

Greenville
Columbia
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South Dakota

Sioux Falls

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Virginia

Roanoke
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North

Washington

Pasco
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Wisconsin

Green Bay
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