American logistics and transportation holding company
Caliber System Inc.
Formerly
Roadway Services Inc.(1982-1996)
Industry
Transportation
Founded
1982; 42 years ago (1982) in Akron, Ohio
Defunct
January 1998 (1998-01)
Fate
Acquired by FedEx
Successors
FedEx Ground
FedEx Freight
FedEx Custom Critical
FedEx Global Logistics
Headquarters
Akron, Ohio
,
United States
Subsidiaries
At acquisition:
Caliber Logistics
Caliber Technology
Roberts Express
RPS
Viking Freight
Prior to acquisition:
Central Freight Lines(1993-1996)
Cole's Express(1993-1996)
Nationwide Carriers(1984-1989)
Roadway Express(1982-1996)
RGA(1993-1995)
Spartan Express(1984-1990)
Caliber System Inc., known until 1996 as Roadway Services Inc., was a transportation holding company based in Akron, Ohio. During its history, Caliber owned a number of logistics companies including Roadway Express, Viking Freight and Roadway Package System (RPS) among others. Roadway Express was spun off in 1995 and Caliber was acquired by FedEx in 1998 with subsidiaries becoming FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Custom Critical and FedEx Global Logistics.
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longer runway 36L. Ignoring warnings from the Ground Proximity Warning System and using a series of sharp turns that further tested the DC-10's safety...
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was in charge of this proposed venture. In 1998, FedEx merged with CaliberSystem and reorganized as a holding company, FDX Corporation. In 2000, FDX...
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