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]

OHL
TypePrivate company
IndustryLogistics
FateAcquired by GEODIS USA
FoundedUnited States, 1951
Headquarters,
Key people
Randy Curran, CEO
Number of employees
> 6,000 (2008)
DivisionsWarehousing and Distribution, Transportation, International Logistics Services
Websitewww.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

  1. Allen, Margaret (23 October 2002). "ODC merges with Ozburn-Hessey - Dallas Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. "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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