Fox Cartage, is a member of Mayflower Canada. Mayflower Transit Co.
was founded in 1927 by Indiana grocer Conrad M. Gentry and his friend Don
F. Kenworthy in Indianapolis, Ind., as an alternative to railroads for customers
who were interested in moving their belongings across the country on the
newly-paved roads. The new enterprise became known for providing safe door-to-door
pickup and delivery. In 1928, Burnside Smith added capital and management
expertise, reincorporated the business as Aero Mayflower Transit Company,
and set the standard for the new enterprise: "To have the best company...and
the best people...offering the best services."
Seventy-five years later, Mayflower Transit is one of the nation's largest
movers of household goods and other commodities requiring specialized handling.
Mayflower's growth has mirrored the growth of the country. After obtaining,
in 1940, the first nationwide household goods authority certificate issued
by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Mayflower introduced a succession
of improvements in its equipment and service, and its market share grew
steadily. By 1960, its name was the best-recognized in moving, a distinction
Mayflower maintains to this day.
Following extensive regulatory changes affecting the moving industry in
the early 1980s, Mayflower, like a number of other major movers, underwent
ownership changes, and in March 1995, it was acquired by UniGroup, Inc.,
a transportation and relocation company based in suburban St. Louis, Mo.,
where Mayflower now also maintains its headquarters. As part of UniGroup,
which is owned exclusively by full-time movers, Mayflower is extending its
proud history of accomplishment as an innovator and a recognized provider
of superior moving services to individuals in United States and Canada.
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