It started with one truck and a white stripe
A used blue Freightliner with a white stripe painted on the side, resembling an arrow. That is where the name came from — and the standard.
Four decades on the road
Every terminal, every truck and every tool we run today traces back to a family that decided to do this properly.
1982
Everything starts with a dream and a vision in Romania
In his home country, Chris is enjoying his own “transportation” while envisioning big about the future.
1986
Chris and his family move to the USA
After moving to the United States in July of 1986, Chris's father, Constantin, purchases the first White Arrow truck.
It is a used blue Freightliner with a white stripe painted on the side resembling an arrow — the White Arrow name is born.
With just one truck, the story begins
Chris's father is the sole driver with just one truck.
1990
Two newer Freightliner trucks are added to the fleet
Paving the way for further growth, focusing on coast to coast truckload operations.
1992
White Arrow expands into the LTL market
The fleet grows to 4 trucks.
2000
The first terminal opens in Southern California
White Arrow's growth continues, expanding into LTL consolidation operations. The fleet evolves to 10 trucks.
A small business with big dreams
With just 10 trucks, White Arrow is geared towards expansion.
2006
White Arrow opens a second terminal in NJ
This new opening supports freight operations between California and the Northeast.
2008
Third terminal in Stockton, CA
At which point, the fleet grows to 20 trucks and approximately 50 trailers.
2009
The fleet grows to 40 trucks and nearly 100 trailers
White Arrow enters into the temperature controlled market.
On the road to success
White Arrow continues its rapid growth.
2012
New terminals in Portland, OR; Mechanicsburg, PA and Chicago, IL
White Arrow undergoes a reorganization to support its rapid growth. The fleet grows to approximately 100 trucks and 300 trailers with almost 115 employees supporting its operations.
2013
EPA's SmartWay Excellence Award
For the first time, White Arrow is recognized by SmartWay for its leadership in the environmental efforts within the transportation industry.
It receives the Excellence Award for calendar 2012.
2014 – 2015
Joins the fastest growing private companies in LA and in the US
Two years in a row, White Arrow achieves the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in the United States, and the Los Angeles Business Journal Top 100 fast growing private companies in Los Angeles.
One of America's fastest growing private companies
White Arrow continues to create jobs and to invest in its future.
2016
A new terminal opens in Springfield, MA — and Archer goes live
This offers improved coverage in New England.
We release a cutting-edge Transportation Management System developed internally — the name is Archer. This new TMS is connected to all of our trucks and is accessible to our customers via our website.
Our solution is capable of real-time tracking and temperature monitoring. It gives our customers full visibility throughout the lifecycle of the load with notifications and alerts.
Better, faster, greener
Transparency, efficiency and environment-friendly are White Arrow's core values.
2017
Improved customer tools — web portal and mobile apps
We're always committed to showing transparency to our customers. Consequently, we're releasing a fully redesigned customer portal and mobile apps with enhanced features.
The customer has access to the tracking and temperature history of each shipment. The power of Archer, our TMS, is accessible via an elegant and efficient user interface.
The mobile apps are notification ready — you are alerted as soon as an important event occurs.
Better, faster, greener
Transparency, efficiency and environment-friendly are White Arrow's core values — and the reason we keep building our own tools instead of renting someone else's.
Archer, our transportation management system, is connected to every truck in the fleet and feeds the portal, the mobile apps and the API our customers integrate with.
Let's move it.
Tell us the lane, the temperature and the date. We'll tell you what it costs and what it takes.