Transport Services was established in 1976 as a sales-only semi-trailer dealer in Cleveland, OH. In the early 80s, we added a Parts Division and Service Division to meet the maintenance and repair needs of our customers. Our North Royalton Headquarters sits on more than 46 acres and includes 22 service bays and a 20,000 square-foot parts warehouse.
In 2018, a second location opened through the acquisition of Columbus-based Tra-Serv, a tractor and trailer service repair shop founded in 1978. We immediately transitioned the location into a full-service trailer dealership with a new addition of a state-of-the-art paint booth.
In June 2025 TSI made an even bigger stride, and opened a third location in Toledo, OH. This location is a full-service semi-trailer dealership like the others, with new 24/7 parking services in a gated and surveilled lot.
Today, Transport Services has full-service semi-trailer dealerships in Cleveland, Columbus, and now, in Toledo. We continue to focus on buying, selling, leasing, providing parts for, and repairing semi-trailers, and other transportation equipment to be a leading semi-trailer solutions partner. TSI maintains a rental fleet with thousands trailers and is proud to be the largest Hyundai Translead dealer in Ohio.
We are committed to being an integral part of our customer's success by providing outstanding customer service, technical knowledge, experience and commitment to any and all of their transportation equipment needs. Our company’s success is built on the skills and efforts and continued development of each company employee.
Central Freight Lines has a rich history of providing transportation to emerging businesses and Fortune 500 industry leaders since 1925. Central's Corporate Office has been located in Waco, Texas for over 95 years.
Central Freight Lines has sustainability, financial strength, and an infrastructure designed to intelligently support the logistical needs of North America's largest manufacturing, retail, and distribution enterprises.
Central Freight Lines continues to look for growth opportunities without losing our focus of consistent, reliable LTL service to our core area which is comprised of 80 terminals from Miami to Los Angeles. Our network supports warehousing, inventory control and distribution capabilities for those corporations looking to outsource their supply chain needs.
Central Freight Lines is the first LTL carrier to commit to supplementing their current diesel fleet with compressed natural gas tractors. Central Freight Lines San Antonio, Houston and Fort Worth local operations are running with clean operating CNG heavy duty tractors. Central Freight Lines is committed to reducing our carbon footprint and continuing to be an environmentally aware carrier.
Central Freight Lines has made a significant investment in technology by instituting a state of the art digital dispatch management system. Our dispatchers are equipped with the most powerful and dynamic computer dispatch application available to the LTL environment.