History

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Over 40 Years and Counting

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Since 1978, TCI Transportation has been dedicated to serving our clients in the only way we know how – with integrity, passion, and ingenuity. We’ve spent the past 4 decades expanding our locations from coast to coast and have been aggressively adding new services for our clients to help them grow their businesses as effectively and efficiently as possible. Our story has a long history, and yet we have only just begun.

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[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Off and Running” date=”1980″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI signs its first major lease account, Hasa, a leading producer and distributor of high-quality water treatments and vessels. And we’re still working with them today.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Dedicated Services” date=”1985″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI expands its business services by offering dedicated transport, and signs outsourcing accounts with clients including Chevron, Castaic Brick Company, and C&H Crockett.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Moving On Up (to Downtown)” date=”1986″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]Corporate offices expand and move to Vernon, California, south of Downtown Los Angeles.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Now Offering Used Trucks” date=”1989″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI launches a used truck sales business. Offering a wide variety of well-maintained vehicles, TCI Truck Sales quickly grows into an important part of our business.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Welcome to Commerce” date=”1995″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI builds out its newest location in Commerce, California, centrally located within the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. Shortly thereafter, Fresh Start and Robinsons May join us as new Dedicated accounts.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Expansion to Fontana” date=”2000″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI continues its Southern California expansion into Fontana, across the street from the Fontana speedway. Built from the ground up, it has a shop with 8 drive through bays, a cross dock, and multiple wash bays.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Northward Bound” date=”2003″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI extends its footprint in California by expanding north into the San Francisco Bay Area  and opening Stockton and Livermore locations.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Phoenix Rises” date=”2005″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]To better serve our Arizona clients, our full-service Phoenix location is built. More recently, TCI has become Arizona’s only authorized Kalmar Ottawa Dealer.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Las Vegas” date=”2007″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI opens its first Nevada location in North Las Vegas, planting our roots in the largest city in the Mojave Desert.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Lone Star Locations” date=”2015″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]Expanding into the Texas market, TCI opens three new locations, including San Antonio, Midland, and Houston.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Henderson” date=”2015″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]Expanding our capabilities in Nevada, TCI establishes a second location in Henderson, about 16 miles southeast of downtown Las Vegas.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Northwest Territory” date=”2019″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI opens its Tacoma location in Puyallup, Washington, dedicated to servicing a wide variety of Northwestern companies.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Going Green” date=”2020″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI’s efforts to promote more sustainable practices lead to the creation and implementation of our environmental division. TCI Environmental become a central focus of the company’s future growth strategy.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”Coast to Coast” date=”2021″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″]TCI’s expansion reaches the East Coast with multiple openings stretching from Nevada to Georgia. New locations include Las Vegas, Savannah and Shreveport Louisiana.[/mvc_timeline_son][mvc_timeline_son maintitle=”CDS Merger” date=”2022″ clr=”#ed1c24″ size=”48″ bgclr=”#ed1c24″ caption_url=””]TCI Dedicated Transportation Companies (TCI) and Command Delivery Systems, Inc. (CDS) merged to unite their transportation businesses.[/mvc_timeline_son][/mvc_timeline_father][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]