Northeast freight carrier A. Duie Pyle recently announced plans to open new freight hubs in Richmond, Manassas and Roanoke. (Courtesy of A. Duie Pyle)
A well-established Pennsylvania trucking company is revving its engine for a southward expansion, including a stop in Richmond.
Duie Pyle, a 98-year-old freight carrier, plans to have its new trucking-and-warehousing hubs in Richmond, Manassas and Roanoke operational by mid-April, said John Luciani, Pyle’s COO of less-than-truckload solutions.
Locally, Pyle will operate out of a 16,500-square-foot facility at 3609 E. Belt Blvd. in south Richmond.
Pyle bought the property for $2 million from Bex Logistics in a deal that was recorded with the city in October, according to online property records. The facility is on a roughly 5-acre site and was most recently valued at $925,000.
Though the company’s trucks were already traveling Virginia’s highways, Pyle decided to invest in Virginia facilities to strengthen its operations in the Old Dominion. The expansion, which was announced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office and the company this month, has been several years in the making and was motivated by client demand.
“Richmond and Virginia more specifically has been part of our strategic initiative to expand our footprint and reach throughout the Northeast,” Luciani said. “Our customers are pushing us to do more to support their supply chain. We were at a competitive disadvantage and wanted to correct that by expanding into Virginia.”
A. Duie Pyle spent $2 million to buy a 16,500-square-foot facility at 3609 E. Belt Blvd. to serve as its Richmond hub. (Jack Jacobs photo)
The Richmond facility has 50 service doors for trucks to load and unload cargo. The company expects 25 employees will work there.
“It’s a freight hub in which we move shipments in and out and that ultimately get delivered in the greater Virginia area,” Luciani said.
He said the company has spent $20 million to acquire its Virginia facilities. The Manassas facility has 30 service doors and the Roanoke facility has 16 service doors, and they will have 50 employees between them.
Hiring for Pyle’s Virginia crew is underway, though the company expects that some existing employees will move to Virginia to be part of the team.
“We got about 10 people who want to transfer from existing operations throughout the Northeast into the Virginia areas,” Luciani said.
Pyle keeps its headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and has more than 40 trucking and warehouse facilities, according to its website.
The company was represented in its Virginia real estate deals by Thalhimer’s Wilson Greenlaw, Jr., Graham Stoneburner and Wyatt Poats.
Elsewhere in the local trucking industry, Richmond-based Git The Trucking Commercial Tires recently opened a tire store in Petersburg and has plans for another one in Portsmouth. Chester-based trucking firm Abilene Motor Express is opening new trailer storage lots locally and out-of-state.
Northeast freight carrier A. Duie Pyle recently announced plans to open new freight hubs in Richmond, Manassas and Roanoke. (Courtesy of A. Duie Pyle)
A well-established Pennsylvania trucking company is revving its engine for a southward expansion, including a stop in Richmond.
Duie Pyle, a 98-year-old freight carrier, plans to have its new trucking-and-warehousing hubs in Richmond, Manassas and Roanoke operational by mid-April, said John Luciani, Pyle’s COO of less-than-truckload solutions.
Locally, Pyle will operate out of a 16,500-square-foot facility at 3609 E. Belt Blvd. in south Richmond.
Pyle bought the property for $2 million from Bex Logistics in a deal that was recorded with the city in October, according to online property records. The facility is on a roughly 5-acre site and was most recently valued at $925,000.
Though the company’s trucks were already traveling Virginia’s highways, Pyle decided to invest in Virginia facilities to strengthen its operations in the Old Dominion. The expansion, which was announced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office and the company this month, has been several years in the making and was motivated by client demand.
“Richmond and Virginia more specifically has been part of our strategic initiative to expand our footprint and reach throughout the Northeast,” Luciani said. “Our customers are pushing us to do more to support their supply chain. We were at a competitive disadvantage and wanted to correct that by expanding into Virginia.”
A. Duie Pyle spent $2 million to buy a 16,500-square-foot facility at 3609 E. Belt Blvd. to serve as its Richmond hub. (Jack Jacobs photo)
The Richmond facility has 50 service doors for trucks to load and unload cargo. The company expects 25 employees will work there.
“It’s a freight hub in which we move shipments in and out and that ultimately get delivered in the greater Virginia area,” Luciani said.
He said the company has spent $20 million to acquire its Virginia facilities. The Manassas facility has 30 service doors and the Roanoke facility has 16 service doors, and they will have 50 employees between them.
Hiring for Pyle’s Virginia crew is underway, though the company expects that some existing employees will move to Virginia to be part of the team.
“We got about 10 people who want to transfer from existing operations throughout the Northeast into the Virginia areas,” Luciani said.
Pyle keeps its headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and has more than 40 trucking and warehouse facilities, according to its website.
The company was represented in its Virginia real estate deals by Thalhimer’s Wilson Greenlaw, Jr., Graham Stoneburner and Wyatt Poats.
Elsewhere in the local trucking industry, Richmond-based Git The Trucking Commercial Tires recently opened a tire store in Petersburg and has plans for another one in Portsmouth. Chester-based trucking firm Abilene Motor Express is opening new trailer storage lots locally and out-of-state.