About Celadon
Celadon is one of North America’s largest and most progressive transportation and logistics companies. Founded in 1985, Celadon has grown continuously for over 28 years and now employs over 4,000 associates worldwide. We have the newest equipment operated by the most skilled drivers on the road; our expertise means reliability and dependability. As one of the top truckload carriers in North America, we have international resources strategically located within the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In addition to international business, Celadon offers a range of truckload transportation services within the United States, including long-haul, regional, local, and dedicated. Our facilities allow us to provide a total transportation solution. Celadon Logistics provides freight management services, less-than-truckload consolidation, and freight brokerage services. Celadon Dedicated Services offers supply chain management solutions, such as warehousing and dedicated fleet services. You can count on us for solutions to all your transportation and logistics needs.
Corporate Profile
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Celadon operates roughly 3,000 tractors and 8,700 trailers. Its customer base represents a Who’s Who list of leading manufacturers and retailers. No matter what you buy or where you buy it, there’s a good chance that Celadon trucks have played a role in shipping your favorite products from the manufacturer directly to your preferred retailers and ultimately into your hands. Eleven acquisitions over the past two years have allowed Celadon to expand its operations and service offerings within the United States and significantly improve lane density, freight mix, service offerings, and customer diversity.
“Our work has been recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association with National Fleet Safety Awards and by the U.S. EPA with a SmartWay Partnership Excellence Award.”
Environmental Concerns
Celadon is a U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partner and holds CTPAT, Partners in Protection, FAST, TSA, and ACE accreditations. As a Smart-Way Partner, employees and customers take pride in knowing Celadon takes an aggressive, proactive approach in doing its part to support a cleaner environment. In addition to earning the EPA’s top score in the Smart-Way Transport Partnership for cleaner air, Celadon is a 3-time consecutive winner of the U.S. EPA SmartWay Excellence Award for increasing fuel efficiency while reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.
As one of North America’s largest transportation companies, Celadon’s efforts in supporting a clean environment also include keeping the highways they drive, clean and litter free. A cleaner environment is also why they are participating in the Indiana Sponsor A Highway® program, which reduces the amount of litter along Indiana’s highways.
Innovation
Celadon has always recognized the powerful role that technology can play and, as a result, has invested in leading-edge technology and system enhancements. As one of the first trucking companies to employ satellite tracking today, we continue providing our customers with the latest advancements. These include:
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
- Drop & Swap
- Driver & Load
- SensorTRACS
- Vehicle Security and Control
- CelaTRAC
- Untethered Trailer Tracking Fleet
Their work has been recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association with National Fleet Safety Awards and by the U.S. EPA with a SmartWay Partnership Excellence Award. In 2012 Celadon was awarded numerous carrier service awards and named Healthy Trucking Fleet of the Year and Best Fleet to Drive for Celadon Canada Fleet.
To learn more about Celadon, please visit their website: www.celadontrucking.com