IU International Corporation was a diversified conglomerate based in Philadelphia.
[1] International Utilities Corporation was incorporated in Maryland in 1924.
The company changed its name to IU International Corporation in 1973. International Utilities acquired Ryder Truck Lines from Ryder System in 1965, and Pacific Intermountain Express in 1973.
[2] In 1978, C. Brewer & Co. became a wholly owned subsidiary of IU.
"Doc" Buyers, a former IU executive, became chairman and CEO of the newly independent company.