Caliber System

Caliber System Inc., known until 1996 as Roadway Services Inc., was a transportation holding company based in Akron, Ohio, United States.

At the same time Roadway Express continued its expansion with services to Europe in 1991 and a number of Pacific Rim ports soon after.

[11] In the end, the strike lasted 24 days[2] and, according to the RSI, resulted in losses of US$68 million for the quarter at Roadway Express.

At the time, Roadway Express contributed over 40% of the parent company's US$5 billion annual revenue[10] but was less profitable than the other trucking units.

[12] As a result, RSI announced in August 1995 that it would spin off Roadway Express as a separate, publicly traded company.

[13] In November 1995, Roadway Services announced it was changing its name to Caliber System, effective in January 1996 and would move its stock listing from the Nasdaq to the NYSE under the new symbol "CBB.

[17] Viking announced a wage freeze in July 1996 and in December said it would be eliminating 30 terminals and 1,500 jobs in a bid to reduce costs.

A vintage Roadway Express truck
An original Coles Express truck. Coles was acquired by RSI in 1993.
Logo of Roadway Package System (RPS)
RSI launched Roadway Global Air in 1993
An RGA Boeing 727. RGA operated for less than two years before it was shut down and its assets were sold to Burlington Air Express.
Roadway Express eventually merged with rival Yellow
Central was reconstituted from its former assets
FedEx Ground delivery vehicle. RPS became FedEx Ground in 2000.
Viking eventually became FedEx Freight