Pacific Intermountain Express Co PIE

Pacific Intermountain Express Co PIE As you may already know, P.I.E./PACIFIC INTERMOUNTAIN EXPRESS became the largest trucking company in the world in 1956. The story starts in 1927 when Ray V.

Lilenquest joined his brothers Bill and Les to run two Model A Fords providing service from Pocatello, ID, to Idaho Falls. Many changes occurred over the early years, with P.I.E. finally taking shape from three consolidated companies in 1940. By 1946 P.I.E. had 535 employees and was growing rapidly through many acquisitions in the late 1940s and 1950s. With the purchase of West Coast Freight and S

ystem Tank Lines in 1954, P.I.E became the largest hauler of petroleum products in the world. Service extended from the west coast to St. Louis and Chicago. P.I.E. employed virtually every type of available road equipment, and also designed some of their own dromedary tractors. By the mid 1960s P.I.E. extended service to the east coast through more acquisitions, having 67 terminals in 29 states. In 1973 the company was purchased by IU International, and in 1983 merged with Ryder Truck Lines, forming Ryder/P.I.E Nationwide. In 1985 the company was sold again, with the name shortened to P.I.E. Nationwide. By 1989 loses were staggering, and the company was sold again, absorbing Transcon Lines. Loses continued, and in 1990 P.I.E. filed Chapter XI bankruptcy. An attempt to scale back operations failed, with one of America’s most famous common carriers closing their doors forever, but leaving many fond memories.

07/28/2021

A friend to Labor,

An interesting page from a '70s brochure called "The Truth About Owning a Kenworth", touting the advantages of this make...
09/18/2019

An interesting page from a '70s brochure called "The Truth About Owning a Kenworth", touting the advantages of this make.

Thanks to Sam Patten for showing this to me!
01/27/2019

Thanks to Sam Patten for showing this to me!

1950's historical promotional documentary made by P.I.E. (Pacific Intermountain Express) a defunct trucking company now, PIE was once a significant motor car...

A tiny print of a very cool 1948 Westwood Trailer, sporting P.I.E. colors.
05/08/2018

A tiny print of a very cool 1948 Westwood Trailer, sporting P.I.E. colors.

Pacific Intermountain Express around 1956. This ran in the Jan/Feb 1956 issue of Petroleum Chemical Transporter which to...
04/11/2018

Pacific Intermountain Express around 1956. This ran in the Jan/Feb 1956 issue of Petroleum Chemical Transporter which today is known as Bulk Transporter magazine. Low center of gravity.

P I E (weigh station)
03/09/2018

P I E (weigh station)

A truck driver and a scaleman both smiling at the same time...what are the odds ?....
02/16/2018

A truck driver and a scaleman both smiling at the same time...what are the
odds ?....

Repost:Another uncommon P.I.E. As I understand it, these were prototypes built by Hendrickson for Ford using a Budd cab ...
04/21/2016

Repost:Another uncommon P.I.E. As I understand it, these were prototypes built by Hendrickson for Ford using a Budd cab and were placed with various firms to test the practicality of building what would become the Ford "H".

Just waiting for another dispatch,,,,
03/31/2016

Just waiting for another dispatch,,,,

P.I.E. Yard Donkey
03/22/2016

P.I.E. Yard Donkey

Working for a living,,,,,
01/07/2016

Working for a living,,,,,

Address

7429 Orchard Avenue
Snohomish, WA
98290

Telephone

(253) 275-7800

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