CFI - Contract Freighters, Inc - Kenworth T600 with 53' Dry Goods Van Trailer - PRECISION SERIES
In Summer, 2007 Con-Way completed the purchase of long-time Joplin, MO based CFI and began the integration of that fleet into their international operations. Part of that process will be the conversion of all the on-road decorations to their familiar blue and white scheme. Thus passes an era that began for CFI in 1951 but, in commemoration of their rich history, Con-Way wanted to give special homage to the newest member of their family. For that purpose, Tonkin Replicas, Inc. was chosen to produce a very limited run of the most current CFI trucks and we are the exclusive source for these fine replicas. There will be a total of only 300 units made and these will be the last officially licensed replicas of any CFI trucks that will ever be made. Each model will be built with the many fine details found throughout the Precision Series.
CFI was founded in 1951 in Joplin, Missouri with two trailers and generated revenues of a mere $12,000 during its first year. That entrepreneurial start-up evolved into North America's truckload leader. Recognizing the need to serve customers in a global economy, CFI expanded services to Mexico, and in 1985 through-trailer service to that country began. Monterrey, Mexico became the location for our their first international office that opened in 1987. This was soon followed by another international office in Toronto, Canada. Not long after this expansion, CFI purchased its first 48-foot trailer.
Since 1993, a 300-acre site in Joplin had been home to the company headquarters, maintenance buildings, wash bay, and local drivers services.
Until Summer 2007, more than a half century had passed since its founding, and CFI was still a privately held company. They had grown tremendously from a single tractor and two trailers to a leader in the industry with over 2,600 tractors and more than 7,000 trailers. Then, in July 2007, headlines read: "Privately held truckload carrier CFI will become part of Con-way Inc. in a $750 million deal, pending regulatory approvals." Acquired by Con-way, CFI was combined with Con-way Truckload to create an organization that employs ov
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