A-P-A Transport Corp.
{{Short description|Defunct trucking and shipping company in North Bergen, NJ}}
A-P-A Transport Corp. (also known as APA Transport) was a North Bergen, New Jersey–based trucking and shipping company. At one point it was the nation's fourth largest interstate freight trucking company.David Rounds, "Perfecting a Piece of the World: Arthur Imperatore and the Blue-Collar Aristocrats of A-P-A" Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1993
Origins
Founded in 1947 by Arthur Imperatore Sr. and his brothers Eugene, Arnold, George and Harold in West New York, New Jersey, it started as a local trucking business with a single surplus US Army truck, originally called "Imperatore Bros. Moving and Trucking." Later that same year they bought a second surplus truck, and then the name and two trucks of A&P Trucking Corp. for $800 from Albert Amorino, also of West New York. In the 1950s, after a few years of legal wrangling over the name by the A&P grocery chain, they simply added a trailing A.Lucien Rhodes, [http://www.inc.com/magazine/19820401/2109.html "The Importance Of Being Arthur"] Inc. Apr 1, 1982
Successful
In 1952 they built a new terminus at 88th Street and Tonnelle Ave in North Bergen and
by 1958 the company surpassed $1 million in gross revenue.
Eventually Arthur bought out all the other brothers in the business.
The company enjoyed great success, growing to more than 3,500 tractor-trailers and operating 31 freight terminals by 1991.Jon Nordmire, [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/16/nyregion/trucker-who-rarely-backs-down.html "Trucker Who Rarely Backs Down"] New York Times, May 16, 1992.
=Shutdown=
By 2001 it had fallen to 38th place, and finally closed its doors in February 2002.Hugh R. Morley, "Trucking Firm A-P-A Transport in North Bergen, N.J., Closes." The Record (Newspaper, Hackensack, NJ) February 24, 2002
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091218070217/http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/df_apa.htm David Faust Collection of APA truck pictures]
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Category:Companies based in Hudson County, New Jersey
Category:American companies disestablished in 2002
Category:Transport companies established in 1947
Category:Defunct companies based in New Jersey
Category:Trucking companies of the United States
Category:1947 establishments in New Jersey
Category:Transport companies disestablished in 2002
Category:2002 disestablishments in New Jersey