Braun's Express

Braun's Express, Inc. is a privately owned and operated American freight company serving the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest United States. Braun's specializes in supply-chain management for carpeting and flooring products, but also offers transportation applicable to any industry. Braun's operates eight terminal locations and delivers to a service area which stretches from northern Virginia to Maine and as far west as North and South Dakota.

Braun's Express, Inc.
TypePrivately held company
IndustryTransportation & Logistics
Founded1967
FounderJoe Braun
Headquarters
Hopedale, Massachusetts
,
United States
Area served
Northeastern United States, Midwestern United States
Key people
David Normandin, Cynthia Normandin
OwnerDavid and Cynthia Normandin
Websitebraunsexpress.com

History

Braun's Express has been in the trucking business since the early 1930s. The original owner was Joe Braun of Medway, Massachusetts who started his business with only one truck. The business grew modestly throughout the 20th century and was eventually purchased and incorporated in 1967 by Roy Nutting. The company's growth accelerated when it developed delivery of airfreight outside the Boston-Route 128 area. In 1978 Braun's became one of the first trucking companies in the area to use computers in the office. The company now employs nearly 300 people and services much of the Eastern United States from its eight terminal locations.

In 2012, Braun's acquired Surfaces Transport, Inc. and expanded its service area to include the Midwest, opening new terminals in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

In 2015, a Braun's Express vehicle being operated in Brooklyn, New York, struck and killed a pedestrian.[1]

Terminal locations

Braun's Express operates terminals in the following cities:

Environmental stewardship

Braun's Express has been involved in the trucking industry's green movement since 2004, when it joined the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership.[2] The company has been an early adopter of fuel-saving strategies, including single-wide tires, automatic tire-inflation systems, and battery-powered APUs. In 2009, Braun's was named a "Massachusetts Energy Leader"[3] and was featured in Mack Trucks' Bulldog Magazine, which cites Braun's as "helping to transform the industry."[4]

Braun's was featured in the September 2009 issue of Fleet Equipment, which also references the company's efforts to reduce fuel consumption.[5]

In 2010, Braun's was awarded an Environmental Merit Award by the US EPA.[6]

References
  1. Soria, Chester. "Woman killed by tractor-trailer along Bushwick/Bed-Stuy border: NYPD". Metro. Metro. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. Mongelli, Lorena; Sauchelli, Dana; Steinbuch, Yaron (13 October 2015). "Woman pushing laundry cart dies after she's hit, dragged by truck". New York Post. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. Braun's Express named Massachusetts Energy Leader
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2009-10-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Award by US EPA
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