Combined Transport, Inc. is a deregulation baby. The founder, Richard Card, took advantage of the political environment of the late seventies to obtain his operating authority and achieve his lifelong dream of running a trucking company. His many years of experience as a driver, owner-operator and fleet owner helped educate him into the ways of moving freight. Equipped with this knowledge, he opened and operated a number of prosperous freight brokerages, many of which are still operating successfully today. He parlayed ownership of those companies and a productive venture on the Alaska Pipeline into enough capital to start Combined Transport, Inc. on September 2, 1980. Combined grew rapidly starting with only one company truck and a few owner-operators. Using his unique skills of engineering and salesmanship, Richard attacked freight problems and turned them into opportunities. One such opportunity was in the transportation of uncrated flat glass. In conjunction with PPG Industries, Inc., one of the largest glass producing companies, a system of glass transportation was developed that both revolutionized the industry and provided mutual benefits for all involved.