Nagle Companies Inc

A family-owned company, the origins of Nagle Companies goes all the way back to World War II with current President and CEO Ed Nagle’s grandfather, Joe Bugyi (pronounced “bug eye”), who operated Bug-Eye Transportation as a division of Refrigerated Transport CO. Joe wanted to open his own independent terminal, Ed tells the story like this: “In 1977 he called our father, Ed Jr. an engineer for Dana Corp, asking for a referral. He needed to open a truck terminal in Toledo, and he was wondering if our father could suggest anyone. Ed Jr. called him back a week later and replied, “Me, and I need to give Dana three weeks notice!” Ed’s parents opened that terminal together in 1977 at the “Toledo 5”, Union 76 truck stop. This terminal eventually morphed into what we know today as Nagle Companies.

Ed continues the story this way: “When our grandfather decided to close his company our mother and father talked with their sons, Ed III and Steve, to see if we would be interested in joining them as they started a new company. They had a customer base and a following of trucks. Nagle Line, Inc. started as an agent for Mid American Transport div of RTC. Under growing pressure from our customers we obtained our Brokerage Authority in 1988, then our Contract and Common Authority under Nagle Toledo, Inc. in 1989.” Of the four brothers who at one time all worked together at Nagle Companies, only Ed and Pat remain as President and CEO and Secretary Treasurer and President of Nagle Logistics Group, respectively.

Most importantly, Ed would like everyone to know this about us: “We are a family-owned company that strives to operate profitably and continually improve, so we do that through the hard work of all our people. It’s based on honesty, morality, ethics, and respect, respect and dignity. We try to treat our customers that way, we certainly treat ourselves and our employees that way. It’s a fundamental right of who we are as human beings.”

Today, Nagle Companies provides as complete a range of services as you’ll find anywhere. From transportation, to fleet maintenance, to brokerage, and even warehousing, Nagle Companies can provide a solution no matter what you need.

TRUCKLOAD SERVICES
Nagle Companies offers a wide variety of truck load food distribution solutions ranging from temperature controlled, dry van, local cartage, and dedicated freight solutions. Create growth and efficiency for your supply chain with Nagle Companies’ reliable service and expertise.

Asset Based 3PL Services
In early 1987 our largest customer, Campbell Soup, insisted that we obtain our Brokerage Authority so that we could provide them more capacity than we could with our own equipment. Nagle Companies now provides 3PL services to many of our customers.

WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
Nagle Companies maintains a monitored and alarmed temperature controlled warehouse of 60-65 degrees year round. This means we can provide you with warehousing and distribution solutions for your supply chain when you have fluctuations in your business, whenever you need it. Whether you need additional warehouse space, freight rework, restocking, palletizing, salvage, or storage space between shipments, we can provide a solution. Our warehouse is a viable alternative for companies who need distribution services and short term storage, but don’t want to invest in additional costly land, buildings, and equipment.