Caliber System

Caliber System Inc.
Formerly	Roadway Services Inc. (1982-1996)
Industry	Transportation
Founded	1982 in Akron, Ohio
Defunct	January 1998
Fate	Acquired by FedEx
Successors	FedEx Ground; FedEx Freight; FedEx Custom Critical; FedEx Global Logistics;
Headquarters	Akron, Ohio, United States
Subsidiaries	At acquisition: Caliber Logistics; Caliber Technology; Roberts Express; RPS; Viking Freight; Prior to acquisition: Central Freight Lines (1993-1996); Cole's Express (1993-1996); Nationwide Carriers (1984-1989); Roadway Express (1982-1996); RGA (1993-1995); Spartan Express (1984-1990);

Caliber System Inc., known until 1996 as Roadway Services Inc., was a transportation holding company based in Akron, Ohio. During its history, Caliber owned a number of logistics companies including Roadway Express, Viking Freight and Roadway Package System (RPS) among others. Roadway Express was spun off in 1995 and Caliber was acquired by FedEx in 1998 with subsidiaries becoming FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Custom Critical and FedEx Global Logistics.

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