National Freight Corporation
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National Freight Corporation was a major British state-owned road haulage and logistics company that played a central role in the UK’s freight transport industry in the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Freight Company | 1 |
| National Freight Corporation (initially formed from its freight interests) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road haulage company
ⓘ
state-owned company ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 1980s ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| formedFrom | British Road Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| industry |
freight transport
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ road haulage ⓘ |
| legalForm | public corporation ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first major UK state company management buyouts ⓘ |
| operatedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeakPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| owned |
BRS Parcels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BRS Truck Rental NERFINISHED ⓘ National Carriers NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickfords NERFINISHED ⓘ Roadline UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedOrOperated | large national lorry fleet ⓘ |
| ownershipStatusAfterPrivatisation | employee-owned ⓘ |
| ownershipStatusBeforePrivatisation | state-owned ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | British Transport Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Road Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| privatisationMethod | management buyout ⓘ |
| privatisedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| productOrService |
distribution services
ⓘ
logistics management ⓘ road freight transport ⓘ warehousing services ⓘ |
| regulator | Department of Transport (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
central role in UK road haulage industry
ⓘ
major operator in UK freight transport ⓘ |
| servedSector |
industrial freight
ⓘ
parcels and small freight ⓘ retail distribution ⓘ |
| shortName | NFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
management and employee buyout
ⓘ
privatisation ⓘ |
| successor |
Excel Logistics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynx Express NERFINISHED ⓘ NFC plc NERFINISHED ⓘ National Freight Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | road ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Freight Corporation (initially formed from its freight interests)
this entity surface form:
National Freight Company