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.

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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

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Transport Holding Company replacedBy National Freight Corporation
Transport Holding Company subsidiary National Freight Corporation
this entity surface form: National Freight Corporation (initially formed from its freight interests)
British Road Services successor National Freight Corporation
British Road Services successor National Freight Corporation
this entity surface form: National Freight Company