PepsiCo
On July 5, 1966, Spedco Inc., a subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc., applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission to purchase NAVL for about US$22 million in PepsiCo stock. On August 29, 1967, the ICC examiner recommended the acquisition of NAVL by Spedco Inc, and on November 27, 1968, NAVL was acquired by Spedco Inc., which had Kenneth W. Maxfield as its Executive Vice President. By June 1969, North American Van Lines Inc. was fully acquired by PepsiCo.[1]
On January 1, 1970, NAVPAC was merged into NAVL.
In 1975 NAVL started its Air Freight Division.[1]
In 1977, Kenneth W. Maxfield was promoted to President of the NAVL subsidiary. Also that year, NAVL became the secret transporter of the King Tutankhamen treasures from Egypt during the North American tour.[1]
In 1978 NAVL headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana moved to the new building location, spread across 121 acre.[1]
In 1979 NAVL moved to the top of the list among the six largest van lines.[1]
By April 1984, North American Van Lines Inc. was put up for sale by PepsiCo.[4]
Norfolk Southern
On May 3, 1984, NAVL was approved for sale by PepsiCo to Norfolk Southern Corporation for US$315 million.[5] At the same time PepsiCo was also negotiating sale of Lee Way Motor Freight, as a further move in its divestment of its transportation division.[6]
On May 23, 1984, Moving Credit Inc. merged into NAVL. Over the subsequent two years NAVL was merged with the railroad in a deal that had been initially approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission.[1][7]
In June 1986 NAVL then hired Norfolk Southern's advertising firm, J. Walter Thompson, Washington, to handle its advertising account of more than US$1 million. It became the first active ad campaign for NAVL since the purchase from Pepsico two years earlier.[4]
Allied Worldwide
On January 12, 1998, NAVL was bought out from Norfolk Southern Corp. by the private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for more than US$200 million.[1]
On November 21, 1999, Clayton, Dubilier and Rice also completed their acquisition of Allied Van Lines and merged it with North American Van Lines to create Allied Worldwide, although each former company maintained its own profile names. Valued at approximately US$450 million in the merger, the Allied Worldwide combined entity became the world's largest relocation and van line logistics company.[1]
By the 2000s the company began operations in Europe and South America.
SIRVA
On October 11, 2004, a group of 43 North American Van Lines' agents, named the Specialized Transportation Agent Group Inc., bought out NAVL's High Value Products Division from SIRVA. The buyers renamed the new company Specialized Transportation Inc. (STI).[8]
