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R+L Carriers is a freight shipping company, based in the United States. With over 40 years of service, R+L Carriers, Inc. has grown from one truck to a fleet of nearly 13,000 tractors and trailers. R+L Carriers serves a total of 50 states plus Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic.

History
In 1965, Ralph L. "Larry" Roberts I, purchased a single truck, which he used to haul furniture. The business grew with the purchase of intrastate and interstate authority from Mayflower Moving and Storage, which became R+L Carriers, Inc.

After the deregulation of the trucking industry, due to the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, the company became incorporated in conjunction with the design of a new system that resulted in the birth of R+L Transfer, Inc.

Expansion and Acquisitions
The company's initial operations base was in Ohio, but soon expanded to five other states. In 1989, the company acquired Gator Freightways, which further developed the company in the South. In a four year span, the company also acquired Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. and Herder Truck Lines, Inc. During the next five years, terminals and service were added to the boroughs of New York City and to 23 more states. Afterwards, the company developed partnerships to provide service to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Puerto Rico. With the expansion in to southern California in 2007, the company had a presence in all fifty states.

Motorsports

 * In 2006, R+L Carriers became one of the sponsors of the #17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford owned by Roush Fenway Racing. The car is currently driven by Matt Kenseth.
 * R+L Carriers joined JEGS Racing in 2009 as an associate sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock Chevrolet driven by Jeg Coughlin, Jr.
 * R+L Carriers is a sponsor of the Roberts Pulling Team that competes in the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA), the Pro Pulling League (PPL), and the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association (OSTPA).
 * R+L Carriers annually sponsors the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA), the Pro Pulling League (PPL), and the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association (OSTPA).

NCAA College Football

 * R+L Carriers has sponsored the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (see List of college bowl games) since the catastrophic events of Hurricane Katrina displaced the event from the Louisiana Superdome to the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2006.