CRST

CRST Flatbed & Integrated Solutions Division (formerly Malone Freight Lines, CRST Flatbed, Inc., and CRST Malone) is a Birmingham-based flatbed division of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based freight company CRST International (originally Cedar Rapids Steel Transport). The division is headed by Chris Deschaine.

Malone, founded in 1941 in Trussville was acquired by CRST (formerly "Cedar Rapids Steel Transport") in 1984. Its trucking operations were based at 1901 Floyd Bradford Road in Trussville. The company's offices were in the Barbour Building at 601 Vestavia Parkway in Vestavia Hills.

In November 2020 a developer approached the Birmingham Industrial Development Board with a proposal for new facility to consolidate CRST Malone's operations on a 9.5-acre site at the Daniel Payne Industrial Park in Birmingham's Hooper City neighborhood.

By the time its 23,361-square-foot divisional headquarters was completed in December 2022, the company had dropped "Malone" from its name. The maintenance facility is equipped with terminal accommodations for drivers, including a fitness center and other amenities.

References

• Van der Bijl, Hanno (November 3, 2020) "Logistics company eyes divisional HQ in Birmingham." Birmingham Business Journal
• Thornton, William (December 27, 2022) "Transportation company opens Birmingham divisional headquarters." AL.com