[or-roots] Bill Scott

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

What would we do without Sue -- I specifically looked for an obit 
online, and I guess I just didn't look hard enough -- great job, Sue!

Sue Steward wrote:

> Mr. Scott was born June 8, 1966, in Minneapolis and moved to Portland 
> in 1971. He graduated from Marshall High School and owned his own 
> trucking business called Market Transport Ltd.


Oh, *that*  Bill Scott --

No mention by name on the website, but -- 
http://markettransportservices.com/index.html

Market Transport Services, Ltd., a nationwide asset-based trucking 
company, third party logistics services provider, intermodal and 
transportation broker based in Portland, Oregon. Beginning as a provider 
of premium truckload services within the western region of the United 
States over thirty years ago, Market Transport Services^(TM) has grown 
to be one of the most innovative providers of multi-faceted logistics 
services in North America.

Rancho Dominguez, California - March 7, 2006 - UTi Worldwide Inc. 
(NasdaqNM:UTIW) today announced that
it has acquired Portland-based Market Industries, Ltd., a privately held 
provider of third-party logistics services
and multi-modal transportation capacity solutions specializing in truck 
brokerage, for $197.1 million in cash,
subject to certain closing, working capital and tax-related adjustments. 
Market Industries provides a variety of
domestic freight management services, branded under the trade name 
Market Transport Services, to clients
across the U.S. and Canada.
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