CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc.

At CRST, our drive goes much further than the open road.

Each day starts with a promise to our customers, to our teammates, and to ourselves to solve problems and meet commitments.​

It ends with a delivery. A solution to a problem bigger than ourselves. ​

We're a team of determined, self-starters who won't stop until everyone has what they need to live and thrive. ​

What can you deliver? ​

Join us!

Driven To Give Back


CRST is proud to support United Way in their annual giving campaign in all of our offices and terminals across the country. Together with the generosity of our employees, CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. proudly partnered again with the United Way to raise money for communities all around the US. Together we raised over $337,000 for those in need in 2021. We are proud supporters in our communities!


Thank you to all of our employees…together we are changing our communities for the better in lasting ways.

ONE CRST

At CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc., you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference and see a tangible impact on our diverse and highly successful organization. When you join our company, you join the CRST family—a family that takes pride in all we do. You’ll have access to a senior management team with more than 250 years of combined experience. Growth is important to us. You’ll have many advancement opportunities within your area and beyond. With our new ONE CRST initiative we’ve made it easier to explore and grow your career around the company. This is a rewarding environment where you’ll be given the opportunity—and the trust—to solve problems and meet challenges.

Benefits:

At CRST, you’ll be rewarded for your hard work. You’ll receive an excellent comprehensive benefits package, designed to help you create a healthy, balanced life.

- COMPETITIVE PAY
- MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE AND WELLNESS PLAN
- PAID TIME OFF
- 401K
- LIFE INSURANCE
- DENTAL INSURANCE
- VISION INSURANCE
- SHORT-TERM DISABILITY

In 1955, Herald and Miriam Smith started Cedar Rapids Steel Transport out of a refurbished chicken coop they bought for $125.

At the time, they had no trucks and no customers, but Herald, known as “Smitty,” convinced firms he could save them money. He contracted with owner/operators who were hauling livestock to Chicago to return to the Cedar Rapids area with loads of steel instead of empty trucks. Family-owned to this day, CRST has evolved from a trucking firm to one of the nation’s leading providers of transportation solutions.

1974
Cedar Rapids Steel Transport renamed as CRST.

1984
CRST Acquires Malone Freight Lines, Inc.

1985
Organizes CRST, Inc. to integrate all companies.

1986
Identifies several niche acquisitions and merges the companies into - CRST, Inc., Three I Truck Line, Inc. & Malone Freight Lines, Inc.

1991
CRST Launches Logistics Solutions.

1993
CRST Establishes Dedicated Solutions.

2001
CRST moves to #10 in the national ranking for largest dry van truckload carriers.

2004
Revenue tops $600 million and CRST moves to new HQ in Cedar Rapids.

2011
CRST Acquires Specialized Transportation, Inc.

2014
CRST Acquires BESL.

2015
CRST Acquires Pegasus Transportation , Inc. Celebrates 60 years and reaches $1.2 billion.

2016
CRST Acquires Gardner Trucking, and moves into new corporate HQ.

2020
CRST Acquires NAL Group.