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Point is dedicated to the success of our shippers. Their needs and expectations are of foremost importance in how we conduct our business. When our customers buy the services that we provide, they are entitled to 100% satisfaction.

Ross Hare
Owner/CEO

Point Dedicated Services (Point) is one of the few family owned and operated transportation companies in the Midwest region. Point evolved from the Hare group of companies to better serve the transportation needs of shippers. While Point encompasses three generations of leadership style, the company's commitment to delivering superior customer service has never changed.

In 1926, Howard Hare founded Hare Cartage with just one truck. He obtained his first customer by demonstrating to the circulation manager of a city newspaper that he could deliver papers faster and more reliably than the trains that the paper was currently using. Through careful planning and diligence, the little "Hare" truck beat the locomotive and Howard Hare landed his first newspaper contract.

Howard's son, Paul Hare, joined the company in 1943 and continued to provide the same quality of customer care and attention that Howard initiated. Under Paul Hare's leadership, Hare Cartage launched Hare Leasing and Hare Express. Since retiring as President and CEO in 1994, Paul serves as a consultant to the company, providing sales support to his son Ross Hare who runs the business today.

In 1995, Ross Hare founded Point Dedicated Services to meet the customized transportation needs of shippers that emerged with the new trade agreements in the 90s. Point has grown largely on its ability to flawlessly execute the "Just in Time" concept of the automotive manufacturing arena.

Today, Point has 130 tractors, 250 trailers, and 215 employees to service its customers' specific needs. Currently, these needs include long haul, milk runs, customized sweep consolidations, JIT, and dedicated carriage.

Ross Hare sees the future for Point being in partnership with customers to help them implement lean transportation methods that will improve their long term performance and allow them to sustain a competitive edge in their marketplace.

The fundamental philosophy of our companies has always been
to provide customers with reliable and prompt service tailored to their need. We have adhered to this philosophy throughout the 77 years that we have been serving customers' transportation needs. We will continue to uphold this philosophy as we look to meet the future needs of our customers.

Paul Hare
Consultant