Dohrn – Rock Island

Dohrn - Rock Island is a trucking company in Rock Island, IL, operating from its corporate office on 3rd Avenue. The company provides less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping services alongside a broader portfolio of transportation and logistics solutions, including next-day service between Kansas City and Indianapolis. Dohrn serves a regional customer base across the Midwest, with operations that have grown to span nine states and 23 terminals. It holds a rating of 3.60. Charles Dohrn founded the company, originally called Dohrn Transfer Company, in 1921 in Rock Island, IL, starting with a single wood-slatted truck and one route. His grandson Gary Dohrn continued the family tradition, reopening the business after it was sold in 1981 and expanding it to more than 500 power units and 1,200 employees. Gary's son Joe Dohrn spun off Logiflow, a logistics company, from Dohrn in 2016. In 2014, Dohrn joined the Pitt Ohio Transportation Group, and the company has since been recognized as a best-in-class carrier and technology industry leader. Its stated values include Safety, Service Excellence, Customer Experience, Personal Touch, and Continuous Improvement. Dohrn Cares, an employee committee, supports communities surrounding its terminals. The company has received the 2023 Mastio Quality Award, the 2023 Quest for Quality Award as the best Midwest carrier, the Transplace Regional LTL Carrier of the Year for 2020, and placement on FourKites' Q3 2021 Premier Carrier List. The office sits on 3rd Avenue, about 0.1 miles from the Centennial Expressway and roughly 0.2 miles from Denkman Park. Martin Luther King Memorial Park and the Martin Luther King Community Center are each about 0.3 miles away, while 4th Avenue and the Thurgood Marshall Learning Center are within 0.4 miles. As a carrier headquartered in the same Rock Island location where Charles Dohrn launched the business in 1921, Dohrn carries more than a century of Midwest trucking heritage into its current LTL and logistics operations.