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Our History

For most people, lost luggage can mean anything from a minor inconvenience to a hardship to a catastrophe. For the Gianoukos brothers- Jimmie, Andy and Tony – lost luggage was the first chapter of what would become the success story that is ATS Logistics, Inc.

In 1986, ATS Logistics, Inc. got its start as Atlantic Transportation Services, Inc. a courier service for several airlines at the Charleston International Airport delivering passengers’ lost luggage. Gradually the business was expanded by offering package delivery services throughout the local area for department stores and appliance companies. Our client base began to grow.

Soon the brothers began facing stiff competition from delivery giants like UPS and Fedex, but our clients began facing a different need, space. In 1988, with the lease of 10,000 square feet of space off of Montague Avenue, ATS Warehouse, Inc. was born. The demand for warehouse space became so great that ATS Warehouse quickly expanded, filling the entire 50,000 square foot facility. One year later, ATS obtained the rights to the facility and surrounding acreage and our reputation for fulfilling our clients’ needs began to spread.

As word got around, growth became so rapid that by 1994 ATS Warehouse had over 500,000 square feet of space in the Greater Charleston area. With warehouse space spread out over 7 locations, managing people and accounts started to become too impersonal and ATS Warehouse put together a plan to scale back. Over the next several years, facilities were bought and sold, accounts were consolidated and ATS Warehouse became then what it still is today, 270,000 square feet of space over 3 locations. The perfect size to meet the needs of our clientele yet maintain the personal touch and service that we’ve dedicated ourselves to.

We’ve always tried our best to tailor our business to meet the needs of our clientele. By 1996 our clients were asking for an easier way to ship their goods. They wanted one call to fulfill all their shipping needs. In response we opened ATS Express, Inc. a domestic freight forwarder that could move the freight for our customers with a savings of time and money. As people saw the benefits of this, ATS Express expanded its service area outside of Charleston. Currently we have contracts in place with over 750 quality carriers and offer LTL/LCL, TL, and container services throughout the US and Canada.

When ATS Warehouse, Inc. made the promise to its clients that containers would be delivered to our facility within 24 hours of notice they never dreamed that business in Charleston would make that promise impossible to meet while using outside vendors. In 1998 that indeed happened, but ATS responded by opening ATS Intermodal, LLC, a local fleet of trucks with a balance of company drivers and owner operators who are there to meet the needs of our customers and fulfill the promises ATS has stood by. That dedication to service opened the door for ATS Intermodal to expand and become the local In-House carrier for Evergreen Shipping Agency (America). This also allowed us to begin handling the local drayages for other warehouses throughout Charleston and the state. What will the future hold for ATS Logistics? The needs of our clients and flow of the marketplace will decide. The real question is whether or not you will help write it. Contact us today and give us a chance to become your dedicated business partner.