Span Alaska

Span Alaska began in 1978 as a vision from one of the most respected people in the industry.

Ray Landry was one of the most respected people in the Alaska freight industry even before he formed Span Alaska Consolidators in 1978. With 30 years of experience with the major players in the industry, Ray applied all his knowledge and insight to launching and developing the kind of company he knew would best serve Alaskans. With the support of his employees and his customers, he succeeded.

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Span Alaska began in 1978 as a vision from one of the most respected people in the industry.

Ray Landry was one of the most respected people in the Alaska freight industry even before he formed Span Alaska Consolidators in 1978. With 30 years of experience with the major players in the industry, Ray applied all his knowledge and insight to launching and developing the kind of company he knew would best serve Alaskans. With the support of his employees and his customers, he succeeded.

From humble beginnings, Ray steadily built his one-man operation into one of the largest freight companies serving Alaska. 

Today, Span Alaska and its subsidiaries ship over 400 million pounds of freight annually to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, employ more than 200 people, and own more than 400 pieces of rolling equipment. In addition to its vast volume of shipments from the Lower 48 to Southcentral Alaska, the company also offers overnight service from Anchorage to Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula, and provides LTL (less than truckload) service via barge from Seattle to Southeast Alaska.

When Ray retired, the next generation of Landry’s ran the business until 2014. In 2014 Mike, Teresa, Tom, and Paul retained a significant investment in Span Alaska, with the majority share being held by Evergreen Pacific Partners of Seattle, WA.

In August, 2016 SPAN was acquired by Matson Logistics. As a subsidiary of Matson Logistics Span Alaska is now officially part of the Matson family. With Matson’s long legacy of innovation, quality service, and dedication to their markets, we are pleased to now be part of this great enterprise. As a leading logistics and supply chain provider in the U.S., Matson Logistics is widely recognized for consistent, high quality service and this fits perfectly with Span Alaska’s drive to provide the best possible service and value for our customers. Our name, management team, staff and operations remain unchanged.

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