FreightWaves Haul of Fame: ADM Trucking serves ADM and others An ADM tanker truck on the move. (Photo: ADM/lpk)
This is an overview of ADM and its in-house fleet of trucks. However, the company also owns barges, railcars, boats and oceangoing vessels. Now a Fortune 100 company, ADM had a humble origin.
George A. Archer and John W. Daniels began a linseed crushing business in Minneapolis in 1902. In the 119 years since then, the company has grown from a regional linseed oil business to a global leader in human and animal nutrition.
Growing the company
Archer and Daniels named their company the Archer-Daniels Linseed Company. In 1923, it acquired the Midland Linseed Products Co., and the Archer Daniels Midland Company, or ADM, was born. The company went public in 1924, and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.