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MG and Robert Pass was hooked – he became an instant car enthusiast.
Since purchasing that MG in high school, Pass has logged many hours
restoring cars in his garage, attending auctions and visiting car shows.
As a car hobbyist, Pass realized automobile transportation was risky.
Enclosed auto transportation had not yet arrived, and open
transport – the only type available at the time – subjected delicate,
collector cars and classic cars to rough weather and road grime. The large collector car
auctions and private sales that were beginning to take off spelled
opportunity for Pass.
In 1970, Pass purchased Frosty’s Delivery Service, a car delivery
service equipped with two flatbed trucks, and renamed it Passport
Transport. With three employees – Pass, another driver and a secretary
– Pass was on his way to becoming an entrepreneur and enclosed auto
transporter.
It wasn’t long before Pass decided to implement an idea that
revolutionized the industry. He rented tractors and purchased furniture
trailers from a local retailer, altering the 40-foot trailers to enable
them to haul two vehicles. With the new equipment, Passport Transport
became the only U.S. company equipped and insured for classic car
transport.
By the mid-70s, Pass decided that the converted furniture vans needed
improving. Specialized trailers to haul vehicles were not on the market,
so Passport hired an engineer to design and build its own, becoming the
first carrier to offer custom-built enclosed auto transport carriers. By the
early-80s, Passport had 18 trucks on the road, many of which were equipped
to haul six vehicles at once. Expanding its capabilities yet again,
Passport introduced the most sophisticated liftgate trailers in the
industry in 1994, enabling the company to handle the highest load capacity
available as an enclosed auto transporter.
In 2000, Pass sold Passport Transport to FedEx Custom Critical, North
America’s largest time-critical shipment expeditor. Since the sale, Passport is bigger and better than
ever, with a fleet of fully enclosed trailers for
classic car transport. Pickup times are faster than ever before and customer satisfaction continues
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