Founded in 1981, Dayton Freight Lines is a privately owned freight carrier company that serves clients in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. It features service centers that offer distribution, assembly operation and vehicle maintenance services. The company offers interstate operational, training, guidance and coaching services. Dayton Freight s management trainee program offers pick up, delivery, line-haul, dispatch, sales, marketing and administrative support services. It offers an electronic data interchange software that provides shipment services. Dayton Freight has more than 30 regional service centers and has a staff of over 1,900 employees. The company maintains one of its locations in Rockford, Ill.