1977 was the year in which Barry Pearse returned to Nashville with a new bride and an idea for a cartage company. He had spent a short amount of time in Nashville as the District Manager of a major air freight forwarder. He liked what he saw.

Together with his former operations manager and 2 vans, Accelerated, Inc. was launched into the market. Through hard work, an aquisition, and a buy out of his partner, Mr. Pearse has been responsible for the continued growth of the Company. He remains the President and sole owner of Accelerated Inc.

Accelerated remained a very successful and growing local cartage company. Courier work and air freight delivery allowes the Company to expand north into Kentucky, over 100 miles east, south and west from Nashville. It became the largest pick up and delivery company in Nashville.

The continued expansion took a turn in 1995 when Accelerated began operating a line haul operation into Atlanta. Air freight was picked up at the local forwarders and airlines in Atlanta and transported to Nashville for delivery. Freight picked up as far away as Bowling Green, KY could be delivered to an airline or forwarder the next morning in Atlanta.

At the urging of customers, Memphis was added to the schedule. The first new Accelerated terminal was opened in 1996. Shortly thereafter, Atlanta had grown too large for an agent operation, and a second terminal was opened there in 1997.

The following year, the company moved into a new terminal in Huntsville. Agents and service was added to Knoxville and Chattanooga. The following year Birmingham was added to the system.

Many of the company's international customers in Memphis and Nashville needed reliable and consistent service to Chicago. Service to ORD began in April of 2001. This lane was an instant success. A second truck was added and then a third. It remains one of the most utilized lane segments in the Accelerated system.

The expansion continued in 2002 with the launch of service to the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport. After less than a year in the market, the strength of demand made a Company terminal necessary. This new facility opened on January 6 of 2003.

Under continued direction of Barry Pearse, together with his management staff of Scott Grevemberg, Executive Vice President and Larry Gibbs, Vice President-Operations, it is certain that Accelerated, Inc. wil continue to expand.