Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) was originally formed in 1988 as Maersk Container Service Company (MCSC), a maintenance and repair organization responsible for repairing containers, chassis, and refrigeration unit generator sets. In the late 1990’s the group was reorganized to accommodate an ever gr…
Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) was originally formed in 1988 as Maersk Container Service Company (MCSC), a maintenance and repair organization responsible for repairing containers, chassis, and refrigeration unit generator sets. In the late 1990’s the group was reorganized to accommodate an ever growing fleet of chassis and containers under the name Maersk Equipment Service Company (MESC).
In 2007 with the continued growth of the chassis fleet, Maersk shifted container and refrigerator unit related repairs to another division and MESC became focused solely on chassis maintenance and leasing.
In 2009 Maersk determined to divest itself of its chassis interests and MESC began using the DCLI brand and actively marketing chassis on a fee per day basis to motor carriers.
In 2012 Maersk sold DCLI to the private equity firm of Littlejohn & Co., LLC., with DCLI becoming a stand alone entity.
DCLI is an operating chassis leasing company. DCLI provides chassis to Marine Terminal Operators (MTO), Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCC), Motor Carriers, Steam Ship Lines (SSL), and Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO) throughout the United States with 160 locations on or near key port facilities and other intermodal hubs. DCLI has grown from 64,000 to approximately 130,000 owned and managed chassis in the past two years. The company has developed unique partnerships with terminal operators, and motor carrier organizations, and has been managing one of the nation’s largest chassis pools, the Grand Alliance Chassis Pool, with 36,000 chassis operating on 9 terminals, supporting the G6, Hanjin and Hamburg-Sud in LA and Long Beach.
Recently, DCLI acquired REZ-1 Inc., a Wellesley, MA based Asset Management and IT Services provider, which manages several different equipment programs for railroads including Union Pacific, CSX, and Norfolk Southern.
DCLI has aggressively grown its fleet through strategic acquisitions of entire or partial marine carrier chassis fleets and the purchase of new chassis. Today DCLI is a leading provider of chassis nationwide.
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