In 1970, Jim Andrus and his wife, Mary, established a trucking business in Mesquite, Nevada. Jim bought an old truck containing a crushed-in cab with an engine that worked. As the business grew, Jim added a few more trucks and began hauling hay cubes to California in addition to a separate fertilizer business. Jim then built an office under the carport of his house and launched a crew of dispatchers, customer service representatives, and accounting personnel. The business quickly grew to about 17 employees. Eventually the office became so overcrowded that Andrus Transportation moved to a larger yard for the trucks to park. A trailer was brought onto the property to house the office staff and a shop was built to repair the growing fleet of Andrus trucks on site.

In 1986, Jim’s brother, Bill Andrus, who had been driving truck for many years, became a business partner. In 1988 Andrus Transportation moved the corporate office from Mesquite to St. George, Utah and a repair shop was established a few miles away. Although the business began by providing local produce service, Andrus Transportation Services now delivers Western Regional van freight, regional deliveries in and out of the Dallas Fort Worth area, and Flatbed. Headquartered in St. George, UT, Andrus has additional terminals located in Fontana CA, Dallas TX, and Salt Lake City, UT with drop yards in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Northern CA, Reno, Portland, and Seattle.

While licensed in all 48 states, Andrus Transportation Services primarily operates in the 11-western states. The company keeps pace with the latest technological industry advancements including Qualcomm communication and tracking devices in every tractor and GPS tracking devices on its trailers with 24/7 operations personnel.