Our Story

Bob Hanline starts R.S. Hanline in Shelby, Ohio, as a fresh produce processor, re-packer and distributor.

Trade Wind Express begins delivering fresh produce orders to customers from the R.S. Hanline Company headquarters in Shelby, Ohio.

In 2013, our group of experts make the decision to separate our asset-based trucking company and create a 3PL while operating with a simple motto: delivery of foodservice good without sacrificing quality and cost efficiency.

Hanline Fresh increasingly specializes in servicing customers by adding to the network of strategic sourcing & supply partners across all major fresh produce commodities.

R.S. Hanline opens a production and warehousing facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, growing storage and production capabilities and further expanding our geographic footprint.

R.S. Hanline & Company introduces Hanline Frozen Foods to add to its diverse portfolio providing IQF beans produced with a four-stage continuous-process for transforming dry beans into fully-cooked, ready-to-eat products.

Entourage Trucking was established in 2021 as an evolution of Trade Wind Express that was founded in Shelby, Ohio, in 1987.

Locations in Shelby, Ohio, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Romulus, Michigan, providing shipping solutions to 48 states.

R.S. Hanline & Company Inc, Hanline Fresh, Entourage Freight Solutions, Hanline Frozen Foods and Entourage Trucking form a group operating as divisions of the Hanline Group.

The Hanline Group expands its geographic presence in the southeast by acquiring Vidalia Valley. This move strengthens the Group's capabilities in processing, repacking, and distributing fresh produce, industrial ingredients, condiments, and IQF vegetables.