1910   Berger Transfer was founded by Mr. Carl Berger of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Business assets at that time consisted of a single horse and cart that were used to move household goods from the railway depot to the homes of new arrivals to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

1941   Upon the death of his father, Harold Berger took over the business and expanded his services to include the transportation of new furniture from factories to retail stores, and from retail stores to residences within several hundred miles of the Twin Cities area.

1949   In February of 1949 Mr. Robert D. Dircks Purchased 50% ownership in the company. Together Mr. Berger and Mr. Dircks continued to grow the business and found themselves opening the first Berger branch office in Chicago during the summer of 1949.
 
1952 By 1952, RD Dircks had purchased the remaining 50% of Berger Transfer from Harold Berger and became sole owner of Berger Transfer & Storage, Inc. At this same time he moved the company into a 5,000 square foot warehouse located in Northeast Minneapolis. He also opened a second branch office in Sheboygan, Wisconsin which served the furniture manufacturers of that area with new furniture delivery service into Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas.



 

1955  With the construction of Southdale shopping mall underway, Berger began to haul the majority of store fixtures used in the mall from Los Angeles to Edina, Minnesota. Southdale is known for being the first indoor shopping mall built in America. That same year Berger became an agent of Barrett Moving who at that time was an agent of Atlas Van Lines.

1960  Because of the expansion of the Interstate 35W freeway system in 1959 Berger was forced to find a new home. In early 1960 Berger moved into its new headquarters on Macalester Drive in St. Anthony, MN. At that time Berger assets consisted of four tractors, four straight trucks and 12 trailers. Gross revenues were $330,000.

1960  In the fall of 1960 Berger became an agent for Global Van Lines, expanding its capabilities in the handling of household goods nationwide.

 
 

1966  By 1966 Berger had become Global Van Lines largest booking agent nationwide.

1969 Berger began to transport high value products such as computers (the old mainframe systems), medical equipment & copy machines. During this time Berger became a pioneer in the development of flat floor electronic trailers, air ride suspension & climate controlled trailers.

1975   Berger became an agent of Allied Van Lines. Berger also purchased the assets of Cooks Moving in Dallas and branded the new location Berger Dallas.

1980  Berger became the largest booker and hauling agent in the Allied Van Lines system, a fact that continues to this date.

1985  Berger opens its second Texas branch located in Austin. 

1993  Berger continues its expansion by opening the first west coast branch in the Los Angeles area of California.

1994  Berger was selected as Allied Van Lines agent of the year.

1999  Berger had three Texas branches with the addition of the Berger Houston location.

2001  Berger experiences explosive growth with the opening of seven new locations: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Atlanta, Charlotte and Louisville.

2003  Berger adds Berger New Jersey to the Berger family of companies.

2005   Berger establishes an office in San Antonio, TX.
2008   Berger opens in Phoenix and Mesa, AZ.

2010   Berger reveals two new locations in Florida, opening up offices in Tampa and Sarasota, FL.

2010  Today, Berger continues to be owned & operated by the Dircks Family & has grown to become Allied Van Lines largest asset-based partner agent with 19 full-service locations nationwide. From a single horse & cart in 1910, to becoming a worldwide service provider in 2010…Carl Berger would be very proud.