Carl Berger founded Berger Transfer & Storage in 1910 with just a horse and cart to move household goods from the railroad depots to homes of new arrivals in Minneapolis.  Berger slowly, yet steadily gained strength and in 1975 became a major competitor in the Twin Cities household goods market when it became an agent of Allied Van Lines.  Berger experienced explosive growth in 2001 with the addition of eight new Berger offices.  We are proud to say that today Berger is an experienced industry leader and Allied Van Lines largest asset-based partner agent with sixteen full-service locations nationwide. 

1910—Carl Berger founded Berger Transfer with just a horse & cart used to move household goods from the railroad depot to homes of new arrivals in Minneapolis.

1940s—Continuing the legacy of his father, Harold Berger took over the company.   Berger began moving uncartoned new furniture from factories to retail stores and from retail stores to residences within several hundred miles of the Twin Cities.

1949—Robert D. Dircks purchased fifty percent of Berger.  Berger renamed Berger Transfer & Storage, Inc., and opened its first branch office in Chicago.

1952—Robert D. Dircks purchased the fifty percent interest of Harold Berger and became the sole owner of Berger Transfer.

1955—Berger became involved in the truckload business after successfully hauling the store fixtures from LA to Southdale shopping mall in Edina, MN—the first indoor shopping mall in the US.

1960s—Berger began to expand its household goods business and began to move high-value products such as computers, medical equipment, copy machines and large cameras.

1960s—Berger became a pioneer in the development of flat floor electronic trailers, air-ride suspension, climate-controlled trailers and many material handling items used in the movement of high-value products.

1975—Berger became a major competitor of household goods moving in the Twin Cities’ market and an agent of Allied Van Lines.

1977—Berger became the largest booker of high-value products in the Allied Van Lines systems.

1980—Berger opened Dallas, TX office.

1985—Berger opened Austin, TX office.

1993—Berger opened its first west coast office in Los Angeles.

1999—Berger opened Houston, TX office.

2001—Berger experienced explosive growth with the opening of eight new locations:  Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati, Kansas City, MO, Atlanta, Charlotte and Louisville.

2003--Berger established a presence in the northeast with the opening of a new office in Ramsey, NJ.

2005--Berger began operations in San Antonio, TX bringing its total locations to fifteen.

2008--Berger established a presence in the southwest by acquiring locations in  Mesa & Phoenix.