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(Noblesville, Indiana) - Perkins Specialized Transportation, a contract trucking firm, will invest nearly $15 million to expand its operations here, creating up to 20 new jobs. The company, which provides long-haul and regional truckload distribution, plans to improve its 40,000 square-foot headquarters in this northern Indianapolis suburb.

According to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Perkins plans to add drivers, warehouse and office staff to its 50-person roster throughout 2009. The company continues to build a business that includes more than 300 tractors and 1,000 trailers delivering goods throughout the country.

“We're very excited to be here," said Andy Card, president and chief executive officer of Perkins Specialized Transportation. "The Saxony Corporate Center and Noblesville offered us an opportunity to expand our corporate headquarters, providing better and more modern facilities for our associates, as well as easy access for our drivers who frequently visit to conduct business with our departments.”

Founded in 1913 in Indianapolis, the company's first deliveries were made with a horse-drawn wagon. Nearly a century later, Perkins has evolved from a furniture delivery company to a national distributor specializing in time-sensitive, job-site deliveries and multiple-stop truckloads. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Perkins up to $43,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans. The expansion of Perkins' Noblesville facility follows the company's 2007 relocation of its corporate offices and operations from Indianapolis.

For more information about Perkins Specialized Transportation visit http://www.perkinslogistics.com