GUADALAJARA, JAL. – The roots of the founders of Autotransportes Pilot are cemented in passenger transportation and infrastructure construction. Although cargo transportation was not entirely unknown, for these two entrepreneurs who began operations in 2009, it was undoubtedly charting a new course.
Five years ago, Arturo Sánchez Carcoba, partner and founder of Autotransportes Pilot, recalled: “Our family comes from the passenger transport business, but in 2006, Roberto, my partner, my mother and I decided to change our activities to freight transport.”
On this journey, they ventured into the transportation services of Grupo Modelo , where they entered with a rented vehicle, and then began to explore areas of growth, moving towards a portfolio of dedicated, local and border crossing services.
In its first decade, Pilot managed to consolidate a fleet of 130 units, both tractor-trailer and trailer. Over the last five years, the acceleration has been constant. According to the Top 100 of Autotransporte® , Pilot Autotransportes is now ranked 36th with a fleet of 500 tractor-trailers and 920 semi-trailers.
- “Today we are among the 100 largest companies in Mexico and we are not going to stop here, we are going for more,” said Gerardo Jiménez, general director of Autotransportes Pilot, during the anniversary celebration.
Meanwhile, Arturo Sánchez and Roberto García, founders of the company, recalled the challenge of starting and staying on the path, but also the recognition of the collaborators who have been key in this journey and, of course, their clients and suppliers.
“Thanks to our business partners, who believed in us and supported us in disruptive projects. At Pilot we are not a truck company but a people company,” said Arturo Sánchez.
