Randall-Reilly Publishing Co., LLC
| Parent company | Investcorp |
|---|---|
| Status | [Open] |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Founder | Henry Pettus Randall Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Publication types | Magazines, books |
| Nonfiction topics | Construction, Trucking, Driver Recruiting |
| Fiction genres | Marketing Services, Media Services, Data Services |
| Official website | www |
Randall-Reilly (formerly known as Randall Publishing Company, LLC) is a company founded in 1934 that operates numerous businesses including data services, custom marketing services, and the publishing of trucking, construction, and industrial trade magazines, and the annual Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges. The event and media divisions of the company manage eight industry-specific events and many industry websites.
Randall-Reilly was started in 1934 by Henry Pettus Randall Jr. It was launched as Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, a recognition program that is still operating. In 1975 Award Company of America was founded, and the following year H. Pettus Randall III took over as president for his father.
Randall-Reilly purchased Overdrive magazine, a trucking publication for owner-operators, in 1986. The company then launched Equipment World magazine in 1989. In 1996, the company began launching online versions of their publications. In the same year, Randall-Reilly launched Northbrook Publishing, a custom corporate magazine publisher in New Berlin, Wisconsin. In 1999, after a contract win for publishing rights, Truckers News began to be published by Randall-Reilly. It was fully acquired from NATSO in 2003. In 2012, Truckers News was closed. It is no longer published. Also in 1999, Modern Woodworking magazine, founded in 1987) was purchased. The publication was shut down in 2008. In 2001, Commercial Carrier Journal magazine, founded in 1911, was purchased. Owner-Operator/Company Driver magazine was launched in 2004 along with Changing Lanes, Trucker Pages, and Top Driving Jobs, for truck driver recruitment.
In 2005, the Spanish-language trucking magazine, Transportista was launched. The company ceased publication of Transportista in 2008. In 2006, NextTruck, a bi-monthly publication listing pre-owned trucks and trailers, was launched in partnership with TAP Publishing, based in Crossville, Tennessee. It moved to an online-only version in 2011 and the ownership fully moved to TAP Publishing. In 2007, the construction magazines, Better Roads and Aggregates Manager were purchased. That same year, two trucking publications were acquired, Truck Parts & Service, and Successful Dealer, and a new trucking publication was launched, Custom Rigs. As of 2012, Successful Dealer is only published online, and Custom Rigs is no longer published as a separate magazine. In 2012, the company's three trucking magazines that reached the truck driver market, Overdrive, Truckers News, and Custom Rigs were consolidated under the Overdrive brand.
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