Having got its start in the 1930s, The Associates continued to grow through major aquisitions. By the 1980s they were a multi billion dollar corporation with considerable assets. In 1989 The Associates was purchased by the Ford Financial Services Group, but by 1998 they were once again a separate entity, and continued to expand into new markets, such as intermodal, until being aquired in 2000 by CitiGroup Inc. This 48' trailer depicts the company's famous "Triangle A" logo, which they have used since 1960.