Mayflower

Mayflower Transit, LLC, a subsidiary of UniGroup, is an American moving company based in Fenton, Missouri. Mayflower operates as an agent owned co-op to coordinate loads, packing, and third-party services. Agents are independent contractors each focusing on a specific local area. While each agent maintains their own local and intrastate business, the co-op operates in the interstate and international service lines. History Mayflower was founded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1927 by Conrad M. Gentry and Don F. Kenworthy. In March 1995, it was acquired by UniGroup, a transportation and relocation services company with headquarters in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Baltimore Colts relocation Mayflower was involved in the highly controversial March 28, 1984 move of the Baltimore Colts NFL franchise from Baltimore to Indianapolis. At the time, the company was still based in Indianapolis. The company's leadership, including CEO John B. Smith, took an active role in Indianapolis's offer to acquire the team. Prior to the Colts' ownership deciding to move to Indianapolis, the team was considering several other cities, including Phoenix, Arizona, but Baltimore had pushed the Maryland legislature to use eminent domain to keep the Colts in the city. The legislature began processing the eminent domain claim on March 27. This forced the team to close the deal with Indianapolis on the afternoon of March 28 and arrange for an immediate overnight move to avoid the state's potentially seizing the team's assets.