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  1. 1979

    An international freight transportation arrangement, forwarding, and customs services company for live export is founded in Taipei, Taiwan — Leader Mutual Freight System (LMF).

  2. 1990

    LMF begins shipping printed circuit boards (PCB) to Southeast Asia.

  3. 1992

  4. 1993

    LMF launches its Dalian (DIT) bureau in China.

  5. 1996

    LMF establishes its new bureaus in Bangkok and Kaohsiung bureau in Taiwan.

  6. 1997

    LMF joins the world market with new bureaus in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Hong Kong. Services now include shipping gear and equipment for the space, semiconductor, and automobile sectors.

  7. 1999

    Services now include an all-in-one package for exhibitors of art, antiques, and other high-value expo displays.

  8. 2000

    LMF expands global presence with new bureaus in New York City. Services now include shipping luxury goods and clothing for international retailers and an all-in-one package for relocating refurbished factories and production lines for semiconductor manufacturers.

  9. 2002

    LMF establishes it Dallas bureaus in the US.

  10. 2003

    LMF establishes it Chicago bureaus in the US.

  11. 2004

    LMF completes the first cargo charter from Taiwan to China during the gradual easing of restrictions on direct cross-strait flights. The Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world’s biggest plane of Soviet design, also makes its inaugural cargo trip to Taiwan that same year as a commercial transport, etching yet another new record for LMF.

  12. 2005

    LMF adds two more locations in Asia — Singapore and Shanghai.

  13. 2006

    Services now include shipping medical equipment and pharmaceutical products.

  14. 2007

    LMF launches its Chongqing bureaus in China.

  15. 2008

    LMF launches its Ningbo bureaus in China.

  16. 2011

    LMF launches its Xi’an bureaus in China.

  17. 2012

    LMF adds two new locations — one in the US (Seattle) and one in China (Shenzhen).

  18. 2013

    LMF launches its Shijiazhuang office in Hebei, China.

  19. 2014

    Services now include shipping both light and deluxe helicopters.

  20. 2015

    Services now include delivery of goods for e-commerce.

  21. 2016

    LMF launches its Guangzhou bureaus in China.

  22. 2017

    Services now include extra precautionary measures for high-value or sensitive goods, such as around-the-clock surveillance and security escort if requested.

  23. 2018

    LMF adds three more locations in China — Jinan, Qingdao, and Wuxi.

  24. 2019

    LMF launches Xiamen bureaus and Wuhan office in China.

  25. 2020

    LMF transports personal protective equipment (PPE) by air charter to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  26. 2021

    LMF’s management receive certification for specialized pharmaceutical services — the Pharmaceutical Handling Diploma — from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association of airlines.