1967
Leaving Italy
Michael De Filippis leaves Southern Italy with his sister at age 12 to plant roots in America.
1980
Welcome To N.Y.
Michael began selling Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding services for an Italian broker from a small office based in Queens, N.Y.
1989
CargoTrans Founded
Michael took a leap of faith and founded CargoTrans!
2000
Family Business
Michael’s son, Nunzio, joined the family business while still in college and introduced Freight Forwarding as a service. Nunzio become a licensed Customs Broker and embraced Michael’s growth mindset.
2009
Family Growth
Nunzio’s brother, Anthony, began supporting Nunzio in various roles, from sales, to finance and operations. Anthony co-founded the De Fili Solutions brand bringing it to the west coast in 2013.
2018
Ningbo, China
The family opened its first global office in Ningbo, China, to support the growing business in China. Today the company has resources based in India, the Philippines, and Colombia.
2021
Making The World Smaller
Nunzio and Anthony became partners and owners. They’re excited to carry on their father’s vision of “making the world smaller.”