Beltway International opened in Baltimore in 1982 under Jack Murray and still remains the headquarter location. Jack Saum Sr. joined as the general manager in 1984 and eventually bought the business in 1997 when Murray decided to retire. The company quickly began to expand its reach so that by 2008 Beltway Companies included five full-service dealerships authorized to sell Kalmar-Ottawa and Jerr-Dan equipment in addition to International® trucks.