About Tristar Tristar Transload, Inc was founded in 1996 in Portland, OR by lumber industry veteran, Darold Howe as a transload serving regional lumber mills and lumber wholesalers located primarily on the Union Pacific ( UP ) Railroad. Lumber trader Peter Howe joined Tristar Transload, Inc a year later, and in 1999, Tristar Transload PNW, Inc was formed, moving to a new location at the Port of...