In 1970, the cargo agreement between the NSB and the NRF (Norwegian Regular Traffic owner Association) and Godsterminalen, that ran the largest terminals outside of NSB system, arrived. The agreement was approved 10.June 1971 and the way ahead was open.

An interim board was formed in January 1972 and on September 15th 1972 Linjegods was founded under a constituting general assembly during a meeting with NSB (47.5%) and NRF (47.5%) and Thagaard Investment (5%)as owners. By 1 January 1973, after the merger of NSB and Rutebilselskapenes terminals, used by Linjegods, with a total of 70 terminals, 4,500 branch locations and had nearly 3,000 employees. It went well despite massive criticism and a lot of beating in the media. From -73 to -74 the amount of goods increased with 50% and sales tripled through the eighties. The ownership went through a small change in the NSB and Rutegods - later TI (Transport Invest) they owned 50% each from 1980.

Streamlining and simplification dominated the first period, and this meant fewer terminals, major distribution areas and fewer employees, but also building new and better terminals as Bergen (-74), Tromsø (-75), Alnabru (-76), Heimdal (-77 ), Ålesund (-83), Rolvsøy (-87) and Kristiansand (-86).

The eighties also meant product development and we got Express Service, Warranty Service, Hot Goods, Dangerous Goods and Thermo, and at the same time containers / load carriers came more in to use. Despite this the decade ended with red numbers and the nineties required new measures like industrializing and construction of production lines and computers came more into use with barcodes and EDI. This together with better financial management systems and investment in skills gave good results. In the eighties the Swedish Bilspedition came in as an owner of 20%, while the NSB and Transport Invest (TI) set with 40% each. In 1992 NSB sold out so that TI owned 67% and Bilspedition 33%.

In the new millennium it was invested in better capacity utilization, life balance and less traffic - and terminal charges, Courses for drivers and customers could use the Internet for tracking and improved customer service. New products or new names were announced as Network and Direct. Large customers were offered the status Partnerkunde and LOPP was introduced.

After a while Bilspedition had bought up in TI and owned almost 43% of the shares there, and in 2005 sold the rest of TI's shares to the German Schenker, that in the meantime had acquired Swedish Bilspedition and had even been bought back by the German DB (Deutsche Bahn). 1 January 2006 Linjegods changed their name to Schenker Linjegods. This year was used to turn the two companies together to form one company, and the two was under the same name, Schenker, from 1. January 2007.