On January 3, 1993, Atlas Shippers International was born. Joel P. Longares Sr., founder and President, starting with one- desk space in a small office on San Bernardino St. in Covina California, single-handedly served his earliest customers. After a few months Joel moved his office to a house garage in Covina, California.

In May 1993, Marielou Cordova joined Joel P. Longares Sr. Their combined expertise helped them go through a lot of experiences. Joel and Marielou faced huge challenges but it never stopped them from believing that there is future in the door-to-door cargo delivery industry. Year after year they learned the ins and outs of the business. They worked hard to gain the trust and confidence of Filipinos. From then on, Atlas slowly made a name in the Filipino community.

Joel P. Longares Sr. Chairman of the Board Atlas Shippers International

Marielou Cordova President / CEO Atlas Shippers international

As the Company grew, a group of industrious friends joined Joel and Marielou and in February 1995, Atlas was incorporated.
Alex Meñez, Marilou Meñez and Francis Cordova shared the same drive and ambition as Joel and Marielou. With the new group, the company continued to grow. It was also in the same year that Atlas opened its branch in the Philippines. Roger Longares, younger brother of Joel Longares became its Vice President for Manila Operations. With their team effort and sheer determination to succeed they have successfully penetrated the market. Since then Atlas has consistently progressed year after year.

In 1996,as Atlas response to the loyalty and patronage of its customers. Atlas gave away one sack of rice for every two boxes that they shipped. It was Atlas' way of showing its gratitude to the Filipino American community who believed in the company's commitment of excellent and reliable service. To this day, this promo remains a tradition and has become Atlas' trademark in the industry. At the same time, Atlas launched a massive campaign that included several advertisements in Filipino newspapers and commercials in Filipino TV shows with Rico J. Puno as the official endorser. 

The year 2001 brought golden opportunities to the company to venture overseas. Offices in Hongkong, Italy and Singapore were opened to serve the Filipino community, evidence of Atlas' commitment to worldwide expansion. In response to the growing needs pf the migrant Filipinos in the US, other services were likewise offered namely: Travel and Tours Services, Airfreight and Money Remittance.

Atlas has gone a long way from the one-man operation it started with. Atlas is now supported by a network of agents spread all over the United States, covering almost all states where Filipino communities exist. It also has several warehouses conveniently located in select cities, where loading onto containers is centralized in each area. Situated in safe locations, these are run by competent and experienced supervisors. Operations are backed by modern technology, tools and equipment to support the demands of the physical operations. The phenomenal growth of Atlas likewise saw the need for a bigger warehouse in Manila. On July 26, 2001, a new warehouse in Las Piñas was inaugurated.

It is a huge warehouse that can accommodate 5 containers at one time and boasts of the most efficient delivery services in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It is supported by a vast network of delivery systems from trucking companies for inland deliveries to shipping lines for inter-island deliveries.

To date, Atlas is considered one of the leading cargo forwarders to the Philippines. Now serving more than 60,000 Filipinos all over the world, Atlas is consistent in searching for  ways to continually meet the needs of our 'kababayans' in the US, Europe and other Asian countries.