“No need to go thru several layers of
management.”
Such a shift was evident in the late 1960s,
when the company expanded to haul grain,
feed, fertilizer and dry goods that required
the use of pneumatic trailers. Tank trucks
soon became the mover of choice for large
volumes of hazardous products like acids,
chlorine and caustics, and company
acquisitions paved the way for an increased
inventory of tractors and tank trailers.
Additional footprint came when services
were initial ly increased to existing
customers, before new territories were
added. By the mid-1970s, trailers were
added tohaul propane and ammonia, then a
company whose specia l ization was
transpor tation of anima l fats was
purchased.
Feed and grain hauling ultimately became
railroad-centric services, so with the onset
of the 1990s came another shift in business
focus – this time one that steered away from
dry bulk operations and toward liquids and
chemicals like caustic soda, sulfuric acid and
hydrochloric acid that are moved for
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mining companies and industrial/specialty
chemical processors.
The company's workforce stands at 225
employees, which represents a significant
uptick in staff thanks to internal expansions
and acquisition of new business. It was able
to withstand the economic downturn
thanks to a diversified client base, though
most of the business still comes from
chemical companies.
The corporate office and an operations
terminal remain in Walnut, Calif., and the
company also has Cal ifornia-based
terminal facilities in Long Beach, Adelanto
andStockton.
Its presence stretches northward into
Portland, Ore. and Tacoma, Wash. and east
into Las Vegas. Other facilities are located
in Henderson, Nev., Buckeye, Chandler
and Safford, Ariz., Hurley, N.M. and both
Channelview and El Paso, Texas.It owns
130 tractors and 460 trailers and has 60
owner-operator vehicles that run in all 48
contiguous U.S. states, along with Canada
andMexico.
