12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 12: Our People Last but in no way least, our people. None of the previous 11 highlights, or any of Highway’s successes, could be possible without our employees, our drivers, our teammates—our Highway family. As a family-owned company, we place a high value on our people and family time. So we immeasurably appreciate the time they give to Highway Transport. All of the awards, customers, and other achievements are a direct result of what our people put into the company every day. It takes everyone in every department to keep our company driving forward. Here’s to every single one of you!
Highway Transport Logistics, Inc.
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Knoxville, Tennessee 3,277 followers
Our Promise. Delivered.
About us
Our Promise. Delivered. Highway Transport is a tanker trucking company founded in 1948 hauling specialty chemicals, Highway Transport strives to be consistent and reliable in providing transportation of chemicals. We provide logistical and capacity solutions for chemical companies. The guiding principles of Highway Transport are rooted in our family-oriented philosophy. Logistical demands are approached on an individual basis. Custom-tailored bulk transportation business is our cornerstone.
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- Industry
- Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1948
- Specialties
- tanker trucking, trucking, logistics, specialty chemicals, chemicals, chemical tanker trucking, liquid transport, transportation, fine chemicals, chemical industry, tanker driver, truck driver, liquid bulk, and bulk liquid transportation
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 11: Top-Notch Techs Today we’re giving a big shout out to our technicians for all they do throughout the year. From our mechanics in the shop to those who handle equipment cleaning, we couldn’t be successful if not for the great work you do keeping our trucks running safely and our trailers clean. Our dedicated and meticulous (and sometimes award-winning!) technicians are a standout highlight for 2024!
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 10: Giving 20 Years of Service Congratulations to our 20-year Highway veterans of 2024! Dexter Ratliff, Walter Satterfield, and Kelly Wyatt, we are proud and honored that you’ve chosen to be part of the Highway Transport family for 20 years. Your dedication, professionalism, and character make you an asset to the industry. Here’s to many more safe, happy, successful years with us!
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 9: Giving Back! What a blessed year it has been for the Highway Helping Hands program! Highway Helping Hands is our way of giving back and enriching lives in our communities. In 2024, our outreach initiatives served Second Harvest Food Bank, animal shelters, Special Olympics, Operation Gratitude, various children’s hospitals, The Salvation Army, and other organizations. Thank you to all of the HHH members for guiding our efforts and to all of the Highway employees for participating in our events all year.
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 8: Sustainability Sustainability is and will remain a top priority for Highway Transport. We are committed to operating in a socially responsible, ethical, and sustainable manner to protect our employees, the public, universal human rights, the environment, and communities where we work. We are honored to serve as the first transportation partner in Salesforce’s sustainability cloud space, giving us the opportunity to improve the environmental impact of our industry. Learn more about Green Treads, our vision to balance economic success with environmental stewardship, and our 50 + 50 = 30 sustainability goal on our dedicated page.
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 7: Million-Mile Drivers What more can you say than ONE MILLION MILES?! Congratulations to these professional Highway drivers for achieving the million-mile mark in 2024: Ricky Albaugh, Bill Bishop, Michael Hall, Butch Laymon, and Brent Pavey. PLUS, congratulations to Lydell Summerville for achieving TWO million miles! Lydell received a wrapped truck for his service. Thanks, a million (or two!) for your dedication, fellas! Your service is appreciated and a large part of what makes Highway a success.
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 6: Expansion to North Cincy and Houston Highway Transport's growth and expansion continued in 2024 with new service centers opening in Houston and the North Cincinnati area. Both locations were chosen to fill specific needs and to aid future growth and business. Where will we expand in 2025? Watch and see!
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 5: TWO-TIME NTTC Driver of the Year Finalist Ed Heard We were thrilled when we learned Ed was chosen as one of the NTTC’s Driver of the Year Finalists earlier this year. He represented himself, the profession, and our company so well at the awards event. Now, we're having deja vu, because just today, Ed was named finalist again! We are bursting with pride. Congratulations, Ed!
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 4: Sharing Knowledge We are thankful to have had great success with our 2024 Executive and Operations Roundtables. We were able to host educational events in Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Houston and are looking forward to more in the future. Open communication between business leaders in our industry and our team members truly helps us serve our customers better. Thank you to those who attended and helped make these events a success. Watch for more in 2025!
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12 Days of Highway Highlights, Day 3: Safety Safety is the top priority at Highway. The safety of our drivers and other employees, communities, and customers is paramount. In an effort to keep our ongoing focus on safety, we hosted various safety demonstrations for our customers and the chemical industry throughout 2024. Whether an equipment cleaning at one of our facilities, a bulk chemical trailer demonstration, or a presentation at a conference, we are always eager to educate and share insight on top technologies and practices used to carry our loads safely to their destinations.