Watsontown Trucking Adding 10,000 Square Feet and 25 New Jobs
Watsontown Trucking Company (WTC), which has been located in the Milton Industrial Park since 2004, is pleased to announce that they have purchased 14 additional acres in the Industrial Park for further expansion. Steve Patton, President, estimated that an additional 10,000 square feet of office space and maintenance facilities will be added. Construction will begin shortly and is targeted to be completed by June 2012. The expansion will add 25 more truck driving jobs in addition to several diesel technician [...]
Inc. 5000 Magazine
WTC was recognized as the 3,416 fastest growing company in the 2007 INC. 5000 Magazine. The Inc. 5000 digs deeper than the well-known INC. 500 to offer the most comprehensive look ever at the entrepreneurial engine driving the U.S. economy and it recognizes the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America and what makes them work. Inc. 5,000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generated revenue by [...]
Secretary of Defense Patriotic Employer
WTC received a Patriotic Employer award from the Secretary of Defense. The award was granted for “contributing to National security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting employee participation in America’s National Guard and Reserve Force.” The award, granted by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), is given to managers, supervisors or companies in appreciation for their support of its deployed military employees.
2011 TransPlace Gold Seal of Approval
WTC received the second highest award in the TransPlace Carrier Merit Program, the Gold Seal of Approval, which recognizes the company’s exceptional on-time performance and overall business relationships. The Gold Seal of Approval gives WTC the following benefits:
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A central Transplace Global Liaison for the program relationship
Proactive collaboration regarding unique Transplace account opportunities, additional business and problem resolution
Carriers may be selected for invitation to the Transplace Shipper Symposium
Silver National Safety Award
WTC was the recipient of the Silver National Safety Award, awarded by Great West Casualty Company. Great West is the premier provider of insurance products and services for truckers and they specialize in insurance products exclusively for the trucking industry. The award recognizes WTC’s outstanding achievement in highway traffic safety for the years 2009 and 2010.