Watkins & Shepard Opens New Terminal

June 18, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Delivery on June 19, 2012

Watkins & Shepard Trucking has opened a new terminal facility in Grove City, Ohio.

The terminal will augment the current regularly scheduled transportation services from carpet and flooring manufacturers in Dalton, Ga., and southern California, as well as from furniture manufacturers and distributors in North Carolina, Mississippi and California. The new terminal began operation earlier this month.

"Our new terminal in Grove City will provide improved service for our existing and new customers in central and southern Ohio." said Walt Ainsworth, president and COO. "The opening of this terminal completes our Midwest infrastructure as the premium service provider in the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia.

Headquartered in Helena, Mont., Watkins & Shepard serves 48 states and four Western provinces of Canada.

"Adding a terminal in this key geographic area has been a goal of the company's for a number of years and will position us for strategic market growth for years to come," said Ray Kuntz, CEO.