Highway Transport is a Registered SmartWay Transport Partner
Highway Transport is recognized as a registered SmartWay Transport Partner for another year! This is the fourth year our submission was accepted. We submitted Highway Transport’s 2016 data to SmartWay, and our submission was accepted. When you see the SmartWay decal,...
Chris Jenkins 20 Year Rolex
The 20-year Milestone at Highway Transport is celebrated with the Rolex watch. Chris Jenkins achieved this meaningful milestone. Greg Watkins and Marshall Franklin presented the 20-year watch to Chris in a special ceremony. Chris Jenkins’ wife Dara and their two sons...
Driver Adrian Swanson a Highway Hero
Safety is always priority one at Highway Transport, and we are especially honored that Adrian Swanson is following safe practices and using his stop work authority to prevent unsafe operations. We look forward to gathering with our colleagues at Exxon Mobil to...
Safe Winter Tanker Truck Driving
Welcome to winter! It has been unseasonably warm, and most of us are having a warm Christmas season. However, as most of our professional drivers know…this is the time of year when bad weather and road hazards increase. Our drivers do everything in their power to...
Our Trucking Legacy
The Watkins Family: My Family—the Watkins Family—is a solid trucking family with a lifelong commitment to the industry. Trucking and logistics will always be at our core…Greg Watkins Watkins Motor Lines was Founded in 1932 Highway Transport Began in 1948 ...
Our Own Shops
Having Our Own Shops Plays a Vital Role in Our Business Having our own shops has allowed us to keep our finger on the pulse of maintenance expenses. Drivers are able to bring equipment to the shop for preventive maintenance, and our shop managers ensure that...
Lydell Receives 2 Million Mile Award
A nice autumn evening in Chattanooga was a great time for honoring Lydell Summerville and Dexter Ratliff. Company leaders enjoyed getting to know Lydell’s family. Marshall Franklin and Greg Watkins were grateful to present each man with a plaque commemorating their...
Dexter Ratliff One Million Mile Award
above: Dexter being presented One Million Mile plaque by Rick Lusby. above right: Dexter Ratliff (right) with Marshall Franklin, Highway Transport President & CFO A November evening in Chattanooga was a great time for honoring Lydell Summerville and Dexter...