A Brief History of Service Transport Company
Service Transport Company is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Adams Resources and
Energy, Inc. Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. is engaged in the
business of marketing crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products; tank truck
transportation of liquid chemicals; and oil and gas exploration and production.
They are traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol, "AE". Service
Transport Company began operations in 1965 as intrastate Texas carrier
of petroleum, petroleum products, (including petrochemicals) and waste liquids.
In 1980, the Environmental Protection Agency permitted Service as a waste
transporter. Later, in 1986, the Interstate Commerce Commission permitted Service
as a forty-eight state, class of shipper, contract carrier. In 1988, the
contract authority was expanded to a forty-eight state, non-radial common
carrier certificate. In the late 1990's Service Transport was granted
inter and intra provincial authority from both the Provinces of Ontario and
Quebec in Canada. In 2003, Service Transport became "Customs Self
Assessment" approved by the Canada Border Services Agency and a customs bonded
carrier into all of Canada. This combination of authority and proven expertise
has provided our customers with uniquely tailored transportation services
whenever, whatever, and wherever required.
The customer base of Service Transport Company is widely varied because
of its extensive capabilities, as well as the natural variety of the chemical
and waste liquids businesses. Service's customer base exceeds 500
customers and ranges from the largest chemical manufacturers to the smallest
marketers of specialty chemicals.
Service Transport Company's customers are served from terminals in
Houston, Corpus Christi, and Beaumont, Texas as well as St. Gabriel, Louisiana,
Mobile, Alabama and Winder, Georgia. The Texas and Louisiana terminals are
twenty-four hour operations and utilize the latest communication equipment. Service
currently operates over three hundred (300) tractors and four-hundred twenty
five (425) trailers. Most of the trailers are stainless steel, insulated,
single compartment trailers. However, the fleet also consists of pressure
equipment including LPG trailers, acid barrels, three and four compartment
trailers and a host of other combinations that will suit most chemical
customers. The tractors are generally less than three years old and are
specially constructed for Service using the latest technology to achieve
a structurally strong, yet light, unit with power trains that are strong,
durable and fuel efficient.
Service Transport Company's main terminal is situated on twenty-two acres
of commercial property on Almeda-Genoa Road in Houston, Texas. This modern,
efficient, well-equipped truck terminal was opened in 1966 and has been
continually improved and modernized since that time. This terminal consists of
corporate offices; operations offices, including dispatch and customer service
offices; a state of the art 4 bay wash rack and 16 bay maintenance facility; and
uniquely, a regenerative thermal oxidizer that incinerates vapors and
eliminates air pollution in our neighborhood. These facilities offer our
customers the premier service that they have come to associate with our
company.
Service Transport Company's Quality Process is one of
the major assets of this organization. The practice of using Statistical
Process Control covering Safety and On-Time Assurance has helped
Service to improve in all areas of quality service to customers.
Participation in quality action teams in-house and special outside seminars
with most of the top ten to fifteen accounts is part of a continuous
improvement program that benefits Service and
customers alike. These partnerships with customers are a growing trend and
provide a means to learn from quality experts in other firms.
Service Transport Company is also a Responsible Care® Partner. This
association with the American Chemistry Council represents our commitment to
health, safety and environmental issues surrounding the chemical industry. The
overall goal of the American Chemistry Council is to properly manage chemicals
worldwide and to progress toward the vision of no accidents, injuries or harm
to the environment. They lead their Responsible Care® partners in ethical ways
that increasingly benefit society, the economy and the environment. We are very
proud to be a part of this important cause.
Service Transport Company, through their proper and efficient performance
of bulk liquid carrier operations has become a $60,000,000 per year operation.
With these facilities and a comprehensive team effort, Service Transport Company
has become known as a carrier ready, willing and able to become an extension of
a shipper's marketing efforts by delivering products to customers in a safe and
timely manner.