WE ARE WHITEWOOD
Driven To Deliver
At Whitewood, we strive to consistently and efficiently deliver on every commitment we make. Every aspect of operations – cost, time, and service control measures – is optimized to ensure that projects are completed on track and on time, expectations are met, and promises are fulfilled.
Whitewood Transport began in 1972 in Whitewood, South Dakota, when a local construction company started a small trucking company — Whitewood Transportation. We believe the humble beginning of Whitewood Transport helped us map out our success today. Whitewood started small, mastered the fine points and kept the focus of providing safe and affordable transportation solutions to our customers.
In 1987, three individuals — Doug Miller, Larry Smith and Donald Sand — formed a partnership, moving the growing business to Billings, Montana. Mike Wilson joined Whitewood in 1991, bringing his years of experience in the transport industry. John Hanson soon followed and both became shareholders. Over time, Don Sand, Larry Smith, Doug Miller and John Hanson left the company. Mike Wilson remains as the company’s sole shareholder.
As the company grew, Whitewood Transport began to specialize in the transportation of equipment and commodities of large or unusual weight or dimension. Today Whitewood Transport is recognized as Montana’s leading motor carrier, having been awarded Montana’s Motor Carrier of the Year for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 by the Motor Carriers of Montana.
Our customer commitment does not stop at the borders of Montana. As the heavy hauler of choice for many shippers throughout North America and Canada, our operational efficiency allows us to provide consistent value and assurance to our customers.
The Whitewood Way
Daily owner involvement
Satisfactory safety rating
Immediate response
Fully automated, integrated order processing
On-time delivery
Specialized fleet
Dedicated Dispatch
24-hour service
Live answering by experienced dispatch staff
Knowledge of state permit regulations
Experts in equipment types and heavy haul requirements
Experienced Owner Operators
Licensed and insured
Experts in loading and tie-down securement
Hazmat trained and certified
FTL stands for Full Truckload. A shipment that is over 10,000lb or takes up an entire truck by
itself is considered Full Truckload. One of the main characteristic of an FTL Services is that it
will take your shipment on a long haul, making one trip from point A to Point B without transferring
the cargo.
LTL stands for Less Than Truckload. If you have 200 pounds of freight to transport, you’ve got an LTL
shipment. It takes just a section of the truck and the cargo is safely consolidated with other shipments
that may be picked up and distributed in the same area.
Adjustments can be costly, but can mostly be avoided with accurate information.
Common adjustments occur around oversized items (more than 12 feet in length), lift-gates,
limited delivery access, residential fees, reclassifications and changes to the bill of lading.