Teddy’s Transport

Teddy’s Transport was founded by Ted “Teddy” & Mary Gibbs in 1982, in Hamilton, Michigan. It began as a local pickup and delivery service for industrial manufacturers. Ted and Mary started with one pickup truck and as they grew they purchased a second truck and utilized an answering service to field calls. They would rent larger trucks if one was required. Teddy would also help customers with their industrial shows and travel all over the United States helping set them up and tear them down. This was the beginning of our Trade Show and “White Glove” service.

HERE WE GROW!
In the early years, Teddy’s Transport was literally a family ran business, with only family driving. Ted & Mary’s daughters and son-in-law’s drove as needed: some full-time and some part-time. However, in 1988 they bought their first 24’ Straight Truck and hired their first full-time, non-family employee. Over time they added employees and trucks. During this time they did the majority of their expediting in the state of Michigan, with occasional deliveries in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. Teddy’s Transport was growing by word of mouth. They never had a sales representative marketing or promoting their business, it grew by word of mouth due to their reliability, honesty and reputation.

By 1994 Teddy’s Transport had grown into quite a fleet forcing them to move to 4201 M-40 Holland, Michigan. At this point we started offering Nationwide Expediting Service to all 48 states.

In 1996, Teddy was ready to retire and on January 1, 1997 Ted and Mary Gibbs sold their business to their youngest daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Craig Zeerip who are running it today. At that point, Teddy’s Transport bought its first semi and 53’ dry van trailers and started offering Full Truck Load and Dedicated Fleet Services. They then applied for and received their Haz-Mat Authority and Canadian/Ontario Authority.

GREAT LOSS.
On December 5, 2002 Ted Gibbs went to be with the Lord after a long fight with cancer. He was well respected and liked in the business community and very much loved by his family. His employees and family greatly miss him. Mary Gibbs is retired and doing well.

DID YOU SAY CERTIFICATIONS?
With all the growth and opportunities available, Teddy’s Transport applied for and received their Woman Owned Business Certification. Along with their C-TPAT, PIP, FAST, CSA, TSA as an Indirect Air Carrier and Customs A8A Bonded Certification. They have the highest security clearance available to an expediting company.. In March of 2009, Teddy’s Transport launched an LTL (Less Than Truckload) service between West Michigan and the Greater Chicago Area. This service has flat, low cost skid rate pricing as well as Full Truck Load pricing and is one of our most popular services today!

FAMILY WITH HONORS!
In 2013, Teddy’s Transport was highly honored with the State of Michigan’s Small Business Administrations “Family Business of the Year” award. (More awards and information are available in the “Honors” section of this website.) Craig and Helen’s daughters and Helen’s sister are involved in the business as well. Ashley Zeerip-Rowe is their Compliance Coordinator, Dispatcher and in 2015 when Teddy’s Transport moved to their newly built facility at 930 Interchange Dr. in Holland, MI, she became their Warehouse Supervisor. Mikayla Zeerip is a Regional Sales Manager in the West Michigan and Chicago areas and Carolyn Gibbs-Schrotenboer is their Business Manager.

NEW FACILITY
2015 was a big year in the history of Teddy’s Transport. They moved into their new facility they custom built with 5,000 square feet of office space, a work out room and shower facilities for their employees, two mechanics bays and a truck wash that is open to the public. In addition, this new facility allows them to offer warehousing services such as cross-docking, break bulk, and short term and long term storage for their customers. This new warehousing service ties in perfectly with their “Just-In-Time” trucking services. Teddy’s Transport’s Brand Promise is “One Call, Worry Free, Every Time!” Give us a call and find out how we keep our promises!

Services
Nationwide Expediting
Expedited shipping to all contiguous 48 states and Ontario, Canada

Local pickup and delivery service
Same day shipments in cargo vans, 24’ straight trucks, semi’s with 53’ dry van trailers and 53’ temperature controlled units

Less than truckload
LTL freight that is moving to or from the West Michigan area into the greater Chicago, Illinois area. Call today for a map showing the coverage area and our rate information.

Full Truck Load
We have many FTL lanes that we are very competitive on. Please call for a quote.

Dedicated Fleet Services
If you wanted to outsource your private fleet or switcher work, Teddy’s Transport can do this for you. We provide a truck and driver to meet your needs at a much reduced rate because it is dedicated strictly to you. We currently do this for companies in Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Holland. We can even offer your current drivers employment if you don’t have a fit for them somewhere else within your current operation.

Fleet Services – Short Term
If you need a truck and driver for a shorter period of time ranging from 1 day to a few weeks Teddy’s Transport can do this for you

White Glove / Tradeshows
We pickup and deliver to trade shows, providing set up and tear down service if requested. We have also worked with customers on photo shoots and other instances where the freight is fragile or needs extra time and attention to detail.

Email Service for our customers
Because we have trucks in any state at any given time, we will send out an email to our customers that have inbound freight. You will be given a great deal on the back haul all while getting your freight back to you promptly. Please ask to be added to the email list if you are interested.

Refrigerated Expediting Service
We also offer a temperature controlled expediting service. This is available in 53’ tractor trailers, locally and nationwide and into Ontario, Canada.

Warehousing
If you have warehousing needs, keep Teddy’s Transport in mind. Information and details are only a phone call away. You can also click here for more information online.