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Paper Transport, Inc. has been a Wisconsin Clean Cities member since 2009. Paper Transport, Inc. is a for-hire truckload carrier that offers regional truckload, dedicated truckload, intermodal and logistic services. Headquartered in De Pere, Wisconsin with multiple park locations/terminals throughout the Midwest and Southern United States, PTI has experienced tremendous growth since its start in 1990 and now employs over 850 professional Class A CDL Truck Drivers along with over 200 driver support professionals.
The company was founded because of a casual conversation between two friends, Lennie Shefchik and Roger Grimsely, during their weekly cribbage game that turned into something much, much more: the discovery of their entrepreneurial spirit, laying the foundation for the beginning of PTI.
In February of 1990, that foundation turned into an official trucking company when the first loads were pulled out of the Green Bay, Wisconsin area. Very quickly, PTI earned a solid reputation with their “get it done for the customer” attitude since it wasn’t unusual to see one of the founders, Lennie or Roger, jumping in a truck to deliver a load on time if a customer was in a pinch.
From 1990 to 2001, PTI became a niche service provider for one of America’s largest shippers. It was also during this time that the company expanded its fleet from just 3 original trucks to over 100, servicing customers 99% on-time to the minute. The individual attention they paid to their customers, along with a knack for innovation, further set PTI apart from their competitors and led to additional growth from 2002 to 2009. In those seven years, the company added another 140 trucks to the fleet and opened up service to Muskogee, OK; Huber Heights, OH; Jacksonville, FL; and Pontoon Beach, IL.
Since 2009, Paper Transport has rallied around a strategy of growth and innovation in order to aggressively diversify through additional customers product lines. The company has grown from 240 trucks and 800 trailers in 2009 to over 875 trucks and 3,000 trailers today.
You hear it all the time: “We have an awesome culture.” The difference between PTI and other organizations: We truly mean it when we say it. When decisions are made at PTI, they’re made based on What Drives You?™ and the impact they’ll have on our employees. Since the entire team is always taken into consideration, there’s a big sense of ownership amongst us all. We all strive to make PTI a great place to work – starting with our leadership team to our support and from our office team to our professional drivers.
Though PTI has more than 1,000 employees on the team (850 drivers and 200 office workers), PTI’s supportive culture results in a family-like work environment. Everyone is valued and recognized for the hard work that they do. Without their employees, the company would not be what it is today and would not be able to grow into what it hopes it can become in the future.
To learn more, visit the PTI Website or contact:
Jeff Shefchik
(920) 491-2205
