It all started with Clarence “Pappy” Brown delivering sand and gravel to jobsites loading this truck by hand with a shovel. In those days, Pappy would take material directly from the beach on Lake Michigan.
Early dump truck fleet
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The original team poses for a picture outside the first company garage. Our founder, Leonard Brown, is standing on the front bumper. From the beginning, it’s been great people that have made the business successful.
The team became experts on handling material and managing site prep jobs
Moving material to build roads and highways
Assisting the railroad with derailments
Located at the bottom tip of Lake Michigan, the business was positioned well to handle material transported by barge and ship across the great lakes.
Working as Stevedores, we supported the maritime industry loading and unloading ships.
We’ve always loved big iron
Building a steel mill – We had the great fortune of being hired to do the dirt work and site prep for the Bethlehem Steel plant in Burns Harbor IN.
Our early days operating in a steel mill
Hauling coils in the mill
Bulk Transport Corp. road fleet
