COMPANY HISTORY

Lawrence Transfer and Storage was founded in Roanoke, VA in 1932 by Weldon T. Lawrence Sr. In 1942, Lawrence Transfer and Storage joined the United Van Lines family to secure loads for its fleet of furniture vans.

Weldon T. Lawrence Jr. succeeded his father as President in 1950 and vigorously set out to establish the Roanoke-based operation as one of the leading moving and storage companies in the Eastern United States. In 1968, Lawrence began operating in the Waynesboro, VA area due to their acquisition of another local moving company. In 1972, it built a custom warehouse and office facility to house its Waynesboro operations.

In July 1976, Lawrence again acquired assets of another moving company and began operations in Durham, NC. In early 1977, this operation was moved to a 15-acre location in the Research Triangle Park near the Raleigh/Durham Airport. As a result of increased business in the Carolinas, a Charlotte location was opened in 1983, and a Greensboro location followed in 1985.

In 1986 the company name was changed to Lawrence Transportation Systems, Inc to better express our overall ability to meet the public’s transportation needs. LTS now has an established freight department and an impressive fleet of equipment to cover all moving needs.

Weldon S. “Chip” Lawrence took over for his father in September 1992 as President. Since 1992 there has been significant growth in the freight division including the addition of a flatbed fleet and a load brokerage division. Today, Lawrence has become one of the largest regional truckload freight carriers on the East Coast.

In 1996, Lawrence Transportation built a new facility for its headquarters and is located conveniently to I-81 in Botetourt County. The financial condition is exceptionally strong as evidenced by Dunn and Bradstreet rating of 3A1. Lawrence continues to maintain its affiliation with United Van Lines and is regularly honored as one of its Top Producers and Top Hauling agents.

Lawrence Transportation Systems established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in January 1998 and presently the company is 100 percent employee owned.