Tri-State Truck Center, Inc.

Memp There's no ifs ands or buts about it. You've got the Mississippi River, you've got BNSF Railroad, you've got all a bunch of railroads, then also you've got FedEx. Memp There's only three other cities in the whole United States where all Class 5 railroads meet and t For us to be a part of that, especially in Memphis as the central part of the country, an incredible transportation hub for my great grandfather to have come here 80 years ago and put us in this spot to have the opportunity to be a part of building America, it's very h They've built this part of the country, The Memp It's fun, it's challenging being in Memphis because you're at the headquarters, The other eight stores are not We are the zoo here because it's crazy. You just don't know what to expect, so that's what makes it fun. Every morning I get up, I'm happy to come to work, I Great atmosphere, like I said, friends, family, you're always going to get a smile on a We go to Grizzlies games together, it's very family oriented, they have fish bowls and crawfish bowls. We cooked crawfish last Friday on the patio and had the front office eat some of the text in the back. It's just the spontaneous little things I don't know of anybody else that does those kind of they include us in a lot of the things, Anyt That's why it'so good and good work and vibing to come around. That's why I love it so much. We work hard and we play hard, so it's a really good morale in Memp Once you come to work at Tri-State, you become part of the family. Is your home away from home? Yeah, when you come and work. Not just to make a living, but enjoy what you do. Working directly with the Maddox is every day. It's very entertaining. It's fun. You get to connect with owners The Maddox family is special. Anybody that meets them realizes why it's fun to work here. They are so caring, but at the same time so passionate about their work and about what we do for not only our customers, but for our employees. T And You get to see the big bosses every day. So you get to see them every day and interact with them every day. Working with the Maddox family is a big ball of energy. And working with a family You can't help but feel the same way. Our customers are the reason that we're here. And so we have many, many, many long-term customers. If they told me that were changing fleets to another brand, my job here would be in question. That's how important Mac is to me, especially the Tri-State family. They never dropped the ball on me. I can call Brandon Garner at the shop with any problem and he says, send it to me. There's no questions asked. And usually the truck is a, that day turn around, if not the next day. I often hear it, They said they were told to come here because t Right. The parts department of Memp They're our main sole provider. All you got to do is pick up the phone and call Michael Shaw or Jim, Jim Jr. will even ride to that goes a long way in a trucking company, just to have a relationship with somebody and Tri-State understands the importance of our business. Without the trucks, we can't do our job. We're in the business of delivering the product that is needed. If we go down, they always have a spare. We always have somet It's very family-owned. The feeling, the culture there is very similar to the culture next there. They're good people inside the building. They're not, we're not just a n We're not just a customer. We're more