CLAIBORNE HAULING CONTRACTORS, L.L.C.

Claiborne Hauling Contractors, L.L.C. cut off potential headaches at the pass, before the pass was cut off.

“We opened our full-service west Knoxville terminal in March because of the massive SmartFIX40 construction project,” says Claiborne Hauling Executive Chris Etters. “We didn’t know if we’d run into non-stop traffic jams on the east side of town so we set up a separate office on the other side.”

Claiborne’s main headquarters is located on eight acres on Rutledge Pike in northeast Knoxville. The company offers dump truck services and all types of aggregate delivery. Such rock is typically used for new construction; drain fields, driveways, parking lots and road building. Claiborne also offers trucks that haul in or out by the hour and has fill dirt and screened topsoil. The company’s roll-off container division, consisting of ten-yard containers, 20-yard containers, and 30-yard containers are available to remove construction debris and brush. These services are available to meet any commercial or residential hauling need.

The additional terminal has offered greater access for the company and its clients, and it has proven to be a successful investment.

“We actually outsmarted ourselves because we are now saving large quantities of diesel fuel since we park a portion of our fleet at our west terminal location each night,” Etters says. “Some of our drivers now clock in at our west location, which keeps us from having to drive empty trucks from the east side of town to the west side of town. We now have the ability to dispatch supplies and trucks out of both locations.”

Claiborne is not only saving costs for itself, it will soon save costs for those in the industry by developing 18 additional acres adjacent to its headquarters. Additional services, currently under development, will be offered to clients in the near future.

For the past year, Claiborne has acquired resale properties it believes are perfect for companies needing additional space for business. The company’s grading and excavating division has cleared and made area locations site-ready. This will promote new growth for commercial properties. In addition, the grading division has completed site preparation for Knoxville Wholesale Furniture’s new 100,000 square foot facility located at Old Callahan Drive. The company also recently made property adjacent to the Knoxville Expo Center pad-ready for new development.

“Our guys hauled over 20,000 dump-truck loads of fill material to the site over a six-month period,” Etters said.

Etters says good fortune has afforded Claiborne the ability to take on newer projects such as these commercial developments. Recently, the company has doubled its semi tractor-trailer fleet division, Claiborne Heavy Hauling, LLC. The heavy hauling division has increased from 12 to 29 units in the past year.

“People continue to ask us: ‘How do you do it?’” says Etters. “Well, the Lord has blessed us and the bank is proud of us. In addition, we try to say what we do and do what we say. All of this allows us to be a one-stop shop for the products we provide in this industry. We do that with service and availability that is unrivaled.”

Claiborne Hauling Contractors also offers all types of landscaping supplies including decorative rock, pea-gravel, river stone, mulch, decorative sand, screened topsoil, and custom topsoil blends, compost and mushroom blends, and compactable fill dirt. Claiborne also offers complete excavation services that include residential, commercial, and industrial site preparation. The company constructs driveways, subdivisions, commercial and industrial sites, site utilities, house-seats, drain fields, and offers full dig and pour footer service. Lowboy tractor-trailers and trucks with tilt top trailers are available. Claiborne can handle any size load from mini-excavators and skid-steers, to “super loads” grossing over 150,000 pounds.

WACKENHUT SERVICES, INC

The Wackenhut Services, Inc.–Oak Ridge Team’s (WSI-OR) nearly 1000 employees have proudly served the East Tennessee region for the past 8 years both by protecting the assets of the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration in Oak Ridge and by providing support to a wide variety of charitable organizations that provide vital services to the citizens of the region.

WSI-OR has been recognized by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve with the Five-Star Award, the Above and Beyond Award and the Patriotic Employer Award for its outstanding support of its military members and the reserve components.

Additionally, WSI-OR has made its mark on the region by contributing financial resources and volunteer efforts to such organizations as The United Way of Anderson County, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, The American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, Junior League of Knoxville, The Oak Ridge Education Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and many, many more. The WSI-OR Leadership Team encourages employees to take an active role in the community and leads by example in this area.

WSI-OR has made many advancements in the way Oak Ridge assets are protected with upgrades in equipment and vehicles utilized by the company’s para-military force. Upgrades have also been made – with more in the works – to facilities and now the Central Training Facility, managed by WSI-OR for the Department of Energy, is home to the largest indoor weapons range in the Department of Energy complex.

WSI-OR has adopted the motto “Protecting our Nation. Serving our Community.” and looks forward to continuing to be a vital part of the region and its economy in the years to come while carrying out both these important missions.