Palco Transportation – The Personal Touch

PENNINGTON, NJ… “You must do two things if you want to work all the time – first, get involved helping others and learn from them and the second thing is to learn to drive a truck,” stated Frank Palecek, CEO of Palco Transportation.  “Every job that I worked, I gained skill by learning from others.  Once you get good at moving heavy equipment, people come to expect you do it.”

Frank started as a coal miner and bought his first truck 35 years ago, which he leased to a carrier on Long Island.  He added a second truck and then a third, eventually applying for and receiving his own authority in the Specialized Carrier market.  Palco has been adding equipment ever since, growing to 15 trucks (Kenworth and Peterbilt) and 60 platform trailers.  While Palco does run some standard flatbed freight, the company has become known for heavy haul and oversized transport and super loads using stepdecks and RGNs of Faymonville along with (SPMTs) self-propelled modular transporter.  The company runs regional and OTR throughout the United States.

Frank founded Palco Transportation in 1991 spending 30 years hauling multi-axle specialty heavy haul loads.  When his daughter Amber graduated high school in 1997, she drove pilot car for Frank for 10 years, putting herself through college and earning her Master’s degree in visual arts from Manhattan University.  Amber has worked with her Dad for 25 years now and was joined by her sister Kandiee.

In 1994 Palco started an agency for Landstar, moving all their trucks to the Landstar system.  Today they operate the largest capacity of any fleet at Landstar. Frank still runs an occasional super load or sometimes follows one of their trucks to help the driver.

Everyone at Palco Transportation is very hands-on with their job.  When they send an email, they follow-up with a phone call to ensure that everyone is on the same page.  Customers and drivers are never left sweating the details.  The company has a critical focus on team work and is ultra focused on safety.

Palco is hiring company drivers east of the Mississippi and pays for experience.  They have jobs for all experience levels that include:

•Minimum 5 years OTR experience hauling super loads or spmts

•3 years OTR experience with multi-axle or steerable dollies

•3 years OTR experience hauling 12’ wide loads

•1 year OTR experience hauling legal loads on platform trailers

The company offers great pay and benefits for their drivers.

The folks at Palco Transportation believe in being prepared and pro-active to stay ahead of the curve.  As Frank explained, “Trucking has been good to us and we want to give something back.  We have a strong emphasis on safety and compliance and belong to the SC&RA (Specialized Carrier and Rigging Association), GTA (Green Trucking Association), CVSA, Women In Trucking, and the SPCA.  I am a very fortunate guy, because I enjoy what I do for a living.  I love the challenge of heavy haul work.”

If you are interested in a career at Palco Transportation, call 609-460-4538.