OUr STory

Henderson Trucking was founded in December of 1980 by Jack Henderson. Jack started his trucking career in the late 1950s as a company driver for A&P Supermarket in Ohio. He spent several years on the road as an owner-operator and bought his first dump truck in the mid 1960s. After 1976, the weakening economy in construction in downtown Columbus ledJack to work as an over the road company driver for PPG industries hauling hazmat chemicals.

Everything changed in 1982 when Jack moved his base of operations and family from Columbus to Delaware, Ohio to work as an owner-operator for Wheeler Trucking. He moved his family to Delaware in 1984, bought a second truck in 1986, and bought out the company in 1990 – changing from Jack Henderson, Proprietor to Jack Henderson, Owner of Henderson Trucking Incorporated. Henderson Trucking started with two trucks acquired from Wheeler Trucking and seven owner-operators. From there, we began to grow:

In 1994, we moved from a leased space on London Road to the vacated S.E. Johnson building in Johnson Industrial Park, where we still operate today. We’ve added many of our own personal touches to the place over the year and it truly feels like home.

In 1999, we acquired a salt distribution business based in Columbus that supplies road salt used by ODOT, cities, counties, townships, municipalities and landscapers. This is the salt that keeps your roads safe after snow and ice events. Salt is shipped in railcars from mines in Ohio and New York, stored, then delivered to you via our dump trucks when you need it.

In 2001, we launched our dry van division to haul finished paint for PPG Industries from their plant in Delaware to their warehouse in Lima, OH.

As with any company, the most important part of us is our people. We have been blessed to have many dedicated, loyal company drivers and owner-operators, some of whom have been with us since the very beginning.

We take immense pride in our close-knit, diligent community. From our inception to today, we are based in quality: quality people, quality services, and quality outcomes.

Call today and let us get you set up for your next project (740) 369-6100.