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Welcome New Employees, BJ McKinney and Devon Swafford

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Bobby (BJ) McKinney grew up in the country and outskirts of Houston TX.  BJ started his career as a deck hand aboard a push boat on January 6th1996 for Dixie Inland Marine.  Shortly thereafter he received his Tankerman document for dangerous liquids and cargoes.  In 1999 he moved into the wheelhouse working his way up… Read more »

Welcome New Employee Joshua Knichel

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With over 25 years of service in the Maritime industry, Joshua has acquired an extensive amount of experience in many areas of the business including sales, development, logistics, operations, safety, and maintenance. He has worked on both the liquid and dry cargo sides of the industry, dealing with a wide range of products and vessel types. His unique skill set allows… Read more »

Welcome Toby Stanley, Staff Accountant

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Terral River Service, Inc. would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Staff Accountant, Toby Stanley. Read more about Toby below! Position at Terral:  Staff Accountant Reports to: Paul Moore, CFO Years of Experience: 2+ Years  Previous Employer:  The Robinette Accounting Firm Responsibilities:  General Accounting Duties, as well as Program Administrator for Corporate Credit Cards, Cellular… Read more »

Featured Employee | Thomas Lynch

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Terral RiverService is proud to announce our featured employee for July, Thomas Lynch. Thomas has been employed with Terral River Service as a Deckhand on the M/V Edna T. Gattle since April 26, 2018. “Thomas is a reliable and hard working person and takes pride in his boat and does very well leading his crew,”… Read more »

Terral RiverService named one of LWCC’s 2019 Safest 70 Award Winners

Terral RiverService is proud to be named by Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation as one of their 2019 Safest 70 Award Winners. The award was created in 2008 to honor the company’s Policyholders who share their commitment to workplace safety. “These award recipients go above and beyond safety expectations to exemplify leadership in employee health and wellness,”… Read more »

Marvin Collins | Featured Employee

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Terral RiverService is proud to announce our featured employee for June, Marvin Collins. Marvin, who in August will celebrate thirteen years with TRS, is currently our Land Operations Manager. He began his career on the boats as a deckhand. While the plan was for him to move up eventually, he was promoted after only a… Read more »

An Update from CEO Tom Gattle

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Posted here is this week’s letter from our CEO, Tom Gattle, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is so much still unknown, we are grateful for the good health and commitment of Team Terral. As Gattle says, “This pandemic and its repercussions may give us an opportunity to lay the groundwork for a better way of… Read more »

Weekly Letter from our CEO, Tom Gattle

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Posted here is this week’s letter from our CEO, Tom Gattle, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. We are grateful that all of our employees are still working, and as Gattle writes, we “remain optimistic that when we get to the other side of this pandemic, we will all be better for it.”

Welcome Sheryl Toups, Payables Staff Accountant

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Terral River Service, Inc. would like to extend a warm welcome to our Payables Staff Accountant, Sheryl Toups. Read more about Sheryl below! Position at Terral:  Payables Staff Accountant Reports to: Paul Moore, CFO Years of Experience:  Over 14 years of comprehensive experience in accounting Previous Employer:  Spartan Construction and Roofing, Inc. Oversees:  Accounts Payable for the Land Division Hometown:… Read more »

A Note of Sympathy

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Kim King has been with our company and related family businesses for forty years. Most of you know Kim as handling our Marine dispatching at our office in Lake Providence, but through the years she has held many important positions at TRS. This last week Kim lost her husband, Kenneth, after 38 years of marriage…. Read more »