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Terral RiverService, Inc. Acquires Kinder Morgan’s River Assets

Terral RiverService, Inc. is pleased to announce the purchase of Kinder Morgan river assets in Blytheville, Arkansas and Decatur, Alabama. The purchase, which closed on December 31, 2017, includes three fleets: The Barfield fleet at mile marker 810 and the Hickman fleet at mile marker 823, both on the Lower Mississippi River, and the Decatur… Read more »

Terral RiverService, Inc. Expands Contract with Vulcan Materials, Inc.

As a result of our meeting on July 10, 2017, Terral RiverService and Vulcan Materials signed a new agreement in December expanding on their previous partnership. Terral will now provide Vulcan with towing and offloading services in the Mid-America region, which primarily consists of Memphis, Tenn. and Tunica, Miss. In addition to towing and offloading,… Read more »

Featured Employee | Brandon Miller

Brandon Miller started working for Terral RiverService, Inc. in September of 2012. Before that, he worked in construction, which is how he first became acquainted with the company. “Terral was bringing us the rock for asphalt, and I became really interested in getting on the river,” Brandon said.

Terral Signs Contract With Nucor Corporation

Terral RiverService, Inc. recently started doing business with Nucor Corporation, one of the largest steel producers in the United States. Jeff Jeffcoat, Traffic Manager at Nucor, says the decision to partner with Terral RiverService came after his general manager asked him to look into more cost-effective modes of transportation.

M/V Amy Gattle Crew Rescues Neighboring Vessel

On Tuesday, February 28th, crew members of Terral’s M/V Amy Gattle were able to assist in rescuing five crew members from a nearby vessel who had ended up in the water following a sinking skiff. When Danny Burgeron, captain of the M/V Amy Gattle, saw the neighboring crew’s skiff had quite a few people standing… Read more »

Aerial photographs and video

VRS Media Group took aerial photographs and video of a product off load at South Louisiana Fill Materials. The limestone was transported by barge and off loaded by Terral River Service and then hauled by truck to the pit by Rene’s Trucking Company. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Featured Employee | Marshall Ramey

Marshall Ramey, Captain of the M/V Amy T, has been with Terral RiverService since 2009. “I first came over here as a trip pilot,” he said, “and they asked me to stay.”

Featured Employee | Kevin Allen

Kevin Allen, Office Manager at our Tallulah location, has been with Terral RiverService since May of 1994. A 1986 graduate of McCall High School, he was born and raised in Tallulah. In October of 1987, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and, after being honorably discharged, he and his wife of 32 years returned to… Read more »

Robin Hopkins: Celebrating 15 years at Terral RiverService, Inc.

As of August of this year, Robin Hopkins has been with Terral RiverService for 15 years. Before this, she was working at a newspaper company in accounts—but she knew that it wasn’t where she wanted to be for the rest of her career. “I wanted to go somewhere where I could advance, where I had… Read more »

Featured Employee | Chad Bordelon

Chad Bordelon, Land Operations Manager at Terral RiverService, has been with the company since August of 1992. Chad oversees all unloading operations, and does everything from maintenance to coordinating the crews across locations.

Terral Launches New Vessel, the M/V Hallie T.

On June 22nd the M/V Hallie T slid down the launching ramp and into the waters of Lake Ferguson, becoming the 9th towboat NewSouth Marine Construction has built for Terral RiverService. The 92’x 30’ x 10’ 2000 horsepower, retractable wheelhouse boat can be seen operating along the Atchafalaya, Ouachita, and Red Rivers, as well as… Read more »