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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 »
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 »
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.
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 »
Audra Skipper is the newest member of the Terral RiverService team, working as an accountant at Terral’s Lake Providence location. Before coming on board with Terral, Audra was self-employed for most of her life.
Lynn Lartigue, Marine Administrative Manager at Terral RiverService, has been with the team since September of 1993. Lynn was working next door to the company’s Lettsworth, LA location at the time, when a friend walked over and asked if she was interested in a part-time job working in rock sales with Terral.
Terral RiverService recently added their 5th unloading rig to its fleet—the TRS 5. The new rig, complete with a Komatsu PC600 material handler and a 4-yard clamshell bucket, is capable of unloading about 7,200 tons of aggregate per day. Terral RiverService offers custom unloading from almost any bank on the river system. Each rig is… Read more »
Paul Ratliff, Equipment Manager at Terral RiverService, has been with the company since August of 1993. Before coming to Terral, he worked for a few other companies—none of which compare to his experience with Terral.
The team at Terral RiverService, Inc. is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Chief Operating Officer Johnny Martin. Starting as a pilot with Terral, Johnny worked his way up over the years and has undoubtedly become one of the company’s strongest assets.
Gary Twigg, the father of Terral’s Industrial Aggregate Salesman Teddy Twigg, spent around 400 hours over the span of 3-4 months building a model of the M/V Thomas Gattle. Made primarily of cypress and basswood, nearly every inch of the model was made by hand.
When Terral RiverService completed the construction of their two 250,000-bushel capacity grain bins in Tallulah in July of 2011, Lansing Trade Group was their original customer. Lansing, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, is an entrepreneurial merchandising company that markets, stores and distributes commodities.
Richard Spinner, Operator at Terral RiverService, Inc., has been with the company for 2 years. Prior to coming to Terral, he worked in welding but wanted to work somewhere where he saw himself having a long-term career.
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