MILTON - Watsontown Trucking Co. announced through a press release Monday that it has purchased 14 additional acres in the Milton Industrial Park for further expansion.
Steve Patton, president, estimates that an additional 10,000 square feet of office space and maintenance facilities will be added. Construction will begin shortly and is targeted to be completed by June. The expansion will add 25 more truck driving jobs in addition to several diesel technician and management positions, the company reported.
Watsontown Trucking is also investing $6 million in new truck equipment. This purchase began during the first quarter and will continue through the first quarter of 2013.
"The purchase of new equipment is necessary to meet the growing demand for our services from our customers," Patton said.
According to Patton, the company is also investing $200,000 in a state-of-the-art operations command center. Patton expects the satellite-based command center will be operational during the second quarter of 2012.
Watsontown Trucking started in 1941 with just three trucks and three trailers; today, the family-owned and operated company has a fleet of more than 235 trucks and 700 trailers.
On the Net: www.WatsontownTrucking.com.