CalArk
Tom Bartholomew, FOUNDER; Rochelle Bartholomew, President & CEO
CalArk is a family-owned company just the right size to be directly involved in meeting customer needs and exceeding expectations. They offer third-party logistics including equipment leasing, less-than-truckload shipping, last-mile distribution, dry van trucking, warehousing, cross-border business, and brokerage.
“We’ve developed innovative proprietary logistics programs that enable us to offer dependable on-time service, real-time monitoring of truckloads, and effective communication with customers and drivers alike, making the supply chain more efficient,” founder Tom Bartholomew says. “Most importantly, our focus on doing right by customers and inviting drivers to feel like part of our family helps us create fulfilling relationships that help businesses—both ours and our customers’—thrive.”
Tom Bartholomew began CalArk in 1975 with just three trucks, with the belief that growth and success would happen through honesty, integrity, and a never-ending commitment to customer satisfaction. Today the company works with hundreds of CalArk company drivers and independent owner-operators (under the business name Central Hauling) to keep the wheels of American business turning.
“Although our company name references California and Arkansas, we now serve the eastern half of the United States, with a great deal of cross-border business with Mexico in the last 27 years through our main port in Laredo, Texas,” says CalArk President & CEO Rochelle Bartholomew.
“We’re a company with a family culture but an innovative spirit,” she says. “We’ve received numerous awards for service and safety and were recognized as a Top Innovator by the Commercial Carrier Journal in 2016 for our proprietary efficiency auger, letting us partner with customers to maximize profitability for the supply chain by ensuring effective use of time.”
CalArk, Inc.
501.455.3399
calark.com