Company Profile

HG Logistics History

From the founding of The Hill and Griffith Company in 1896 to the launch of HG Logistics LLC in 2006.

Historic black-and-white photo of the Hill and Griffith Co. foundry facings building with horse-drawn wagons

Our Roots

The Hill and Griffith Heritage

1896

In 1896, John Hill began his journey in the foundry supply business with the inception of The Hill and Griffith Company. Hill first became interested in the trade in Georgia, where his father operated a foundry.

With an ongoing investment in research and development, Hill and Griffith has introduced many new technologies and quality supplies since its inception, including form mold release agents and metal and concrete casting lubricants.

1900 – 1995

The Hill and Griffith Company grew alongside the industrial expansion of the United States, supplying a full line of equipment and consumables for green sand foundries.

1995 – 2006

The company focused its growth on specialized coatings, additives and lubricants for the foundry and die casting industries. A new division, supplying release agents for the precast concrete market grows.

2006 – Present

HG Logistics LLC is founded and grows exponentially.

Since 2006

Quality service made us who we are today.

Our old school, hardworking mentality stems from our 120+ years of doing business the right way.

2006

Hill and Griffith grew tired of unreliable carriers and poor service. Dave Greek, Jr. and his father got together and brainstormed how to resolve their transportation issues. "If you want something done right, do it yourself," and HG Logistics LLC was born.

2007

HG Logistics hired a full time manager to come in and run their transportation division.

2008 – 2014

HG Logistics began servicing Hill and Griffith's customers. Our customer service and reliability spread quickly by word of mouth and customer demand grew significantly.

We were brokers before the current boom of call center brokerages. We were around when you were a broker just to offer your customer more service and capacity, and that is how we still operate. Our word and reputation mean something, we are the trucker's broker and the customer's reliable trucking company.

2015 – Present

Call center brokerages have given the name freight broker a bad reputation. We aren't like them in any way. We only hire experienced people, and most of our employees have been here 5 years plus. We believe in treating our employees, carriers, and customers with a little TLC.

Today, HG Logistics is owned and led by Ryan Canfield and Mike Lawry.

Blue semi truck pulling a white Hill and Griffith Company trailer

What We Stand For

Our Mission, Difference & Promise

Our Mission

Our mission is to work as a team, continuously improve, be successful, and enjoy what we do.

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The HGL Difference

We build long term relationships with our customers and carriers.

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The HGL Promise

We treat your freight like it was our own. We're old-school truckers where reputation and a hand shake still mean something.

Affiliations & Credentials

Licensed, Certified and Recognized

HG Logistics LLC is a licensed property broker operating under License No. MC-569982, arranging the transportation of shipments throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.