About Hribar Logistics

History
Hribar Logistics has been delivering excellence since 1949, over sixty years ago. Today, we continue to expand and diversify to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. With a full fleet of company trucks and several contracted owner operators, Hribar had become one of the largest fleet-owned dump and pneumatic tank carriers in the area. We continue to handle bulk material, aggregate material and salt, contaminated soil, recyclables, landscaping materials, and even a host of specialty and flatbed products and services.
At Hribar Logistics, we consider every day to be an opportunity to meet and exceed the needs of our customers — our partners.
1914 - 1958
The Hribar Family Farm

The Leo Hribar Sr. family purchased the initial property that started out as the family homestead in the Town of Raymond. What started as the family farm, slowly changed over to other activities.
In 1938 Leo Hribar purchased the farm from his Father to continue farming.
The Beginning of a Trucking Company
In 1949 Leo Hribar purchase a new tractor and dump trailer for hauling sand and gravel in SouthEastern Wisconsin. Under the newly formed transportation company, Hribar now started to haul many different commodities and in 1958, Hribar hauled the first loads of salt transported by truck in the State of Wisconsin from Milwaukee. As a family business, Leo had three sons Bill, Don, and Lee worked in the company.
1961 - 1963
In 1961, no long trailers were available to haul large loads. This limited the trucking industry to small dump trucks and semi dump trailers resulting in 20 ton loads.
Due to the 1963 rail strike, Hribar started hauling interstate aggregates to Northern Illinois from Wisconsin. This allowed Hribar an opportunity to be the more efficient way to ship material to Illinois.
Invention of the "Pup Trailer"

Always efficient, innovative and willing to improve the service offered, Leo Hribar invented the “Pup Trailer” which allowed a larger payload with two shorter dump box units. The pup and similar concepts are still in use by many carriers today.
1967 - 1977
Hribar Materials - Aggregates Provider
As the company continued to grow, the family started Hribar Materials Inc. in 1967 and started to deliver aggregates to their own customers. Around the same time, Bill, Don, and Lee formed Hribar Bros. Inc., as a separate trucking company, but continued to work with Hribar Trucking, Inc. through management services.
Central Supply
In 1974, Hribar Materials was merged into Central Supply which was a lubricant dealer for Kendall Motor Oil. At this time, Hribar Bros got into the diesel fuel delivery business and in 1977 moved out from the original homestead site and worked from an outside location.
1979 - 1992
Amston Inc. Is Created
In 1979, Amston Inc. was created as an equipment leasing company opening a new area of business to the Hribar group.
In an ever changing business in 1982, Lee Hribar, bought out his brother Don’s shares of Hribar Bros. Ten years later Lee purchased control of all the shares of Hribar Trucking, Inc. and was the only owner.
Consolidation
The last business change occurred when in 1993, Lee assumed control of Hribar Bros and merged Central Supply and Amston Inc. with all outstanding stock of Central Supply being replaced with Amston Inc. stock. At the time that operations were being consolidated, in 1992 plans had begun for the next generation of ownership.
1998 - 2002
Acquisition of Jim Halverson, LLC
In 1998, Hribar started a new venture for them and saw the company utilize pneumatic tanks in their operations. From a small start with two units running sporadically, Hribar was expanding the business model in 2002 with the acquisition of Jim Halverson, LLC.
This brought in new equipment and customers since Jim Halverson worked in the Madison market area expanding Hribar from going North and South of Milwaukee, to going west toward Madison and south into Rockford.
Through other company acquisitions, Hribar took on another local pneumatic company in the Milwaukee area and a long haul business. This now had Hribar providing all the quality transportation services necessary as a successful local, Over the Road, and nationwide logistics provider.
2003 - Today
Lee Hribar Retires
Lee retired at the close of 2003 and served as an advisor and board member for several years with three of his sons, Michael, Mark, and Steven, remaining in the business.
Further Expansion
As the company continued to expand, a new acquisition of MCS in 2011, Hribar now had a terminal in Indianapolis, IN. With a fleet of company trucks and additional contracted owner operators, Hribar has become one of the largest fleet owned dump/pneumatic carriers in the area.
A Full Service Transportation Provider
Today Hribar continues to handle bulk materials, aggregate materials, and salt, along with recyclables, landscaping materials with a host of specialty and flatbed trailers and services to meet the customers’ needs. Hribar Logistics is now the Order Board for the Hribar group and has brokerage authority for assigning loads to outside carriers. Hribar considers everyday as an opportunity to meet and exceed the needs of our customers and deliver excellence.