Louisiana Container Company, Inc.

History of Louisiana Container Co., Inc.

Louisiana Container Co., Inc. opened for business April 1, 1997. A locally owned and operated company, the Owners are five people who have worked in Solid Waste Manufacturing Industry for many years.

Jerome Veillon, Robert Doolittle, Carolyn Rogers, Richard Garrett and Cecil Holden are names many customers recognize. Walk into the office of this plant and you will find then actively involved with every aspect of the day to day business. The Company started operations with 6 employees that has grown to 30.

LCCI wanted to be know as a company that offered a top quality container at a very competitive price. A little bit extra (“LAGNIAPPE”) is standard in their containers without added cost to the customer. This includes 4” x 6” nose rollers with 3/4 support brackets and 1/2” gussets, 1/4” x 2” bar ladders, 3/16” door posts and extra highs on larger containers. Bathtub containers have 4” x 4” top tubes and (2) channel verticals from top tube to the floor gussets. Excellent paint jobs, using Sherwin Williams paint, are put on all containers, LLCI offers a variety of roll-off container; Rectangular, Bathtub, Sludge, Scrap, Storage, and Compaction Containers. All come in various lengths and side heighest. Understructures available are Heil, deadlift, Ampliroll, translift, and “one of a kind” special orders.

Scrap dealers are a big part of this business. Customers can call and have any size scrap container built for them, ranging from a 12’ long, 10 yd. container to a 32’ long, 55 yd. container. Options may include: 1\4” floor, 3\16” sides, cross members on 12” spacing, 3 x 3 x 1\4” angle on the top tube and on the floor above rails. Another option the customer has is using channel uprights on their boxes instead of 4-way bends at no added cost. This give a container the same strength on the sides, but cuts down on the amount of space that may rust.

Several additions have been added to the product line since the opening of the company. The TSC (Tool/Storage Container) is one. Customers asked for a container to put on construction sites that would enable contractors to store equipment while they are on the job. They wanted something that would accommodate them without having to put a large storage trailer on the sight.

LCCI sells direct to waste haulers. It was the intention from the beginning to target and be of service to small haulers across the United States. Selling direct to customers give LLCI an insight to what they need and are looking for in waste equipment, as well as saving the hauler money by buying factory direct. Located in Central Louisiana gives them an advantage in servicing all the South, west to Colorado, east to
Kentucky and as far north as Minnesota thus giving customers a good freight rate.

Realizing the customers needs for financing prompted a leasing partnership with ACI Financial, Inc., an independent leasing company with extensive knowledge in the Environmental Industry. Customers using ACI are very pleased with their promptness, approval turnaround time and leasing structures that are available to them.

LCCI’s continued growth into the new millennium includes expansion of the present plant, to better serve our customers.

(Featured in “the Hauler” September 1998 issue)