Company Profile
Marquette Transportation Company
Company Overview
About Marquette:
Headquartered in Paducah, KY and founded in 1978, Marquette is a leading provider of inland marine transportation services. Our Company operates over 135 tow and tugboats on the Mississippi River System, Gulf-Intracoastal Waterway, and near-shore coastwise market. In addition, the Company controls over 1,300 dry cargo barges. The Company is headquartered in Paducah, KY and has additional offices in New Orleans, LA, Lockport, LA and La Porte, TX. With approximately 1,600 vessel and shore-based employees, Marquette is the largest provider of independent towing services within the inland waterways.
Company History
About Marquette Transportation Company
Ray Eckstein founded what is now the River Division of Marquette Transportation Company, LLC in 1978. Throughout the years we joined forces with two other family-owned businesses, Eckstein Marine Services and HLC Tugs, to add our Gulf-Inland and Offshore divisions, respectively. Each of our divisions has grown over the years, surviving grain embargoes, fluctuating fuel costs, and other challenges that led us to adapt, innovate, and prosper.
Today, we're the only fully-integrated, seamless transportation provider in the industry.
Benefits
Marquette offers competitive pay, health, dental and vision insurance, 401k MATCH, company paid life insurance, holiday pay, short and long-term disability and other incentives.