Highway Transport

Highway Transport is a trucking company in La Porte, TX, located at 520 S 16th St. The business provides bulk transportation and logistics services to chemical companies, specializing in the bulk liquid transportation of specialty chemicals. It serves as a longhaul and regional provider with service areas covering all points in the United States and Canada. The company holds a 4.50 rating based on customer reviews.

The Houston service center in La Porte underwent a complete rebuild and expansion in 2002 and received interior cosmetic updates in 2018. The facility features three shop bays and two tank wash bays for maintenance and tank cleaning services for tractors and chemical tank trailers. The team includes shop and tank wash members who have achieved the 20-year milestone. The fleet consists of Mack and Freightliner tractors and specialized tank trailers, including stainless steel, insulated, and multi-compartment configurations. One hundred percent of the trailer fleet is equipped with GPS monitoring.

Services include hazmat transport, intermodal truck transport of containers to and from rail or ship terminals, and brokerage with over 60 premier dedicated carrier partners. The business offers urgent Chemical Critical service and 24-hour customer support Monday through Friday. Technology offerings include the MyHighway customer portal for visibility on tendered, active, and delivered loads, along with POD retrieval, Report Builder, and real-time GPS and temperature tracking via TempTrack. The company also utilizes AI technology for predictive load optimization and dispatch.

Highway Transport has received the Responsible Care Partner of the Year award from the American Chemistry Council in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024. In 2025, it was named the first recipient of the Responsible Care Partner Sustainability Award. Drivers and team members earned the NTTC Tank Truck Grand Champion award, and Tom Frain was awarded the Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year Grand Champion from the National Tank Truck Carriers. The company was also recognized as Carrier of the Year by Dow Chemical in 2017.

Highway Transport combines its long history of family ownership with specialized chemical logistics to serve the La Porte area.

Highway Transport is situated on S 16th St in La Porte, Texas, about a third of a mile from Little Cedar Bayou. The facility is also near West Main Street and State Highway 146 South, with the City of La Porte Municipal Court located approximately 0.6 miles away.

BizScoreAI awarded Highway Transport a Content Quality score of 100 out of 100, which means the website clearly describes its services and answers customer questions in a way that AI assistants can quote directly. The business also received a Technical score of 95 out of 100.