LP Transportation

What LP Transportation does

L.P. Transportation, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned bulk-gas and hazardous-materials carrier headquartered in Chester, NY, operating 250+ transports, 200+ trailers, and 45 strategically located truck depots and terminals across the Northeast from Montreal, Canada to Virginia. The company transports propane (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), butane, liquid chlorine, and sodium hypochlorite, delivering more than 500 million gallons across 50,000+ shipments per year, with 24/7 year-round service and a federal DOT-registered 13-bay in-house maintenance facility staffed by 15 technicians.

The technology layer is conventional for the sector rather than differentiated: internet-based in-transit shipment visibility and supply-chain management from origin to destination, customer-based remote tank reading for inventory monitoring, and customizable service tiers offered at no incremental cost. The customer base is segmented horizontally into Major Marketers, Utilities, Privately Held Businesses, and Alternative Fuel Markets, with a stated focus on year-round partnerships spanning peak and off-peak seasons. Distribution is fully direct, via company-owned fleet from 45 origin points, supplemented by Power Only driver-and-tractor services and third-party fleet repair.

Commercially, L.P. Transportation operates a transaction-fee transportation and logistics model under contracted commercial and industrial relationships; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is a member of the Northeast Gas Association and its LNG Trucking Task Force, and is a designated responding company under the regional LNG Trucking Emergency Response Plan. Ownership is concentrated in the founding family, with Arthur Ogden as Chairman and CEO and Chris Palmer as Director of Finance & Operations and co-owner; no external institutional capital, M&A, or public-market activity is evidenced in the available materials.

Name

LP Transportation

Legal name

L.P. Transportation, Inc.

Website

https://lptransportation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

L.P. Transportation is a fourth-generation, family-owned bulk-gas carrier that transports propane, LNG, and butane across the Northeast from Montreal to Virginia using 250+ transports and 45 depots, serving major marketers, utilities, and private industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy logistics and bulk fuel transportation

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Liquefied Gas Transport (LNG/LPG/Ammonia) (TLADALAC)

Keywords

• Propane transportation services
• Lng trucking logistics
• Bulk fuel hauling
• Hazmat fleet operations
• Energy logistics northeast

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transportation and Logistics Services: Transportation services for propane (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), butane, liquid chlorine, and sodium hypochlorite. The company operates a fleet of over 250 transports and 200+ trailers, delivering over 500 million gallons annually across 45 depot locations in the Northeast.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

L.P. Transportation, Inc. is a specialized energy logistics carrier that transports propane (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), butane, liquid chlorine, and sodium hypochlorite for commercial and industrial customers across the Northeast using a fleet of 250+ transports and 200+ trailers dispatched from 45 terminal/depot locations. The company supplements its core hauling services with Power Only tractor and driver support, a DOT-registered Fleet Repair facility, and an in-house logistics department that provides in-transit shipment visibility and remote tank-level monitoring.

Product overview

LP Transportation operates as a specialized energy logistics provider offering a unified portfolio of transportation and maintenance services. The core offerings include Propane (LPG) Delivery (since 1948) and LNG Delivery (since 1969), supplemented by Liquid Chlorine Transportation, Power Only Services, Fleet Repair (a 13-bay DOT-registered facility), and Logistics Services featuring real-time shipment tracking and inventory monitoring. All services are delivered through a network of 45 truck depot and terminal locations across the Northeast, from Montreal, Canada to Virginia, with over 250 transports and 50,000+ annual deliveries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Propane (LPG) Delivery Bulk propane transportation and delivery service operating year-round 24/7 from 45 truck depot and terminal locations across the Northeast, from Maine to Virginia, using a fleet of 200+ trailers. Designed for major fuel marketers, utilities, and industrial fuel users.
• LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Delivery Liquefied Natural Gas transportation service using a specialized fleet of 48 LNG trailers, with year-round 24-hour service from liquid loading facilities across the Northeast and into Montreal, Canada. Also serves East Coast alternative fuel markets and supports portable pipeline vaporization (Pipeline Repair) projects.
• Butane Transportation Butane bulk transportation service for commercial and industrial customers, delivered through the same Northeast terminal and trailer network used for propane and LNG.
• Liquid Chlorine and Sodium Hypochlorite Transportation Specialized sodium hypochlorite and liquid chlorine transportation service using specialized trailers and hazmat-qualified drivers, with an operating area covering New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Rhode Island.
• Power Only Services Driver and tractor services to haul customer-owned trailers to specified destinations, providing flexible transportation support across the Northeast. Backed by a dedicated logistics staff and professional hazmat-qualified drivers.
• Fleet Repair Services Federal DOT Cargo Tank registered repair facility and registered New York State Heavy Vehicle Inspection station with a 13-bay repair shop and 15 dedicated staff. Repairs propane delivery trucks (bobtails) and transport trailers, executes in-house Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs, and follows DOT regulations and manufacturer guidelines.
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management Logistics department operating from a 24/7 state-of-the-art operations center at the Chester, NY headquarters. Delivers internet-based in-transit shipment visibility and supply-chain management from origin to destination, customer-based remote tank reading for inventory monitoring, and customizable service levels at no additional cost to optimize customer storage facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 million gallons delivered annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northeast Gas AssociationminorOthersL.P. Transportation is a member of the Northeast Gas Association and a member of its LNG Trucking Task Force. The company is a responding company under the LNG Trucking Emergency Response Plan for the Northeast.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Quality Carriers: Quality Carriers is the largest bulk carrier in North America, hauling chemicals, food-grade liquids, and LPG/energy products with a specialized fleet and terminal network directly comparable to LP Transportation's hazmat bulk-liquids operation.
• Trimac Transportation: Trimac is a Canadian-based bulk carrier with extensive US operations providing LPG, petroleum, and chemical transport via a network of terminals—closely matching LP Transportation's LPG/LNG bulk-haul model across the Northeast corridor.
• Kenan Advantage Group: Kenan Advantage Group operates one of the largest dedicated bulk transportation fleets in North America, focusing on chemicals, petroleum, and specialty liquids—a direct functional and customer-segment peer of LP Transportation.
• Martin Transport: Martin Transport runs a large fleet of liquid and dry bulk tankers serving chemicals, petroleum, and food-grade customers; comparable to LP Transportation in hazmat liquid-bulk transportation and terminal-based delivery.
• Ruan Transportation Management Systems: Ruan provides dedicated bulk transportation, including liquid bulk and hazmat, for industrial customers with a fleet and terminal model directly analogous to LP Transportation's asset-heavy regional carrier approach.
• Heritage Transport Group: Heritage Transport Group specializes in bulk LPG and petroleum transport with terminals across multiple US regions; comparable to LP Transportation in customer base (marketers, utilities) and propane-focused fleet operations.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider National: Schneider is a large, publicly traded multimodal carrier with a bulk and intermodal portfolio that overlaps LP Transportation's hazmat and liquid bulk business, but operates at national scale and broader scope.
• Ryder System: Ryder operates dedicated transportation, fleet leasing, and supply chain solutions, including bulk and hazmat capacity for industrial customers—overlapping LP Transportation's trucking and fleet management services at much larger scale.
• Werner Enterprises: Werner is a large diversified truckload carrier with dedicated and specialized services; while primarily dry van, its specialized and dedicated fleet offerings overlap with LP Transportation's enterprise trucking business at broader scale.

Emerging players

• Clean Energy Fuels: Clean Energy Fuels supplies and distributes RNG and LNG, including transport and station services, for the heavy-duty trucking and alternative-fuel markets that LP Transportation serves with LNG highway hauling on the East Coast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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