WTS

What WTS does

WTS Group, LLC is a privately-held oilfield trucking and logistics company headquartered in Mineral Wells, Texas, that provides transportation services for oil and gas operators. The company's core operations involve hauling frac sand/proppant and crude oil between loading facilities and well sites across Texas using its own fleet. Beyond core hauling, WTS operates a dedicated Military Veteran and First Responder recruitment program offering guaranteed home time, extended benefits, and differential pay during deployment, and runs an online Driver Application Portal to source experienced sand and crude haulers.

The business operates on a transaction-fee revenue model with rates negotiated per load or contract and not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition is sales-led, relying on direct outreach, phone-based inquiries, and reputation-based referrals within the Texas oilfield services industry. Marketing is limited to organic social media channels — Facebook, Instagram, and Yelp — and the company positions itself around safety, service reliability, and a 'Satisfaction Guaranteed' tagline. Distribution is direct to enterprise customers in Texas with no disclosed multi-state footprint.

WTS Group is structured as a multi-member LLC with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding rounds. Leadership comprises Donnie Wright as President and Ty Ashley as Operations Manager, supported by a dedicated dispatch hotline. The company maintains a single Texas headquarters, has no patents, partnerships, or M&A activity on record, and has no digital product, app, or proprietary technology platform beyond a Wix-hosted marketing site and driver application form. AI/ML capabilities are not referenced in any source material.

Name

WTS

Legal name

WTS Group, LLC

Website

https://wtsgroupllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WTS Group, LLC is a privately-held Texas-based oilfield trucking and logistics company that transports frac sand/proppant and crude oil between loading facilities and well sites for oil and gas operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oilfield Transportation Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (48423)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) TL Carriers (TLADADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

Keywords

• Oilfield trucking services
• Frac sand transportation
• Crude oil hauling
• Proppant logistics
• Oilfield transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Mineral Wells

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transportation Services: WTS generates revenue through providing frac sand/proppant and crude oil transportation services to oil and gas operators. Services are likely quoted and billed on a per-load or contract basis, with pricing based on distance, volume, and operational complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

WTS Group, LLC is an oilfield trucking and logistics company that transports frac sand (proppant) and crude oil for oil and gas operators in Texas. The company operates a fleet-based delivery service that moves product from loading facilities to well sites, emphasizing on-time delivery, safety, and cost-efficient job completion. It also recruits drivers through a dedicated online application portal and a military veteran hiring program that aligns jobs with military occupational specialties.

Product overview

WTS Group is an oilfield trucking and logistics company providing proppant and crude transportation services in the United States. The company operates a fleet for delivering frac sand to customers and offers crude oil transportation. The service portfolio includes a dedicated military veteran recruitment program that aligns jobs with military occupational specialties, and an online driver application portal for hiring experienced haulers. WTS positions itself as a service-first company focused on safety, reliability, and building long-term customer relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Proppant Transportation

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Weatherford International: Public oilfield services and equipment company with North American operations spanning completions and production; comparable as a broad incumbent operating across the oilfield services value chain that competes for the same Texas operator wallet.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload carrier with diversified service lines including dedicated and specialized freight; comparable as a broad incumbent that can deploy significant dedicated capacity into oilfield hauling when margins are attractive.
• Halliburton: Global oilfield services giant with North American operations in completions, sand-handling, and production logistics; comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same Texas operator spend on frac sand and oilfield trucking.
• TFI International: Large North American truckload and logistics conglomerate with dedicated energy/oilfield trucking capacity; comparable to WTS because it operates large-scale truckload fleets serving oil and gas customers across multiple basins.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: Large multi-modal US transportation provider with dedicated contract services and ICS segment; comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for industrial and energy shipper freight at scale.
• SLB (Schlumberger): Largest global oilfield services provider with North American completions and production solutions; overlaps with WTS as a broader-services competitor pursuing the same Texas oil and gas customers.
• Werner Enterprises: Major US truckload carrier with dedicated and specialized freight capabilities; comparable as a broad incumbent trucker that serves industrial and energy customers and can compete for oilfield freight.
• NGL Energy Partners: Public midstream and water solutions company active in oilfield water hauling and produced-water logistics; comparable to WTS as a broader oilfield logistics operator that overlaps on produced-fluid and field logistics work.

Direct peers

• ProPetro Holding Corp: Public Texas-based oilfield services company focused on completions and pressure pumping; comparable to WTS because both serve the same Texas E&P customers during the well-completion phase and depend on frac sand and produced-fluid logistics.
• C&J Energy Services: Oilfield services provider active in completions, pressure pumping, and related wellsite logistics in US basins; comparable to WTS as a more direct oilfield services peer competing for completions-driven sand and produced-fluid freight.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/wix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wts-group-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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