Woodrow C. Hardee

I started Texas Pack + Load from scratch by selecting 2 partners to assist me, my current partner at Petersen Industries, and Lane Batley, a former Petersen employee. Lane is the general manager and oversees the day-to-day operations while I am responsible for all financial aspects of the business. Having started from nothing in 2017, Texas Pack + Load is now the leading distributor of solid waste collection equipment in the State of Texas, currently with 3 locations: San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas. WE have grown from $0 sales to nearly $25 million expected revenue for 2024.

50% Owner, President & CEO of Petersen Industries. Purchased company in February 2012. Have since grown the company from $8 million in annual revenue to $75 Million. Petersen is the solid waste industry's leading equipment manufacturer of bulk waste collection equipment, having more than 60% market share.

While serving out a multi-year non-compete agreement with my former employer that purchased a company I managed, I attained my commercial insurance license (2-20) and began selling commercial P&C insurance for a leading representative in the Central Florida market. After my non-compete expired, I decided to return to the truck equipment manufacturing industry.

After college I began my professional career with a company my father owned called Jim Hardee Equipment Company. I served many positions prior to becoming President/ General Manager in 2004. While leading the company through several growth initiatives, we were approached by a private equity group wanting to acquire the company. I led the company through the acquisition, remained employed with the private equity group for one additional year guiding the company through the transition process. Jim Hardee Equipment was a distributor of solid waste collection equipment in the State of Florida and also manufactured it's own branded line of dump bodies and dump trailers for the aggregates industry.