Gene Hull Trucking, Inc
The parent company of Central Valley Commodities (CVC Shavings)
1986
Gene Hull Trucking Inc. was Founded with 1 Truck.
Husband and Wife team Gene and LeeAnn Hull started hauling wood shavings purchased from the sawmills by commodity brokers who hired trucking outfits to deliver their product.
1995
Gene Hull Trucking Expands Operations to 4 Units
After almost 10 years in the industry Gene expanded their trucking business to four units and noticed there was a market to sell shavings direct to the consumer.
1998
Gene Hull Trucking Continues Expanding to 13 Units
By 1998 Gene Hull Trucking expanded operations to 13 units and formed Central Valley Commodities (CVC Shavings) to be the sales division of their parent company.
2007
Gene Hull Trucking has now Grown to 20 Units
By 2007 Gene Hull Trucking Inc. has a fleet of 20 Tractors and Sub Haulers hauling shavings in 40 sets of double trailers throughout California and the entire west coast.
2016
Matt Hull, second generation of the Gene Hull Trucking and CVC Shavings Family. Now the largest supplier of shavings in California.
2024
LeeAnn Hull & Family. Newest truck in the CVC Shavings lineup.
We took the commodities philosophy and married it to a trucking company
– Gene Hull
BRINGING A VISION TO FRUITION
18 years ago Gene started a sales division called Central Valley Commodities (CVC) with the goal to service their customers better. In the past, shavings had been bought from saw mills and sold to barns through commodities traders. These traders then had to rely on contract trucking firms to pick up and deliver the product.
We had four sets of trailers and I noticed that there was a market to sell to the consumer. The niche was having the truck and trailers to pick up the shavings at the saw mill and deliver direct to consumers.
– Gene Hull
WE’VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE 1986
From humble beginnings with 1 truck hauling for commodity brokers to…