In his second year after high school at age 19, Van Wyk made what would become a historic decision. He purchased two straight trucks from Herman Lode, his wife’s uncle, and on January 14, 1958, started his own business, hauling hogs and emptying grain bins. 
In the days of making deliveries for a local creamery, it’s doubtful that brothers Arlan and Dennis Van Wyk ever dreamed their modest trucking operation would one day employ more than 200 people in three locations across the country.
Trucking has come a long way since diesel fuel sold for 23 cents a gallon, and Van Wyk, Inc. has adapted with its industry. Now using technological advances such as satellite tracking and pre-pass sytems, Van Wyk is on the cutting edge of a path—and business—it helped pave. This company history captures the stories, joys, sadness and success of the business’s first 50 years.
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