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A t Big M Transportation, everyone from the leadership team to the drivers is smiling lately. The family- owned business is growing rapidly, and they appear to be on track for another profi table year thanks to key investments in new equipment and top-notch personnel. President Michael Massengill founded the company in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in 2000, building on a family history of more than half a century in the trucking industry. His father, Lawrence Massengill, started Massengill Trucking in the 1960s and sold the company in 1997. For Lawrence's business-minded son, one ending marked a new beginning. With just a handful of trucks, Michael Massengill began Big M, and they are still going strong today. A t Big M Transportation, everyone from the leadership team to the drivers is smiling lately. owned business is growing rapidly, and they appear to be on track for another profi table year thanks to key investments in new equipment and top-notch personnel. President Michael Massengill founded the company in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in 2000, building on a family history of more than half a century in the trucking industry. His father, Lawrence Massengill, started Massengill Trucking in the 1960s and sold the company in 1997. For Lawrence's business-minded son, one ending marked a new beginning. With just a handful of trucks, Michael Massengill began Big M, and they are still going strong today. 2 0 1 6 V 1 | BULLDOG | 1 5