Pope Transport is one of the premier petroleum delivery companies in the entire Southeast. We strive to provide consistent and reliable delivery of petroleum and propane to all of our clients spread across the Carolinas and Virginia.
Ensign Emmett Pope founded the company in 1919 after his service in World War I. We began as a coal hauling business from a horse-drawn wagon. In 1938, he added delivery of home heating oil to his growing list of services and the bridge to bring Pope Transport into the future began.
Today, Judson Pope is the president of Pope Transport, which maintains a corporate office in Mt. Olive, NC, over 50 trucks, over 85 trailers and eight dispatch terminals with offices in Selma, Greensboro, and Charlotte, NC and Charleston, North Augusta, Lexington and Greenville, SC with a corporate office in Mt. Olive.
As Pope Transport continues to grow into the 21st century, we are able to provide job opportunities to dedicated, honest and hardworking men and women. Our network of truck drivers and customer service specialists provide our customers with unparalleled support, care and peace of mind through prompt delivery, through coordination and responsive response and we recognize that our success is dependent on the people we bring in.