About

About

Who We Are

Team Services is a second-generation, family-owned and operated company, continuing the legacy of 50-year industry veteran, Jim Fletcher. Founded in 2007, Team Services began by providing shore tankerman services to the inland marine transportation system along the Gulf Coast.

Over time, we expanded our offerings to crude storage terminals, performing total site management, including tank farm, rail, truck and pipeline operations. From inland marine to offshore support, Team Services has you covered.

What Sets Us Apart

Team Services is committed to delivering Operational Excellence to the industry with a total teamwork approach. This concept extends to our customers, employees, and their families.

  • We are a woman-owned company
  • We are employee and family-focused
  • We strive to understand our customer business needs
  • We provide seamless integration
  • We offer education and apprenticeships
  • We give back to the industry and to our local communities

Training + Experience

We understand our customer’s safety and operational needs and develop employee-focused training and career growth plans.

Employee development begins with participation in the Team Services Apprenticeship Program, which:

  • Trains and develops tankermen through a customized, proprietary 4-6 month program
  • Culminates in the successful completion of our in-house Coast Guard Approved Dangerous Liquids School and Marine Firefighting School
  • Incorporates the Safety Net process, providing hands-on supervision to newly released tankermen.

Focus on Safety

ZERO HARM: We relentlessly pursue an incident-free workplace through proactive risk management, teamwork and continuous improvement.

STOP-WORK AUTHORITY: Every team member is empowered to halt operations in the presence of newly developing or unresolved hazards to safeguard our workforce and environment.

COMMUNICATION: Safety discussions initiate every meeting, reinforcing our shared responsibility. Our robust near-miss and hazard reporting program gives a channel for every team member to contribute to a safer environment.

RISK ASSESSMENT: Hazard assessment and risk mitigation play a pivotal role in our operations, creating a proactive culture where every risk is identified and tackled head-on.

Our Achievements

At Team Services, safety is the core of our business. We are a three-time recipient of the prestigious AEU National Safety Award for Marine Cargo Handling, 2016, 2019, and 2021 from among over 1,400 competing.

How We
Seamlessly Integrate
Our Teams

We take a customized approach by integrating each customer's unique company culture, procedures and safety programs into one unified Team Services training program.

Our Partners

Our Culture

Through employee engagement, Team Services has identified and adopted eight Core Values that guide our business.

mission

Mission

We are committed to identifying the needs of our customers, exceeding their expectations, and executing Operating Excellence with a commitment to continuous improvement in true teamwork fashion.

vision

Vision

To be the trusted partner providing seamless integration of people, processes, and solutions to our customers.

values

Values

Through employee engagement, Team Services has identified and adopted eight Core Values that guide our business:

Integrity, Compliance, Professionalism, Evolution, Trust, Humility, Respect, Fulfillment.

ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY STATEMENT

We believe all incidents are preventable.

We take a proactive approach, using Safety Management Systems as the foundation for our business. We maintain a full consensus and commitment to zero spills, incidents, or injuries. We expect this consensus and commitment to be driven at all levels of business. As environmental stewards, we are committed to sustainability and reducing pollution through awareness and control of emissions.

Our Executive Team

Katie-Freeman@2x

Katie Fletcher Freeman

Board Chair, Owner

Vanessa-Richard@2x

Vanessa Fletcher Richard

Board Chair, Owner

Derek-Freeman@2x

Derek Freeman

Chief Operating Officer,
Board Chair, Owner

Brian-Richard@2x

Brian Richard

Chief Financial Officer,
Board Chair, Owner

Will-Hayes@2x

Will Hayes

Director of Marketing and Business Development

Scott-Spearman@2x

Scott Spearman

Director of Operational Excellence

Todd-Stokes@2x

Todd Stokes

Manager of Operations–Louisiana

Daryl-Holloway@2x

Daryl Holloway

Manager of Operations – Texas

Richard-Schwing@2x

Richard Schwing

Manager of Operations – South Texas

Nick-Millet@2x

Nick Millet

Director of Human Resources

Brad-Steimel@2x

Brad Steimel

Manager of H.S.S.E.

Matt-Schittone@2x

Matt Schittone

Manager of Compliance

Vonnie-Fletcher@2x

Yvonne Fletcher

Founder

Jim-Fletcher@2x

Jim Fletcher

Board Member, Founder

How We Serve

We believe in serving others first—in our community, our industry, and most importantly, our people. Putting to action one of our core values, humility, helps us to stay aligned with what is most important, the people around us. This value is a pillar on which our company continues to stand since day one.

Community

We invest in our Team as well as our communities. Each year, our team members nominate and vote on recipients of the Team Services Community Connect program award.

Through this program, we provide 10 local nonprofit organizations with a monetary donation to continue their meaningful work. We want our team to have a voice in how our philanthropic dollars are shared by choosing organizations most important to them.

Charitable causes we support include:

  • U.S. Coast Guard Foundation
  • Valero Benefit for Children
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Junior Achivement
  • Addie's Faith Foundation
  • Kid's Orchestra
  • Catholic Charities
  • ALS Association
  • Children's Hospital
  • Seamen's Church Institute
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Girls on the Run

Industry

We believe in contributing to our industry with the best trained team and the highest quality service to seamlessly integrate with our customers’ operations.

We grow our employees from the ground up with the Team Services Tankerman School, Apprentice Program, ongoing continuing education, employee development, and training with a low employee/supervisor ratio. Our hands-on approach develops the culture of safety and supports performing the Team way, which leads to incident and injury prevention.

We contribute by participating in the following organizations: 

Our People

We believe that a healthy employee is key, so we strive to lead the industry by having a robust benefits program, covering 100% of employee health premiums.

As a family-owned company, we believe that strong family support helps our employees perform their best. When a family is thriving, so is our team. We cover a portion of family health insurance benefits and host events throughout the year to celebrate the contributions made to help our Team succeed.

We offer competitive wages, as well as appreciation events and anniversary and incentive programs, that enable our Team members to support their families.