Forty years of making things happen.
Bill Litchford started WEL in 1984 [VERIFY]. The company philosophy hasn't needed an update since: figure it out, show up, get it done.
WEL started in Concord, Virginia in 1984 [VERIFY], hauling for local industry. Bill Litchford ran it the way a lot of good Virginia companies get run: answer the phone, keep the trucks moving, and don't tell a customer no unless you have to.
The scope grew the way it always does when you say yes. Hauling became vac work. Vac work became emergency response. Emergency response added rail, then snow, then demolition and abatement, because customers kept asking "can you also…" and the answer kept being yes.
Today WEL runs from four yards — Lynchburg (HQ, Concord street address), Roanoke, Bluefield, and Winchester — with 300+ pieces of iron and a customer list that runs from Class I railroads to county landfills, from utilities to petroleum marketers to general contractors. Same phone number. Same answer.
- 1984Founded in Concord, VA by Bill Litchford [VERIFY]
- [VERIFY]Roanoke shop opens
- [VERIFY]First VDOT winter contract
- [VERIFY]Bluefield, WV branch opens
- [VERIFY]Winchester, VA branch opens
- [VERIFY]First Class I railroad program
- 2026Next chapter — Harbor Capital line [CONFIRM with Andrew]
[VERIFY 3–4 real milestone years — Roanoke shop, Bluefield shop, first VDOT contract, first Class I work]
The people who answer.
Spill, derailment, weather event, utility hit
Answered live, day or night. Dispatch begins on the call.
Scope a project or standing service
Municipal, industrial, or contractor. Bid packages welcome.