The Paxton Way
Based on our family traditions and rich history, the Paxton Companies and our employees are dedicated to the delivering the highest quality service to our customers. We are also committed to serving our communities, protecting the environment, and doing it
The Paxton Way.
Community
The Paxton Company employees live, work and raise their families in the communities where we do business and it is our firm belief and commitment to improve the quality of life in those areas as well as the areas that we find our consumer. With a hard working and diverse staff, we play a large role both as both an employer and contributor to local and nationwide charities. We lend our support, staff, equipment and facility to community based charitable events throughout the year. Standing together in unity today, creates the foundation of a better tomorrow.
Sustainability
As one of the first transportation companies to be ISO 14001 certified, the entire Paxton organization has made a commitment to our environmental programs including:
Reducing our impact on the envirornment.
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ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted specification for an Environmental Management System (EMS). It specifies requirements for establishing an environmental policy, determining environmental impacts of products, planning environmental objectives, implantation of programs to meet objectives, and managements review.
Training
Paxton is committed to providing the absolute highest quality of service for our customers. To deliver this level of service, we believe in the Paxton Way of Training. We invest in our employees and thoroughly train each employee including packers, loaders, drivers, coordinators, and management.
Our training programs encompass not only industry sponsored events like GSA and DOS, but also, as members of FIDI, Paxton has access to the only international training program developed by movers for movers.
History
Though the Paxton Companies dates its birth to 1947 when Albert Lee Paxton established Paxton Van Lines in Washington D.C., the company dates its true beginnings to 1901 when Frederick D. Paxton founded the furniture moving business District Transfer in Washington, D.C. with mules and donkeys providing all the hauling “horsepower.” After World War II, Albert Lee Paxton’s one-truck company grew swiftly on the strength of the federal government’s need for relocation services, fueled in part by the enactment of the Marshall Plan.In 1953, Paxton became an agent of Atlas Van Lines, the nation’s second largest household goods carrier, allowing it broaden the scope of services it offered customers beyond simple local moving and storage. By the 1960s, the company broadened its portfolio to include a wide array of commercial clients and office moving services. In 1971 under the leadership of Albert’s son, Frederick Paxton II, Paxton Van Lines formally became The Paxton Companies, complete with an array of new business endeavors: Paxton Record Retention, Office Moving Division, Corporate Relocation Services and Paxton International.
Diversity
"Strength Lies in Our Differences, Not in Our Similarities...Together we can do Great Things"
At Paxton we value Diversity! We cultivate diversity within our employees and strive for diversity within our supply chain. If you are invested in becoming a partner with the Paxton Companies, please submit the below questionnaire to register. Registration should take 5-10 minutes. After review we will contact you if more information or verification is needed.