PRESIDENT AND CEO, HILLDRUP; BOARD CHAIRMAN, UNIGROUP, FREDERICKSBURG
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HILLDRUP; BOARD CHAIRMAN, UNIGROUP, FREDERICKSBURG
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
McDaniel is Hilldrup’s fourth president since the Fredericksburg-based moving, storage and logistics company was founded in 1903. The McDaniel family has owned the company since 1940.
McDaniel also chairs the board for UniGroup, the Missouri-based parent company of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit.
McDaniel has grown the company since starting his current position, generating annual revenues exceeding $120 million. Hilldrup has 10 branches on the East Coast, 750 employees and 1.5 million square feet of storage space. In 2023, the company moved more than 17,000 families.
Hilldrup is the only agent in the UniGroup system to have been honored with United Van Line’s customer choice award 27 times. In November 2023, the company was named UniGroup’s member of the year out of 200 member companies. Among its qualifications were on-time delivery, claims ratio, revenue growth and network participation.
A 1986 University of Virginia graduate, McDaniel sits on the Stafford Hospital Foundation board.