Bob Van Zytveld started Van's Delivery Service in 1925 with one truck, one customer, and three deliveries a day to area hardware stores. His office was the family dining room, his desk the dining room table. His wife kept the company books and answered the phone. From the very beginning, he was completely devoted to his customers: in fact, his motto was "Courtesy and Promptness Assured". Today, the business is still family owned, now in its fourth generation, and has grown into a thriving company of more than a hundred people.

Van's Delivery Service has seen so much growth since Bob Van Zytveld started the business in 1925, he would barely recognize it today. But some things haven't changed. The company is still providing customers with exceptional service. Even after all these years, their motto is still "Courtesy and Promptness Assured." 

Company Timelines
From our first truck in 1925 to present

1925	Company founded by Robert "Van" Van Zytveld
1942	Son Philmore comes to work at age 12
1956	Second generation - Philmore Van Zytveld becomes President
1961	First tractor/trailer is purchased
1966	Philmore buys the Company from "Van".
1968	Grandson Ron comes to work at age 14
1976	Grandpa "Van" passes away
1984	Son-in-law, John Nieuwenhuis joins the Company
1985	Company is Incorporated
1986	First Intra-State Authority is granted
1990	Company moves to 3744 Dykstra, a real terminal with a garage
1994	Philmore retires, Ron and John buy the company.
1994	10,000 square foot warehouse is established at the request of a customer
1999	Interstate, Brokerage and Canadian Authority granted
2000	New headquarters with 240,000 square feet of warehouse is built by Visser Brothers Construction
2001	Warehousing operation spins off to form Van's Logistics Service, LLC

Van's Interstate Service, LLC

 

1995	Formed as a "spin-off" of Van's Delivery

Van's Brokerage Service, LLC

 

2007	Formed as a "spin-off" of Van's Delivery