Payton L. Lockey

Payton L. Lockey is a Founder and Managing Member of the Vacuum Truck Rentals (VTR) family of companies, headquartered in Richland, MS. He has worked in the environmental industry for over 25 years. He began his career as an environmental geologist with PPM Consultants where he pioneered new methods for vacuum remediation and in situ cleanup of subsurface contamination, establishing PPM as a regional leader in vacuum remediation technology. This work led him to start Vacuum Truck Rentals in the year 2000. VTR has grown into a premier rental provider in the industrial market with 17 locations.

Mr. Lockey has a bachelor’s degree in geology from Millsaps College. He lives in Madison, Miss. with his wife and two children. He is a Life Member of the MS Trucking Association Century Club and a two time Chairman of the Board for the MS Trucking Association Foundation. He is an Eagle Scout and has served on many civic and charity boards in central Mississippi. He is most proud of his time as Chairman of the Amanda W. Lockey Foundation which supports pancreatic cancer research and has funded two clinical trials to date.