Ledwell Team

Lefty has been married for 21 years to Mary, the love of his life. There are six children and ten grandchildren between the two of them. He loves to spend time antiquing whenever he’s home, especially in Jefferson, Texas.

His dad would always say, “If you take care of the minutes, the hours will take care of themselves.” That has stuck with Lefty over the years. He tries to live those words out each day, from his pre-trip inspection to driving and unloading equipment from trailers.

According to Cliff Harvin, the mindset to learn a trade skill is only half of what you need for success.

As he put it, “You will be more motivated to succeed in a trade such as welding when you put your heart into it.”

In fact, Cliff put his heart into Ledwell over 25 years ago when he embarked on his career.

Initially, he worked in our Trailer Shop, manufacturing multiple components for our HydraTail Trailers.

Following that, he detoured to the Maintenance Department before returning to the Trailer Shop, where he’s currently the foreman.

“Mr. Ledwell knew I had experience in roofing, so when the Maintenance Department needed help replacing the roof on one of the shops, he sent me to help. I stayed in Maintenance for three years until Mr. Ledwell said I was better in the Trailer Shop and moved back.”

His motivation to get up and work each day comes from knowing that there is a different puzzle to solve each day.

Throughout his time as a foreman, he has developed better people skills. In the last year and a half, he has learned how to communicate with other departments and be a leader.

One of his favorite experiences was building a home for the children at Watersprings Ranch. “I am happy to give back whenever I can to those kids or any great organization.”

Cliff has been married for 13 years to Stephanie. The couple has three daughters, a son, and eight grandchildren.

In addition to his job, Cliff serves as the Constable for his county district. When not working, Cliff enjoys fishing and hunting whenever they are in season.

Long before he began working for Ledwell, Lee Cecil was part of the Ledwell family. 

His father has worked at Ledwell since he was a kid, so he was familiar with the company’s ins and outs long before he became an employee.

Taking his dad’s lead, in 2011, Lee began his career at Ledwell in the Maintenance Department. 

Later, he moved to building flatbeds and installing various truck bodies in the Truck Shop.

Our sister company, Ledwell Machinery, was his last stop, where he was responsible for service and maintenance on Bobcat equipment. 

Lee recently moved into equipment sales at Ledwell Machinery. 

Bringing awareness to Ledwell Machinery’s products and services is what he does during a typical day. Traveling throughout Bowie, Cass, Miller, and Little River County, offering his knowledge and expertise on Bobcat equipment to help the needs of people in the industry. 

“Getting to meet new people and watch their business grow is my favorite part of my day,” he said.

Lee and his wife of almost five years, Krystal, will welcome their first child later this year. His favorite pastime is deer hunting and camping.  

He describes himself as motivated, committed, and a positive individual. “Every day, I strive for greatness and compete with myself to get better.”

Ledwell is honored to have Lee on our team! We thank him for all he has done to make Ledwell Machinery the most successful it can be.

One of Ledwell’s longest-serving employees, William Sexton, began his career in the spring of 1986. 

The Feedbody Shop is where he began his career, where he has made bulk haul feed trailers from start to finish a dozen times over.

William explains, “We built feed boxes, keels, skins, and pretty much everything else on a single trailer when I first started working at Ledwell. We build so many trailers today that we needed a dedicated person to construct the feed trailer parts.”

Currently, he is one of those dedicated parts manufacturers. On most days, William makes various pieces, including step and valve boxes. 

He recalls building a reclaim pickup tube to retrofit a decade-old trailer as one of the most interesting projects. 

“Knowing what was needed and the knowledge of fabricating such a piece made me realize just how much Ledwell has advanced in technology and ease of operation,” said William.

William has been married to his wife Debbie for 43 years. The couple has two sons and five grandchildren. Apart from spending time with his family, he enjoys fishing for white perch and catfish and riding motorcycles.

In the last 35 years, he has realized that the people he works with at Ledwell aren’t just coworkers but family. 

It’s been a humbling experience for William to see such support from fellow employees when a coworker experiences a loss. “The compassion I saw shown by my coworkers made me realize that Ledwell truly is a family.”