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Carnival Memphis Celebrates Trucking Industry

Trucking industry representatives and employees packed the spacious Tennessee Ballroom at the Hilton Memphis, the gleaming glass hotel in East Memphis, for Carnival Memphis’ salute to the trucking industry. “The trucking industry is the lifeblood of the economy,” said King of Carnival Jim McCullough of General Truck Sales and Service Inc. “Simply put, without trucks […]

D.D. Jones turns over trucking operation to AIS

After 86 years, D.D. Jones Transfer and Warehouse Co. has dropped out of the transportation industry. The initials emblazoned on the Chesapeake operation’s 31 trucks have been replaced with the red shield of Charleston, S.C.-based Atlantic Intermodal Services. “AIS was willing to take on our entire trucking staff at their Norfolk operations – 50 drivers,” […]

IMC Set to Acquire Express America Trucking

The Commerical AppealBy Wayne RisherMay 9, 2013 Memphis-based IMC Companies will boost its headcount to more than 1,000 drivers by acquiring Express America Trucking Inc. IMC said Tuesday that it recently agreed to buy Express America and put the company’s president, Barry Bernard, in a leadership role at Intermodal Cartage Co., one of its units. […]

IMCG Awarded 2013 Carrier of the Year

Intermodal Cartage’s Nashville office was recently awarded Expeditors International’s Carrier of the Year for 2013. Intermodal Cartage was one of the first trucking companies to have EDI implementation set up with Expeditors. The company also has an over 95% on time delivery and reporting rate with Expeditors. Nick Payne accepted this award on behalf of […]