IMC Works with Local Nonprofit, HopeWorks
For Lynn Parrish, executive vice president for safety/risk management at IMC Cos. in Memphis, a holding company for five intermodal trucking companies that employs 1,250, HopeWorks potentially offers the promise of matching one need with another. Parrish has one graduate going through long-term training now with the goal of becoming a licensed long-haul commercial truck driver […]
Tracy Named IMC’s Chief Information Officer
Joel Tracy has been named the first chief information officer at IMC, a national Marine Drayage company focused on international shipments. In his new role, Tracy will be responsible for delivering a broad range of IT initiatives in support of IMC’s logistics businesses. To read more, visit The Daily News.
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 Makes Strategic Buy at Virginia Port
Continuing its expansion at the Norfolk port in Virginia, Memphis-based IMC, announced today the acquisition of a short-distance, high-volume logistics company. IMC bought the marine drayage division of Norfolk-based D.D. Jones Transfer and Warehouse Co., adding 50 professional drivers, 31 trucks and 27 trailers to IMC’s Norfolk-based Atlantic Intermodal Services company. To read the entire […]
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 […]
The Memphis Business Journal Weighs In
What project or endeavor do you plan to finance with a loan this year? Mark H. George, Chairman IMC Companies I plan to obtain a bank loan in the amount of 5.75 million in the next 90 days to acquire 50 brand-new, Class 8 tractors to better service Intermodal Cartage Co.’s international shipping clients. This […]