Atlantic Intermodal Services was chosen as one of the top twenty best preforming companies by South Carolina Business News. The company was chosen as a winner based on growth and revenue between 2012 and 2013. To read more, visit The Charleston Regional Business Journal.

Equipment shortages, drawn-out labor negotiations and rail delays are backing up shipments at Los Angeles ports where as much as 20 percent of the country’s imports arrive. The delays threaten retailers’ profits during a season that generates about a fifth of annual sales. Plus, there looks to be fewer items for Santa to spread under […]

Robert Wright began working as a truck driver for Intermodal Cartage Co. in March 2006, making runs to cities across the Southeast. But on Tuesday, Sept. 16, Wright, an owner-operator, had Intermodal Cartage Co. president Joel Henry and Chairman Mark H. George washing his truck as Wright relaxed in a comfortable chair situated on a […]

In response to the shortage of drivers in the trucking industry, companies are looking for creative ways to attract and retain drivers. The solution found by one firm with a Jacksonville presence: Help its drivers buy their own trucks and become owner-operators. To read more, visit the The Jackson Business Journal.

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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,” […]