Jul 21, 2008 10:07 AM

KLLM Transport Services, a 45-year-old asset-based carrier headquartered in Jackson MS, has added a Logistics Services division to the company.

With the support of KLLM’s fleet of 1,350 tractors and 1,800 trailers, KLLM Logistics Services will offer 24-hour customer service and dispatch availability.

Kirk Blankenship, a 20-year KLLM veteran with 26 years in the industry, will serve as director of the division. He attended Pearl River Community College and The University of Southern Mississippi.

KLLM is the largest Mississippi-based transportation company and one of the largest in the southeastern United States. It operates a fleet of trucks with temperature-controlled trailers, driven by company drivers and owner-operators.