TransX to carry a bolder presence in Canada
, from staff and wire reports

The TransX Group of Companies has acquired Luke's Cartage Ltd, Vanalta Transpork Ltd, and Executive Courier Services Ltd....

Nestlé selects Indiana site for its new DC
, from staff and wire reports

Nestlé has chosen a 190-acre site in Anderson IN to build a $359 million, 880,000-square-foot factory and distribution center. ...

Acquisitions boost OH Logistics' visibility
, from staff and wire reports

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics has acquired Barthco International, Freightek Inc, and Turbo Logistics....

Bonduelle obtains Unilever frozen brands
, from staff and wire reports

Unilever has sold its remaining Spanish frozen foods brands to Bonduelle, a French food group....

Three KLLM drivers do Mississippi proud
, from staff and wire reports

Three drivers from KLLM Transport Services were among the top award winners at the Mississippi Trucking Association Truck Driving Championship....

Winn-Dixie files plan of reorganization
, from staff and wire reports

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc has filed its proposed plan of reorganization and related disclosure statement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida....

Golden Oval completes asset purchase
, from staff and wire reports

Golden Oval Eggs LLC’s purchase of MoArk LLC’s liquid egg processing assets has been completed....

PierPASS changes container procedure
, from staff and wire reports

PierPASS Inc has announced new procedures for handling export containers under the OffPeak program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach CA....

Atlas sells one facility, activates another
, from staff and wire reports

Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust's Chicago IL cold storage facility has been sold for about $15.7 million....

Smithfield to acquire Sara Lee meats business
, from staff and wire reports

Smithfield Foods Inc has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the European meats business of Sara Lee for $575 million....

Weber Distribution purchases TaB operation
, from staff and wire reports

Food confectionary distributor TaB Warehouse & Distribution Co has been acquired by Weber Distribution....

Mineta calls it quits as Transportation chief
, from staff and wire reports

United States Transportation Secretary Norman Y Mineta has resigned, effective July 7....

AmeriCold opens second Charlotte NC facility
, from staff and wire reports

AmeriCold announces the grand opening of its second Charlotte NC facility in a former Winn-Dixie distribution center. ...

Kroger's fiscal 1Q success pays dividends
, from staff and wire reports

The Kroger Co reported total sales increased 8.2% to $19.4 billion for the fiscal first quarter ended May 20, 2006....

The Pantry to acquire six Fuel Mate stores
, from staff and wire reports

The Pantry Inc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire six Fuel Mate convenience stores in North Carolina....

Sysco will sink $25 million into SC facility
, from staff and wire reports

Sysco Food Services of Columbia will invest about $25 million in the next five years to expand its operations at a South Carolina facility....

Crowley bolsters its reefer container fleet
, from staff and wire reports

Oakland CA-based Crowley Maritime Corp has added 457 new 40-foot, high-cube refrigerated containers and 380 power packs....

Whole Foods shows lobsters some respect
, from staff and wire reports

Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership will supply Whole Foods Market retail stores with "consumer-friendly" lobster products....

Gonnella selects Keystone State for new plant
, from staff and wire reports

Chicago IL-based Gonnella Frozen Products has chosen to construct an expandable manufacturing and distribution facility in Pennsylvania's Luzerne County....

WhiteWave brings a tide of generosity
, from staff and wire reports

WhiteWave Foods Co donated more than $28,000 to the annual Community Food Share (CFS) Corporate Challenge Food Drive....

Greatwide acquires Southpoint Distributing
, from staff and wire reports

Greatwide Logistics Services has acquired Southpoint Distributing Inc, a privately held, dedicated contract carriage company....

Three states create a dairy cooperative
, from staff and wire reports

New York state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Brennan and his counterparts in Pennsylvania and Vermont have entered into an agreement to enhance the dairy industries in all three states....

FFEX meets a deadline, reports '05 figures
, from staff and wire reports

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc has filed its 2005 annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission....

ARGO Tracker helps cherries arrive fresh
, from staff and wire reports

ARGO Tracker Corp's real-time asset tracking system is helping ensure the timely and quality delivery of roughly four million pounds of cherries this season for Jetstream Freight Forwarding Inc....