Diamond Ranch Foods adds Ark to its clientele
, from staff and wire reports

Diamond Ranch Foods Ltd, a custom meat processing and distribution conglomerate, has added publicly traded Ark Restaurants Corp to its customer base....

Grocery Outlet blazes a trail of expansion
, from staff and wire reports

Grocery Outlet is continuing to expand its presence in the Northwest with the addition of six new stores in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Washington, and the relocation of two stores in Oregon....

Truckers still driving tired under HOS rule
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A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety survey indicates that drivers of interstate trucks spend more time behind the wheel under the federal hours-of-service rule that went into effect in 2004....

Highway Hero finalists defy roadside peril
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Four professional truck drivers have been selected as finalists for the Goodyear North America Highway Hero Award....

Fiscal harvest disappoints Calavo Growers
, from staff and wire reports

Calavo Growers Inc, the Santa Ana CA-based packer and distributor of avocados and other perishable fruit products, reported a net loss for the fiscal 2005 first quarter of $1.5 million....

Kroger keeps 'financial triple play' in play
, from staff and wire reports

The Kroger Co announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter ended Jan 29, 2005....

Twister Networks agrees to acquire Reynaldo's
, from staff and wire reports

Twister Networks Inc has reached an agreement in principle to acquire all of the stock of Reynaldo's Food Manufacturer Inc....

Costco racks up fine fiscal totals
, from staff and wire reports

Costco Wholesale Corp's net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 ended Feb 13, 2005, increased 10% to $12.41 billion from $11.33 billion during the second quarter of fiscal 2004....

United Natural Foods to expand operations
, from staff and wire reports

United Natural Foods Inc plans to open a new distribution facility in Rocklin CA....

Senator Lines joins INTTRA network
, from staff and wire reports

Bremen, Germany-based Senator Lines, a container shipping company, has completed integration with INTTRA, providing another avenue for e-commerce shipping services....

Ryder acquires 4 G's Truck Renting Co
, from staff and wire reports

Ryder System Inc, the Miami FL-based transportation and supply chain management system provider, has acquired 4 G’s Truck Renting Co....

Agribuys aids C&S produce procurement
, from staff and wire reports

C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc has named Agribuys as its technology partner for perishable products e-procurement....

Publix bags solid earnings, sales gains
, from staff and wire reports

Fourth quarter 2004 sales for the Publix supermarket chain reached about $4.8 billion, a 10.3% increase from $4.3 billion in the same period of 2003....

Horizon Lines Inc plans to go public
, from staff and wire reports

Horizon Lines Inc, the largest United States-flagged maritime cargo carrier, has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock....

Drivers seek more pay for congested routes
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Truck drivers continue to campaign for a raise in per-mile pay for driving through routes in congested areas, according to a survey by Rand McNally....

Port operation altered to reduce truck traffic
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Union Pacific is modifying its near-dock container transfer operation near the Port of Los Angeles to reduce truck traffic in and out of downtown Los Angeles CA....

Stevens Transport rides Pegasus toward growth
, from staff and wire reports

Stevens Transport has successfully implemented the Transflo Express truckstop scanning service from Pegasus TransTech....

Guam, China to join Matson's ship routes
, from staff and wire reports

Matson Navigation Co Inc, the ocean transportation subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin Inc, intends to invest $365 million in vessel, container, and terminal assets to launch a new Guam and China service....

Income invigorates United Natural Foods
, from staff and wire reports

United Natural Foods Inc reported net income of $9.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 ended Jan 31, 2005....

Earnings let Safeway shed $1.1 billion in debt
, from staff and wire reports

Safeway Inc reported net income of $202.7 million for the 16-week fourth quarter ended Jan 1, 2005....

Coldwall, grape exporter sign agreement
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Bellevue WA-based Coldwall Inc has signed a formal testing agreement with Exportadora Rio Blanco Ltda, a leading Chilean table grape processor and exporter based in Santiago, Chile....

Fresh Brands Inc grows some more profit
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Fresh Brands Inc reports further improvement in income from continuing operations for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan 1, 2005....

XTRA Lease buys trailer rental operation
, from staff and wire reports

XTRA Lease has purchased the trailer rental business formerly owned by CitiCapital’s Transportation Financial Service Group from GE Commercial Finance for an undisclosed amount....

FKI Logistex to outfit freezer warehouse
, from staff and wire reports

FKI Logistex has announced a $2.3 million deal with Preferred Freezer Services to outfit the company’s new freezer warehouse in Newark NJ....

Nash Finch to acquire Roundy's divisions
, from staff and wire reports

Nash Finch Co has signed an agreement with Roundy’s Inc to acquire the net assets, including customer contracts, of its wholesale food distribution divisions in Westville IN and Lima OH, and two retail stores in Ironton and Van Wert OH....