Total Logistics Inc earns a fiscal record 

, from staff and wire reports

Total Logistics Inc has reported record second-quarter 2004 net earnings of $1,862,000, an increase of 262% compared with the prior year’s second quarter net earnings of $515,000. ...

Chiquita relocates West Coast port operations 

, from staff and wire reports

Chiquita Brands International Inc has relocated its West Coast port operations in the United States to the Port of Hueneme from Long Beach CA. ...

Dreyer's plans to acquire Silhouette Brands 

, from staff and wire reports

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc and Silhouette Brands Inc have entered into an agreement for Dreyer’s to acquire Silhouette, whose product line consists of frozen ice cream snack products....

IARW announces Top 20 in refrigerated space 

, from staff and wire reports

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) has announced its North American Top 20 public refrigerated warehouse and distribution companies listed by total refrigerated space. ...

CLM evolution includes changing its name 

, from staff and wire reports

The Council of Logistics Management (CLM) Executive Committee has voted for CLM to become the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), effective Jan 1, 2005....

Tyson processes a sales record in fiscal 3Q 

, from staff and wire reports

Tyson Foods Inc, the Springdale AR-based meat processor and marketer, reported fiscal third-quarter 2004 sales of $6.6 billion, compared with $6.3 billion for the same period a year ago. ...

Sales figures flying high at Pilgrim’s Pride 

, from staff and wire reports

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, the Pittsburg TX-based poultry producer, tallied net income of $9.8 million for the third fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2004. ...

Lifeway Foods acquires cream cheese maker 

, from staff and wire reports

Lifeway Foods Inc has completed the acquisition of Ilya’s Farms for a total cash purchase price of $575,600. ...

Coors, Molson to join forces in beer wars 

, from staff and wire reports

Adolph Coors Co and Molson Inc announced a definitive agreement to combine in a merger intended to help them take a leading role among their rivals in the global brewing industry....

Marten Transport’s net income accelerates 

, from staff and wire reports

Mondovi WI-based refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport Ltd reported its financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004....

SimonDelivers opens new distribution center 

, from staff and wire reports

SimonDelivers has opened a new distribution center in Inver Grove Heights MN. ...

C H Robinson tallies strong financial results 

, from staff and wire reports

C H Robinson Worldwide Inc reported financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004....

Quarterly figures for CoolBrands sizzle 

, from staff and wire reports

CoolBrands International Inc’s revenues for the three months ended May 31, 2004, increased by 128.5% to $187,170,000 from $81,908,000 for the same period a year ago. ...

Teamsters go on strike against Coca-Cola 

, from staff and wire reports

Teamsters in San Diego CA who produce and distribute Coca-Cola products for Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) have gone on strike to protest the company’s demand to increase workers’ health care costs....

Animal abuse charges plague Pilgrim's Pride 

, from staff and wire reports

As Pilgrim’s Pride Corp saw its stock shares drop, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released a video it reportedly taped in secret showing cruelty at a Moorefield WV poultry plant owned by the nation’s number two poultry producer....

Covenant Transport income rolls forward 

, from staff and wire reports

Covenant Transport Inc, the Chattanooga TN-based truckload carrier, announced financial and operating results for the quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2004....

Roundy’s to close two distribution facilities 

, from staff and wire reports

Roundy’s Inc, a Milwaukee WI-based food wholesaler retailer and wholesaler, plans to shut its Eldorado IL and Evansville IN distribution centers in September, terminating 252 jobs. ...

Salmonella turns up in Roma tomatoes 

, from staff and wire reports

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has confirmed a positive test for salmonella in Roma tomatoes distributed by Coronet Foods of West Virginia. ...

Matson christens its new containership 

, from staff and wire reports

Matson Navigation Co Inc’s new containership MV Maunawili was christened July 17 at Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard Inc (KPSI) ....

Schreiber acquires Level Valley Creamery 

, from staff and wire reports

Green Bay WI-based Schreiber Foods has acquired Level Valley Creamery, based in West Bend WI. ...

Court rules against FMCSA in HOS lawsuit 

, from staff and wire reports

The new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hours-of-service (HOS) regulation has been ruled arbitrary and capricious by the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, according to court information. ...

For Werner, it’s 11 solid quarters in a row 

, from staff and wire reports

Werner Enterprises Inc, the Omaha NE-based truckload transportation company, reported its 11th consecutive year-over-year quarter of higher operating revenues and earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004....

New Jersey lowers boom on excessive idling 

, by Wendy Leavitt

Truck and bus operators in New Jersey are being warned to restrict idling to three minutes or less or risk paying fines that will start at $200 per day, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)....

Smart & Final enjoys a robust quarter 

, from staff and wire reports

Smart & Final Inc, the Los Angeles CA-based operator of warehouse stores for food and foodservice supplies, reported income from continuing operations of $8.3 million for the 12-week quarter ended June 13, 2004. ...

Compass takes Performance in good direction 

, from staff and wire reports

Performance Food Group’s Broadline division has been awarded a contract to provide service to Compass Group locations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest....

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