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02
Jul
IMC Companies Named in Top 100 For-Hire Carriers in North America
Transport Topics names IMC Companies a leader in the top for-hire carriers in North America. IMC Companies ranked 80 out of the Top 100, an increase of two positions from their 2018 ranking. The Transport Topics Top 100 and accompanying […]
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25
Jun
IMC Companies Named as Memphis Business Journal’s Top Private Companies
The Memphis Business Journal named IMC Companies as a leader in Memphis-Area Private Companies in three categories. MBJ ranked IMC Companies 26 of the 100 Top Privately Owned Companies in the Memphis area. Companies are ranked by the company’s 2018 gross revenue. (more…)
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14
Jun
Intermodal Cartage Company Expands Into New Facility
Intermodal Cartage Company, Inc. will host an open house this Friday, June 14 in recognition of their new Nashville facility, which opened this spring. Intermodal Cartage has conducted business on the property at 131 W. Express Drive for more than 25 years. “Our building was outdated and we needed to add office space to account for growth,” says Nick Payne, Intermodal Cartage Regional Vice President. (more…)
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03
Jun
IMC Companies Receives Multiple Workplace Safety Awards from Great West Casualty Company
Five regional companies recognized for safety achievements
IMC Companies was presented safety awards by Great West Casualty Company as part of Great West’s Annual Workplace Safety Awards Program. Five regional companies within the IMC Companies Family of Brands were recognized: Atlantic Intermodal Services, DNJ Intermodal Services, Gulf Intermodal Services, and H&M Intermodal Services were awarded the Platinum Safety Award; Intermodal Cartage Company was awarded the Gold Safety Award. (more…)
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14
May
Big Deals in Logistics: From automation and Amazon to tarriffs
Getting things from point A to point B in a timely and cost-effective manner: that’s Memphis.
To discuss the city built on logistics, a group of industry experts gathered Monday, May 13, at the Crescent Club at the Crescent Center, focusing on the sector’s current opportunities and challenges as part of Memphis Business Journal’s Big Deals in Logistics event.
From automation to blockchain to tariffs — and lots in between — the conversation touched on the most pressing transportation and supply chain matters. (more…)
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14
May
IMC Companies Promotes Science and Technology Careers to Local Students
Members of the IMC Companies IT team participated in the 2019 Maxine Smith STEAM Academy Career Fair. The Greater Memphis IT Council sponsored the career fair and IMC Companies was happy to participate and support STEAM education in Memphis. Over 85% of the students at MSSA make the Honor Roll each quarter, MBJ named MSSA the #1 Middle School for Memphis in 2017, and they ranked #1 in the TCAPS for Shelby County and #2 in the State of TN in 2015. (more…)
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03
Apr
A Conversation with Joel Tracy, CIO of IMC Companies
Sridhar Sunkara sits down with Joel Tracy, Chief Information Officer for IMC Companies, as they dive into the world of intermodal transportation logistics and how technology is playing a critical role in many areas like operational efficiencies, fleet efficiencies, customer experience, driver experience, and other areas at IMC Companies. Also, Joel explains how new and emerging technologies like cloud, artificial intelligence, IoT, the blockchain, safety technologies, and more helping IMC to have a competitive advantage. (more…)
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20
Mar
IMC Companies EVP Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Donna Lemm, EVP of National Sales for IMC Companies represented the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) and testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation at a hearing entitled Connecting America: Examining Intermodal Connections Across Our Surface Transportation Network. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska, the Chair of the Transportation and Safety Subcommittee, conducted a multimodal hearing with representatives from railroad, intermodal, and AgTC. (more…)
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06
Mar
Shippers, truckers hit chassis roadblock in Memphis
A coalition including shippers attempting to solve chassis problems in Memphis, Tennessee, has encountered an obstacle in its effort to launch an interoperable grey pool.
Two chassis providers — TRAC Intermodal and DirectChassis Link, Inc. (DCLI) — killed a proposed solution agreed upon by an association of ocean carriers and coalition of beneficial cargo owners (BCOs), truckers, and Class I railroads. TRAC and DCLI contend the interoperable pool isn’t the answer, at least not right now. Flexi-Van Leasing supported the initiative. (more…)
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28
Feb
Ag shippers seek funding action for stressed out transportation system
At seemingly every turn in the supply chain, agribusiness shippers say they are feeling the hurt caused by rail and truck equipment shortages, burdensome ocean carrier fees, and overall freight congestion that they claim a strong federal freight funding package will help alleviate. (more…)
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