Posts Categorized: Saltchuk
Interstate Distributor Co. To Celebrate 80 Year Anniversary
July 20, 2013
Tacoma, WA – July 18, 2013 – Interstate Distributor Co. is pleased to announce the remarkable milestone of providing transportation services across this great country for 80 years. Interstate began operations in 1933 when Bob McLean owned one truck and hauled cedar shakes from Washington to California. Interstate is having a weeklong celebration at each of its major terminals in Lebanon, TN, Fontana, CA and at its headquarters in Tacoma, WA.
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Carlile Transportation Joins Saltchuk Family Of Companies
May 31, 2013
Seattle, WA – Carlile Transportation Systems, one of the largest trucking and logistics companies in Alaska, has been acquired by Saltchuk Resources, a Seattle-based family of diversified transportation and petroleum distribution companies.
“Our relationship with Saltchuk is 20 years long, already having been friends, vendors and customers. I really feel this is a match made in heaven. Saltchuk is family owned, as we are, and we share like values. Carlile’s management and employees are excited about the new opportunities and benefits we will be able to offer our customers,” said Carlile CEO and co-founder Harry McDonald.
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Aloha Air Cargo Breaks Ground On New $12 Million Facility
May 3, 2013
New building is part of the state’s four-year, $739 million modernization project for Honolulu Airport
The airline, which has 16 to 18 daily flights between Honolulu and
all major neighbor island airports, will use the facility as its primary operational hub.
Aloha Air Cargo celebrated the groundbreaking of its new cargo facility Thursday with a ceremony that kicks off the beginning of the state’s four-year, $739 million modernization project for Honolulu Airport.
The company, which has 16 to 18 daily flights between Honolulu and all major neighbor island airports, will use the facility as its primary operational hub. The facility will consolidate existing cargo operations, aircraft maintenance, loading docks, support offices and customer service operations into an integrated facility on the Ewa side of the airport.
Maritime Shipping; Relatively Green, And Getting Greener
April 24, 2013
Earth Day has been an American institution since its founding in 1970. Each year, we recognize the many efforts made across the nation to reduce our carbon footprint and move toward a greener economy.
This year, with our economy growing and shipments of everything from raw materials to parts and equipment to finished products increasing, I’d like to call attention to recent improvements in the shipping industry.
Photo credit General Dynamics NASSCO and TOTE, Inc
For example, TOTE Shipholdings, a subsidiary of TOTE, Inc., a marine transportation company, is planning to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container ships to operate between Jacksonville, FL, and San Juan, PR. With cleaner-burning LNG, we can significantly decrease emissions on our waterways.
According to TOTE, the 764-foot vessels will be the largest ships in the world primarily powered by LNG. In addition, the company is also planning to convert two existing diesel-electric powered vessels to liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion.
Hawaii Petroleum named one of the best places to work
April 9, 2013
Hawaii Petroleum, Inc. one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in Hawaii. Click here to continue reading.