If you love tomatoes, chances are you’ve tasted one from Lipman Family Farms. As the largest open-field grower of tomatoes in the United States, Lipman has made a name for itself since the 1930s. The company started as a “push cart” in New York City delivering produce to local restaurants from the Washington Street Market. As the family and business grew, the fledgling operation was moved to Florida to be closer to the farms and packing facilities. Today, Lipman Family Farms has evolved into the largest open field producer of tomatoes with growing and packing operations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada....
PacLease Helps Skagit Transportation Maintain Preferred Status as a Top Carrier
August 05, 2022
Like many successful trucking companies today, change and diversification drive the success of Skagit Transportation, headquartered in Mount Vernon, Washington. The company was originally started by Bud and Dode Egbers in the 1940s, hauling grain and hay on their four trailers for local farmers. That grew to hauling bulk foods and ag products throughout the Northwest and into British Columbia. With new ownership in the 1990s, the company continued to expand, picking up contracts for more general freight – including hauling dry, frozen and refrigerated goods....
PacLease Holds Service & Operations Summit; Readies for the Future
June 27, 2022
PacLease recently held its semi-annual Service and Operations Summit in Nashville. The two-day event -- which featured topics and presentations to further strengthen the PacLease network -- had record attendance, with nearly 80% of franchise groups in the U.S. and Canada represented. PacLease has more than 460 full-service leasing and rental locations....
PacLease Helps Liberty Tire Recycling Collect 190 Million Scrap Tires
May 19, 2022
There is an age-old metaphor – “when the rubber meets the road.” It describes taking a concept and proving it out as a plausible product. For Liberty Tire Recycling, that metaphor also has true life meaning. By recycling more than 190 million tires annually, Liberty Tire reclaims approximately 3 billion pounds of rubber each year. Recycled rubber produced by Liberty Tire is used to create innovative, eco-friendly solutions including landscaping and playground products that are sold at more than 15,000 retail locations across North America. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the company maintains a network of processing plants and comprehensive door-to-door collection services across North America....
Pilot Thomas Logistics Solves Right-Sizing Dilemma with PacLease
April 21, 2022
“We are problem solvers. We are solutions providers.” Those two simple sentences – called out on the Pilot Thomas Logistics website -- make up the fabric of what the company is all about. “We can’t do the unique things we do without a network of good suppliers,” stressed Doug Hyer, who serves as operations director for Pilot Thomas Logistics. “PacLease is a significant part of what we do, and they help us greatly with our transportation challenges.”...
