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Celadon acquires Canadian trucking company

May 23, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Hyndman Transport Limited, based in Wroxeter, Ontario, operates about 175 tractors and brought in roughly $48 million in revenue in 2012.
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Celadon's profit, revenue slide in latest quarter

April 25, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Celadon CEO Paul Will noted that the latest quarter had two fewer business days than the previous year's period and was hampered by heavy winter storms.
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Celadon says new driver-training facility to create 500 jobs

March 26, 2013
Jeff Newman
The Indianapolis-based trucking firm first announced plans for the driver-education center in January, but has since expanded the project and employment projections while seeking state incentives.
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Plainfield distribution facility with 137 workers closing

March 12, 2013
Pitney Bowes said 137 employees will lose their jobs when it ceases operations at a distribution center in Hendricks County in May.
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Celadon receives incentives for $5.2M driving training center

January 16, 2013
The Indianapolis-based trucking carrier plans to build a $5.25 million driver-training center and add 182 jobs as part of its latest expansion at its east-side corporate campus.
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Railroad company expanding Indianapolis terminal

January 16, 2013
Indiana Rail Road Co. will construct an intermodel terminal to give Indiana companies an all-rail option for products moving to and from Asia in containers.
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Celadon snaps up two more trucking companies

January 4, 2013
Chris O'Malley
The Indianapolis-based company's Celadon Trucking Services subsidiary has agreed to acquire Warren-based Rock Leasing Inc. in northeast Indiana and Wadley, Ala.-based Kelly Logistics Inc.
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Railcar shipments making a comeback in IndianaRestricted Content

December 1, 2012
Scott Olson
High diesel prices are turning companies to trains.
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Ohio-based logistics firm opens first local facilityRestricted Content

November 17, 2012
Spartan Logistics is hiring about 35 people to staff a warehouse on the east side near 33rd Street and Franklin Road.
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Celadon Group's quarterly profit jumps 50 percent

October 24, 2012
Indianapolis-based trucking company Celadon Group said fiscal first-quarter profit rose to $8.3 million due to higher freight revenue and lower operating expenses.
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Airport postal facility to keep on trucking

October 18, 2012
Chris O'Malley
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board on Friday is expected to vote on a lease with Wilmington, Ohio-based LGSTX Distribution Services to continue operations at the hub through at least November 2014.
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Indiana Rail Road revives downtown truck terminalRestricted Content

September 29, 2012
Chris O'Malley
The Indiana Rail Road Co. has reactivated a closed rail yard through a partnership with a Canadian logistics company, which serves about a dozen of INRD’s customers at the yard.
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Women's retailer plans $37M expansion, 242 jobs

September 27, 2012
New York-based Ascena Retail Group, whose female clothing brands include Justice, Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn, plans to transform its 794,000-square-foot warehouse in Greencastle into an e-commerce distribution hub.
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CSX passing over Avon yard, investing elsewhereRestricted Content

August 18, 2012
Chris O'Malley
Central Indiana’s rail terminal to the world is CSX Transportation’s Avon yard, in Hendricks County. But don’t look for much in the way of rail shipments from here directly to the West Coast. The yard operates well below capacity. Meanwhile, CSX has been investing hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure upgrades to terminals in Ohio and farther east.
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Celadon reports big jump in earnings on higher revenue

July 30, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The Indianapolis-based trucking firm on Monday said earnings rose 63 percent, to $9 million, in the fiscal fourth quarter. Quarterly revenue rose 4 percent, to $157.5 million.
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Ahoy! Cargo traffic up at state's portsRestricted Content

June 30, 2012
Large increases in maritime shipments interpreted as good sign for Indiana economy.
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Local logistics provider FitzMark plans to add 30 jobs

June 14, 2012
Indianapolis-based FitzMark Inc. said it will fill the customer service and purchasing positions by the end of the year. The company was founded in 2007 and has grown to $25 million in annual revenue.
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UPS plans $10 million upgrade on northwest side

June 5, 2012
 IBJ Staff
United Parcel Service Inc. is planning a $10 million modernization project for a regional transportation hub in Indianapolis and is seeking tax incentives to help make it happen. The project would help the company retain 750 local jobs.
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Mexican big rigs shun border, imperiling trucking deal

May 24, 2012
Bloomberg News
A cross-border trucking pact that ended a 17-year trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico last year may unravel unless more Mexican big rigs start crossing the border. Failure of the program could have an impact on trucking firms like Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc.
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Celadon Group names new chief financial officer

April 30, 2012
Associated Press
Celadon Group Inc. announced Monday that it has named Eric Meek as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective immediately, as part of a succession-planning process.
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Growing distributor to expand into Greenwood

April 24, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
A distribution company that specializes in handling food for retailers has outgrown its Plainfield space and plans to take up another 400,000 square feet in Greenwood. Prime Distribution estimates it would add 35 employees by 2016.
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Airport wants more nonstop flights

April 20, 2012
Chris O'Malley
Its focus will include trying to attract flights from Indianapolis International to San Francisco, San Diego and Seattle.
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Amazon plans another Indiana warehouse, 1,000 jobs

March 27, 2012
The online retailer said it will open a new warehouse in Jeffersonville and create up to 1,050 jobs by 2015 as part of a $150 million investment. The distribution facility would be the company's fifth in Indiana.
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Despite high jobless rate, trucking firms fight driver shortage

March 21, 2012
Bloomberg News
Trucking companies, including Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc., are struggling to find qualified drivers even as the U.S. unemployment rate remains at the highest level in almost 30 years.
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EEOC charges Celadon with discrimination

March 1, 2012
Scott Olson
The agency claims the Indianapolis trucking firm subjected job applicants to medical exams and failed to hire qualified driving candidates because of disabilities. Celadon CEO Steve Russell denies wrongdoing.
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