Tranco
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based logistics and warehousing company Tranco is going global with the launch of a venture to handle international shipping.
Tranco Global will offer ocean and air shipping and import and export services, said Brad Kemp, an industry veteran who was recruited to help get the new company going.
Through the addition of the international business, Tranco will be able to provide ocean cargo, airfreight and customs clearance in more than 180 countries.
“This gives [Tranco] another service to go after new customers,” said Kemp, Tranco Global’s chief operating officer.
He said he sees opportunities in pharmaceuticals, textiles, retail and machine parts in addition to the automotive and flooring sectors in which Tranco has had success.
Bruce Trantham, who co-owns Tranco Logistics with twin brother Byron, said they saw an opportunity to round out the company’s suite of services.
“We’re a one-stop shop,” he said at the company’s Shallowford Road offices. “We’re truly global.”
Trantham said the international business is a sophisticated one, and someone with Kemp’s 30 years of experience was needed. Kemp has worked for some of the world’s largest operators, such as FedEx and UPS, and he came to Chattanooga four years ago to help build Steam Logistics.
UPS Inc. ranks No. 1 and FedEx Corp. No. 2 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
“We’re super-excited about the business,” Trantham said.
| By Mike Pare Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times/Free Press
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