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Ocean service to boost LTL

Feb. 13, 2003

Transportation conglomerate USFreightways said the addition of ocean freight forwarding to its logistics offerings will help grow its LTL volumes. With this offering, USF Logistics Services said it will be consolidate freight in major cities or near ports for shipment to U.S. destinations, including Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Guam. "This new service presents terrific business opportunities

Sean Kilcarr

Transportation conglomerate USFreightways said the addition of ocean freight forwarding to its logistics offerings will help grow its LTL volumes.

With this offering, USF Logistics Services said it will be consolidate freight in major cities or near ports for shipment to U.S. destinations, including Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Guam.

"This new service presents terrific business opportunities for USFreightways to offer seamless solutions to our LTL regional carriers customers," said Tom Lilly, president & CEO of USF Logistics Services.

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