Total Distribution, Inc. Acquired Assets of Swafford Trucking, Warehousing, and Transportation in South Carolina
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 4:00 pm
Total Distribution, Inc. (TDI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Peoples Services, Inc. (PSI), headquartered in Canton, Ohio, has acquired the assets of Swafford Trucking, Inc., Swafford Warehousing, Inc., and Swafford Transportation, Inc., based in Greer, Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina. The acquisition continues the strategy of further diversifying and expanding the services offered by TDI and its affiliates.
Doug Sibila, Chief Executive Officer of TDI said, “Adding the high-quality Swafford Companies and services to our existing network will improve the service levels and flexibility to PSI and Swafford’s current customers.”
Swafford’s sterling reputation and history were a critical component and rationale for the acquisition. Van Swafford, founder of the Swafford Companies stated, “As founder of Swafford Companies, my goal was simple - to build a company based on a high level of professional services. Good fortune and great customers, some for decades, have guided us to reach our accomplishments.”
Swafford goes on to discuss the new partnership, “I am pleased to announce this new chapter in joining forces with TDI. Having known the TDI companies, Doug Sibila and his management staff as part of the International Warehouse Logistics Association and Insurance Captive for many years, I can see the opportunities and growth the company can provide. TDI’s values and expectations for service and people are second to none and are totally in line with ours at Swafford Companies. I am thankful for the journey and wish all continued success.”
Total Distribution, Inc. an ISO 9001:2015 certified 3rd party logistics and warehouse provider and a member of IWLA, OTA, ATA, and WERC. Furthermore, TDI is one of only three warehouse companies that have earned the ACC Responsible Care Management Certification and the NACD Responsible Distribution Affiliation. The company’s recent recertification demonstrates its continued belief and support in Responsible Care as it continues to incorporate it into its policies and procedures in the workplace.
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About Total Distribution Inc.: The combined TDI and PSI businesses operate over 10.0 million square feet of contract and public warehouse space located in 50 facilities in eight states including Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. The PSI network offers a range of specialized material handling and storage services including many value-added activities such as drumming, milling, tolling, packaging, kitting, inventory management, transloading, cross docking, transportation, and brokerage services.
Peoples Services is one of the Top 30 third-party warehouse logistics companies in the country as listed in Transport Topics. Doug Sibila is the third generation of family ownership, which traces its roots back to Peoples Cartage, a trucking company founded in Ohio in 1914. From 2017 through 2023, Peoples Services received multiple awards for customer service including Corporate College Smart 50 and Business Longevity from Smart Business along with multiple Business Growth Awards through Cascade Capital Corporation. In 2016, they received the Family Business Achievement Award from Smart Business and in 2015, the Business Excellence Award from the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce. In 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022 & 2023, Peoples Services was recognized as one of the top 100 fastest-growing companies in Northeast Ohio by Weatherhead 100 (and the oldest company in the top 100). From 2018 through 2023 PSI was listed in the Top Green & Top 3PL Cold Storage Provider by Food Logistics. PSI follows the American Institute of Baking (AIB) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and is SQF Certified. Also, in 2012 Peoples Services won the U. S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year Awards for the state of Ohio and the entire SBA Midwest Region. Swafford Trucking, Inc., Swafford Warehousing, Inc., and Swafford Transportation, Inc., will operate as Total Distribution, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Peoples Services, Inc. Visit us at www.peoplesservices.com.