Peoples Services Inc., a Canton-based shipping and logistics company, has acquired the assets of Grimes Logistics Services Inc., a logistics and transportation company based in Jacksonville, Florida. Doug Sibila, CEO of Peoples Services, said the acquisition expands the company’s regional footprint in the Southeast and improves the service levels and flexibility to Grimes customers. Grimes boasts five successful divisions, a growing fleet of trucks, multiple 3PL warehouses in Jacksonville, and employs more than 100 logistics professional experts. Grimes will become Grimes Total Distribution Inc. as a fully owned subsidiary of Peoples Services. Grimes owner Thomas Grimes will retire as chairman, but the company’s leadership team will stay intact.
