MONTREAL, April 23 /CNW Telbec/ - TransForce Income Fund (TSX: TIF.UN), the leader in the Canadian transportation and logistics industry, today announced that it will issue its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2008, via news release on April 30, 2008. A conference call to discuss the results from the first quarter of 2008 will be held at 9:00 a.m. on April 30.
Management Conference Call: April 30, 2008
TransForce Income Fund invites analysts and portfolio managers to participate in a conference call with Alain Bedard, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Salvatore Vitale to discuss the results for the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Members of the media and unitholders are also invited to listen to the call.
Details of Conference Call:
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Time: 09:00 a.m. ET
Call in number: 1-800-633-8137
A recording of the call will be available shortly after the completion of
the conference call until midnight, May 7, 2008.
Recording call in number: 1-800-558-5253 or 416-626-4100
Reservation number: 21381609
Reminder: Annual and Special Meeting
TransForce will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Unitholders on
May 12, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at Sheraton Laval Hotel, 2440 Autoroute des
Laurentides, Laval QC. At the meeting, unitholders will consider the Fund's
previously-announced intention to convert from an income fund to a
corporation.
Profile
TransForce Income Fund (www.transforce.ca) is the leader in Canada's
transportation and logistics industry. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, the
Fund's objective is to create value for unitholders through managing and
investing in a growing network of wholly-owned, independent operating
subsidiaries. TransForce provides a comprehensive and unique combination of
capabilities, resources and geographical coverage in both domestic and
trans-border markets. Its companies currently operate in five well-defined
business segments:
- Less Than Truckload;
- Package and Courier;
- Specialized Services, which includes its ancillary transportation
services such as logistics, warehousing & dedicated services, fleet
management & personnel services; oilfield & oilsand services, and;
waste management;
- Specialized Truckload; and
- Truckload.
TransForce's trust units (TIF.UN) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information provided herein, this press release may contain information and statements of a forward-looking nature concerning the future performance of TransForce. These statements are based on suppositions and uncertainties as well as on management's best possible evaluation of future events. Such factors may include, without excluding other considerations, fluctuations in quarterly results, evolution in customer demand for TransForce's products and services, the impact of price pressures exerted by competitors, and general market trends or economic changes. As a result, readers are advised that actual results may differ from expected results.
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