Peter J. West has joined Transway International Corporation, New York, N.Y., as vice president-operations, a newly created position, it was announced recently.
Mr. West has corporate staff responsibility for marine transportation, truck trailer manufacturing, and liquefied petroleum gas operations, said John W. Wolcott, president and chief executive officer of Transway.
Mr. West most recently had been senior vice president-operations at UMC Industries, Inc., a diversified industrial company in Stamford, Conn. Transway International is a diversified transportation and distribution company whose operations also include several freight-forwarding and related cartage companies.