Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott travels to Inez, North Carolina to visit Inez Forest Industries, Inc. and IFI Trucking, LLC. When Southern Loggin’ Times caught up with William Glenn Coleman III—he goes by Glenn—in early March, he was working just outside Norlina, NC, off the first exit south of the Virginia state line on Interstate 85. Coleman’s son, William Glenn Coleman IV—he goes by Will—shares more than just his father’s name. Glenn, 58, and Will, 28, run Inez Forest Industries, Inc. and IFI Trucking, LLC, the separate hauling entity they conceived in response to difficulties with contractors. Inez Forest includes two harvesting crews with a chipper shared by each. The name sounds almost regal, and like the chosen vocation of the men themselves, it’s been passed down like a family heirloom. “He is fourth and I am fifth generation,” Will says.

Featured Story: “Fathers & Sons”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Inez Forest Industries, Inc. & IFI Trucking, LLC
Location: Inez, North Carolina
SLT Issue: May 2016

Check out other featured articles in the May 2016 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s May 2016 issue features Inez, North Carolina’s Inez Forest Industries, Inc. and IFI Trucking, LLC, Preston, Georgia’s Church Hill Logging, and Columbia, Virginia’s Dunivan Logging. A special section highlights exhibitors at the 2016 East Coast Sawmill & Logging Equipment Expo (EXPO Richmond), held in Richmond, Virginia May 13-14, and takes a look back at the first EXPO Richmond 40 years ago. An article reports on the special ‘Chip Chip Hooray!’ event held recently as part of the 2016 Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. Other articles cover the latest industry news, logging business tips, and new machinery, equipment and products.