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XLR8 Companies – Unique Approach for Importers with Supply Chain Solutions, Funding and Financing
Xelerate Logistics LLC ("XLR8") today announced the launch of its latest innovative supply chain solutions product line under the brand XLR8 Companies. XLR8 was created by principals with a deep history in private equity and venture capital. President of Xelerate Logistics LLC, Mrs. - January 20, 2018 - XLR8 Companies
Purolator International Reports 97% Overall Customer Service Rating
Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey Highlights Purolator International’s Commitment to Customer Service with Dedicated Representatives to Ensure On-Time, Cost Effective Delivery - January 12, 2018 - Purolator International
LDM is 1 Year Old
LongDistanceMoving.com is an online platform that helps people find reputable and reliable long distance moving companies. - January 11, 2018 - Long Distance Moving
Food Logistics Magazine Recognizes PINC as 2017 Top Software and Technology Provider
Digital yard management and autonomous drones for inventory management are making a sizeable impact on the global food supply chain per leading publication. - January 09, 2018 - PINC
Mark Doyle Returns to National Van Lines
Mark Doyle has returned to the National Van Lines team as the new Executive Vice President. Doyle’s extensive list of successes and experiences makes him an ideal fit to lead National Van Lines Operations department, Customer Experience team and Sales and Marketing staff into 2018. Mark... - January 06, 2018 - National Van Lines
GetYourStuffHome Expands On-Demand Delivery Service Offers in Houston
GetYourStuffHome is expanding its on-demand delivery service offering to include courier service, pickup truck service, cargo van (enclosed vehicle) service, and box truck service availability. - December 11, 2017 - GetYourStuffHome
International Association of Movers Elects New Chairman, Tim Helenthal
During the 55th Annual meeting of the International Association of Movers (IAM) Tim Helenthal, President & COO of National Van Lines, Inc., was elected to serve as IAM Chairman. Beginning in 2011, Tim served as a member-at-large on the IAM board. Then in 2014, he was elected as Vice-Chairman... - December 09, 2017 - National Van Lines
FreightCenter Adds on Package Shipping Services Ahead of Busy 2017 Holiday Season
The online freight shipping provider consolidates pricing for packaging shipping in addition to its less than truckload and volume truckload services. - December 08, 2017 - FreightCenter.com
Bluestones Logistics Crown Drivers of the Year
Bluestones Logistics announce the winners of their Drivers of the Year awards. - December 06, 2017 - Bluestones Logistics
F.L. McKee Honor Awarded to Patrick Johnson
National Van Lines, Inc. has presented the prestigious F.L. McKee, Sr. Award to Patrick Johnson, President of National Forwarding Co., Inc. in recognition of his years of dedicated service and commitment to the moving industry. The F.L. McKee, Sr. Award is bestowed upon individuals who model... - November 22, 2017 - National Van Lines
Spirit Electronics Appoints New VP Strategic Business Development
Spirit Electronics is pleased to announce that Zef Malik has joined their team as Vice President of Strategic Business Development. - November 02, 2017 - Spirit Electronics
American PetroLog, LLC Expands Services with Fleet of Domestic ISO Tanks
American PetroLog, LLC expands their service offering by investing in domestic ISO tankers. This service will provide the chemical industry with reliable and cost effective alternative to the rising costs of traditional over the road tanker trucks. - October 18, 2017 - American PetroLog
Southeastern Warehouse Association Appoints Ike Sherlock as Florida Director
The Southeastern Warehouse Association (SWA) announced the election of The Grimes Companies’ Executive VP, Ike Sherlock, as the Florida Director. Sherlock has over 15 years of experience in transportation and logistics and received a BBS from Troy University. As the Executive Vice President,... - October 04, 2017 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Spirit America Acquires Spirit Electronics, LLC and Spirit Logistics & Distribution
Spirit America Corp., owned by Marti McCurdy, has acquired Spirit Electronics, LLC and Spirit Logistics & Distribution. Spirit America is a Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, business entity in support of the military and aerospace microlectronics industry. - October 02, 2017 - Spirit Electronics
Trulos.com Might Have Just Put Large LTL Carriers Out of Business
Trulos just launched a free LTL Load Board. - September 24, 2017 - Trulos Transportation
Aurora Parts and Accessories and Pluss Corporation Announce Integration Partnership to Streamline the Sales Cycle for Aurora Dealers
Aurora Parts and Accessories and Pluss Corporation proudly announce a partnership to provide automation of parts look-up, ordering, availability, and pricing for Aurora Dealers starting in the fourth quarter of 2017. The imminent integration between Aurora Parts and Accessories' MyAuroraPlus GBOM... - September 20, 2017 - Pluss Corporation
PINC Receives New Product Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan
PINC commended by Frost & Sullivan for being an innovator in the global autonomous inventory robotics market with its inventory drone solution - September 06, 2017 - PINC
Dennis K Burke, Inc. Heads to Houston for FEMA Emergency Response
On behalf of FEMA, early Monday morning Dennis K Burke mobilized several tankers to head out to Fort Hood military base outside of Houston, Texas, to help with the area’s emergency management needs in the wake of unprecedented disaster from Hurricane Harvey. Dennis K Burke Inc. has worked... - August 30, 2017 - Dennis K Burke Inc.
Clubhouse Trailers Delivers Its 16th Custom Band Trailer in Mesquite, Texas
Clubhouse Trailer Co., LLC has delivered another fleet of custom marching band trailers to each of the five high schools in Mesquite, TX. Building on its recent explosive growth the Clubhouse team, led by Jeff Hadley and Drew Taylor, worked closely with the Mesquite ISD Administration, the Fine... - August 26, 2017 - Clubhouse Trailers, LLC.
Verified First and AvatarFleet Join Forces to Increase Quality and Speed of Hiring for the Transportation Industry
Verified First and AvatarFleet have partnered to streamline the hiring process through integration of background screening tools with AvatarFleet’s ApplicantCare™, a top applicant tracking system for the transportation industry. As the premier pre-employment screening provider, Verified... - August 23, 2017 - AvatarFleet
Purolator International Named a Top Third-Party Logistics Provider
Inbound Logistics Magazines Recognizes Purolator for Third Consecutive Year for Its Significant Product and Service Expansion in 2016-2017. - August 10, 2017 - Purolator International
Grimes Trucking Awarded First Place in Outstanding Safety Achievement Award from the FTA
Having just received the Outstanding Safety Achievement Award from the Florida Trucking Association, Grimes Trucking Company is proud to be the safest fleet in Florida. - August 09, 2017 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Pluss Corporation is Now an Employee Owned Company
Pluss Corporation, a leading producer and provider of resource management software for Repair Shops and Dealers in the Truck, Heavy-Equipment and Emergency Equipment Market, is thrilled to announce that it is now an employee-owned company. Through the purchase of shares previously held by the... - August 04, 2017 - Pluss Corporation
American PetroLog is Awarded Texas Mutual Insurance’s Safety Grant
Safety grant has been awarded to American PetroLog's Venus, TX transload and storage terminal serving BNSF Railway. - August 04, 2017 - American PetroLog
Fort Worth Movers Helping End Hunger
Fort Worth moving company works to end hunger by collecting food from customers and delivering to the Tarrant Area Food Bank. - August 02, 2017 - The Moving Factor
Purolator International Named a "2017 Great Supply Chain Partner" By SupplyChainBrain Magazine
Purolator Honored for Fifth Consecutive Year in Magazine’s Reader Poll for Having a Positive Impact on Supply Chain Performance - July 29, 2017 - Purolator International
CSCMP Jacksonville Roundtable 2017-2018 Board of Directors Announced
CSCMP is pleased to announce the official 2017-2018 Board of Directors for the Jacksonville Roundtable. - July 18, 2017 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Hayleys Advantis Strengthens End-to-End Logistics Solutions in the Maldives with New Acquisition
Hayleys Advantis has further solidified its position in the Maldives with the addition of two new landing craft that will further expand the range of services offered by their subsidiary, Total Transport Solutions Maldives (Pvt) Limited (TTS). These landing craft will allow TTS to actively... - July 17, 2017 - Advantis
Vector Transport Announces New Approach Aimed at Providing Improved Shipping Benefits
Vector Transport introduces “The Vector Difference,” a new approach aimed at providing shipping professionals with additional service benefits, which exceed what is currently offered in the freight and logistics brokering industry. This approach follows the “Advanced Shipping Sense,” which was implemented in 2016. That standard provides a secure, highly-efficient logistical experience. - July 17, 2017 - Vector Transport
Gulf Winds Named Inbound Logistics' 75 Green Supply Chain Partner (G75)
Gulf Winds International, Inc., a leading provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, has recently been named by Inbound Logistics to its G75 Green Supply Chain Partners list. - July 15, 2017 - Gulf Winds
Vector Transport Initiates New Shipping Standards: Advanced Shipping Sense Standards Offer Improved Shipping Services, Guarantees to Shippers
Vector Transport has streamlined its services to provide shipping professionals with an improved transport experience, cutting down on time and overall costs. The new standard surpasses current shipping services on the market today. - July 12, 2017 - Vector Transport
Presidential Moving Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary
Presidential Moving Continues to Expand Across the US. - July 10, 2017 - Presidential Moving
PINC Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s SDCE 100 Top Supply Chain Projects for 2017
PINC awarded for driving bottom-line value to its customers. - June 28, 2017 - PINC
Gulf Winds International, Inc. Enters 10th Year as a SmartWay Transport Partner
Gulf Winds International, Inc. successfully completes its 2016 emissions reporting with SmartWay Transport Partnership. SmartWay’s Partner tools are used to measure progress toward cleaner air and more sustainable business practices. - June 10, 2017 - Gulf Winds
LogiNext Unveils Advanced Location Tracking SDK Enabling Companies to Track Field Workforce in Real-Time
LogiNext extends its market capitalization with its latest breakthrough product, ‘Location Tracking SDK’ from ‘TrackNext’. After dominating the market with its route optimization, resource planning, and delivery tracking solutions in multiple industries like retail,... - May 29, 2017 - LogiNext
American PetroLog Adds Another Military Veteran
West Point graduate and combat veteran Chris Clark joins American PetroLog team. - May 23, 2017 - American PetroLog
American PetroLog Opens BNSF Transload Terminal in TX
American PetroLog has opened a full service BNSF terminal with bulk liquid, dry bulk and carload transloading and storage capabilities. - May 22, 2017 - American PetroLog
KeepTruckin Releases Valuable Data on Inspections & Violations
KeepTruckin, the leading ELD manufacturer, has recently released valuable data on inspections and violations that drivers and carriers can use to their advantage. - April 28, 2017 - KeepTruckin
FMCSA Announces ELD Public Meeting on Device Specs for ELD Manufacturers
KeepTruckin’s CEO Has His Say on FMCSA’s Public Meeting Announcement. - April 26, 2017 - KeepTruckin
PINC Selected by Inbound Logistics Magazine to Its 2017 List of Top Logistics Technology Providers
PINC named TOP 100 Logistics IT provider for boosting supply chain performance and customer service while cutting overall logistics costs for customers. - April 19, 2017 - PINC
Drive My Way, Inc. Awarded Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund
The Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund is pleased to announce Drive My Way, Inc. as the recipient of their spring 2017 fund. - April 06, 2017 - Drive My Way
Risk Reward Consulting Announces Training Programs for Trucking Company CEOs to Improve Driver Retention
While freight is slow and capacity is abundant, Risk Reward Consulting advocates that now is the time for motor carriers to re-engineer their truck driver shortage problem and reduce the revolving door of drivers. - April 05, 2017 - Risk Reward Consulting, Inc.
UpKeep Named a Top CMMS by Software Advice
UpKeep, the Mobile-first Maintenance Management Solution, was ranked as a Pacesetter on the Software Advice™ FrontRunners quadrant for CMMS software. - March 31, 2017 - UpKeep
Drive My Way, Inc. Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Drive My Way, Inc. (http://www.drivemyway.com) is proud to announce that Kris Beck has joined the team as Chief Operating Officer. Beck brings over 14 years of technology experience in supply chain and logistics enterprise software, with demonstrated success in scaling commercial and service... - March 23, 2017 - Drive My Way
East Coast Transport Joins CargoNet
East Coast Transport is now part of CargoNet, the cargo theft prevention and recovery network. - February 22, 2017 - East Coast Transport, LLC
PINC Nominated Finalist for the 2017 MHI Innovation Award
PINC's inventory robotics solution, PINC Air, has been selected as one of the most innovative solutions of 2017. - February 21, 2017 - PINC
Purolator International Wins Best International Logistics Partner at Newegg’s 2017 Eggie Awards
Second Consecutive Win for Purolator International - February 04, 2017 - Purolator International
American Group Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
Leading Logistics Firm Embraces Green Initiatives by Partnering with EPA's SmartWay - February 01, 2017 - New American Group d/b/a American Group, LLC
Grimes' Bill Dorazio and Dixie Moody Are the Leaders of TCJAX
Bill Dorazio just began his second two-year term as President of The Transportation Club of Jacksonville (TCJAX) in January 2017. Dixie Moody, the Transportation Administrator, was just elected as Second VP of TCJAX. - January 31, 2017 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Arkansas Public Fleet Professionals Association Announces Board Changes and Its 2017 Annual Conference
The Arkansas Public Fleet Professionals Association (“APFPA”), an industry group for all of AR and surrounding States’ public sector fleet personnel and related industry service providers, announced a change in its Board of Directors for 2017 as well as the timing of its 2017 conference. - January 24, 2017 - APFMA