Based 10 miles south of Albany and 100 miles north of New York City, the Port of Coeymans is a privately owned, full service, deep-water marine terminal. Boasting modern facilities, state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and an experienced labor pool, the port can provide customers with solutions for their shipping, processing, warehousing and inland transportation needs.
“A decade ago, water transportation was often an afterthought,” Vice President of Sales and Business Development Stephen Kelly says. “Current conditions such as increased bridge restrictions, regulations on trucking and higher tolls have more companies looking at water and doing projects by utilizing water access and transportation. That is a big change and has helped facilitate our growth.”
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Across a range of industries, rarely has Greg Tansey come across employees who care so deeply about how they can help the customer achieve its goals as the team members at Omega Morgan. That prevalent attitude was one of the key reasons the private investment firm Tansey previously represented, Riverlake Partners, decided to buy into the company in 2011. It is an approach so strongly rooted in how the heavy haul specialist operates that the business has maintained its family atmosphere despite leadership changes stemming from the Riverlake buyout.
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Offering a wide variety of blacktop, aggregates and ready-mix concrete products and services, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. has established itself as a leader in the world of high-spec, high-performance building materials. This year, the company overhauled its transportation operations and shifted from plant-based dispatch to two central dispatch centers in October and November to streamline its fleet management process.
With a background in equipment and transportation management, Mike Modica joined the company in January 2015 as vice president of transportation to manage the fleet out of the new regional dispatch centers in Roaring Springs, Pa., and Denver, Pa.
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For beer distributors such as J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida Inc., the explosion in craft brewing has been a blessing as the popularity of major mega-brands has been contracting. But the blessing comes mixed with a few bitters by the challenge of handling the complexities of inventorying and delivering such a profusion of brands.
“When I joined J.J. Taylor in 1998 in Miami, we had a total of 250 SKUs we might deliver on a given day,” Corporate Vice President of Administration Jose Rivera recalls. “Now we might be moving 2,000 SKUs. It’s a different animal, a different environment and a different beer drinker. The main challenge is understanding that the market is changing and the profile of our beer drinker is different. You have to compensate for that. You have to be very prepared for the movements that are happening in the market.”
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After 76 years, Hassett Express continues to be a leader in freight transportation services. “We are committed to our core values and are a solid, very long-term company,” CEO Michelle Halkerston says.
In 1939, Hassett opened its doors as a local and interstate moving company. Operating as Hassett Moving & Storage, it became one of the original agents for Allied Van Lines in Chicago. In the 1980s, business evolved and it began offering air-freight services. The company then moved to its current location in Elmhurst, Ill., becoming Hassett Air Express. In October of 2013, Halkerston purchased the company that now operates as Hassett Express.
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Milton Transportation’s clients can rely on it to deliver on time.
By Alan Dorich
When First Quality, ConAgra Brands Inc. and Furmano Foods need a reliable commodities carrier in the Mid-Atlantic states, they turn to Milton Transportation Inc. “We have an excellent response time,” Safety and HR Director Bill Buckley says, noting that the firm can make same-day or next-day deliveries. “We’re good at what we do.”
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Cooperative pool manager Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) is making it even easier for its customers to work with chassis.
By Jim Harris
Meeting the needs of the terminals, trucking companies, ocean carriers, railroads and leasing companies that Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) LLC serves could be a daunting task. But during its more than 10 years in business, the company has proven itself to be more than up to this challenge.
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In only its third year, Olympic Freightlines continues to grow quickly.
By Chris Kelsch
It has not even been three years since Bryan Henderson and his wife Paula founded Olympic Freightlines, but already the company is off to a torrid start. Much of that can be attributed to the fact that Henderson, before founding Olympic Freightlines, had 35 years of experience in the trucking industry, in positions ranging from truck driver to operations to fleet management to sales. “Though I didn’t decide to do this in one day, I have always wanted to have my own company,” Henderson says. “I just felt it was time to go out on my own.”
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