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.
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.”
The recent introduction of a 60-foot intermodal container is the beginning of a new phase for Canadian Tire Corp.
By Jim Harris
One of Canada’s largest and most recognizable retailers continues to evolve the way it gets products into its stores. Canadian Tire Corp. this year introduced a 60-foot intermodal container that is the first of its kind to be used in North America. The container, which is 7 feet larger than standard 53-foot intermodal trailers, made its first voyage on the Canadian Pacific railroad in Alberta in late April.
Adcom’s Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh offices offer personalized freight forwarding service to a wide range of clients.
By Jim Harris
Stolen trucks. Large racks of expensive computer server and other equipment accidently falling off the backs of trailers. Bonnie Knoedler has faced a number of challenges during her more than 30 years with freight forwarding agency Adcom Worldwide, but the companies directly impacted by these crises “are still customers of ours today,” she says.
Best Logistics Group is flexible and responsive to its clients’ needs.
By Alan Dorich
Best Logistics Group is not a company that is rigid in its ways. “We have a very special culture that drives our employees to always grow and become better,” Director of Fleet Maintenance Stacy Earnhardt says, noting that the firm is flexible in its services. “We are very nimble and can maneuver as our customers require, quickly.”
Venezia Bulk Transport utilizes technology throughout its operations to maintain customer satisfaction and streamline its processes.
By Bianca Herron
Venezia Bulk Transport Inc. was founded as a specialized niche bulk carrier by a father and son duo – Joseph and Frank Venezia – with one principle in mind: that a trucking company should work hard to provide reliable service to its customers.
Delivering to over 850,000 postal codes across Canada, Purolator is always looking for ways to continue to enhance the customer experience.
By Chris Petersen
If a package needs to be shipped within, to or from Canada, there is a good chance that Purolator will deliver it. The company delivers to more points in Canada than any competitor, and is one of Canada’s leading integrated freight, package and logistics solutions providers.
Pinnacle Freight Systems is ready to grow again after taking a year to strengthen its operations.
By Tim O’Connor
The danger of rapid expansion is that some things can be left behind in the wake of growth. From 2013 to 2015, business journal NJBIZ named Pinnacle Freight Systems as one of New Jersey’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies each year. But after three years of aggressive expansion, President and CEO Mike Ravallo realized it was time to take a breather and strengthen the company’s infrastructure. “We purposely put the brakes on in 2016 from growing the company,” he says.
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