Yellow Freight

Mattel presented YRC Glen Moore, a division of Yellow trucking,  with its 2010 Truckload Carrier of the Year award, ranking it highest among all Mattel providers.

Mattel also recognized them with 2 “Mattel Team 100″ service awards. Team 100 awards honor on-time delivery excellence and were given for exemplary performance in transporting Mattel products to two leading nationwide retailers.

In a separate presentation, Mattel extended YRC Glen Moore Customer Service Representative Michelle Kistler with a Certificate of Excellence award, as part of its carrier performance recognition program. In presenting the award, Mattel noted that Kistler’s performance represented Mattel values, “Play with Passion” and “Play Together.”

R+L Carriers provides expedited service to Anchorage, Alaska and surrounding areas.  Their expedited service is second to none. You can ship your LTL and truckload freight to Alaska with the confidence and peace of mind that only a transportation company known for reliability and exception-free delivery can provide.

RICHMOND, Va. —Estes Forwarding Worldwide has named Scott Fisher as president and CEO.

Fisher, along with Estes Express Lines, founded Estes Air Transportation Services, now known as Estes Forwarding Worldwide, in 2003. He previously held the positions of executive VP and COO. In his new role, Fisher is responsible for the day-to-day management of the company and serves on the board of directors.

Prior to founding Estes Forwarding Worldwide, Fisher served as vice president of sales and marketing with Lakeville Motor Express. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.

“Scott helped guide Estes Forwarding Worldwide from a fledgling start-up to the well-respected freight forwarding company it is today,” said Rob Estes, president and CEO of Estes Express Lines. “Under his leadership as president and CEO of Estes Forwarding Worldwide, we look forward to the opportunity of serving more customers and destinations as the company continues to grow.”

Needing to get your freight to your customer second day air.  There are many carriers and brokers that can do it for you. Cost are all over the place so do some research as it can save you hundreds of dollars. Air services range from next day air to 2nd day air to 3rd day air to deferred air which is the cheapest. Remember air freight is dimensional so rates are no only computed by weight but also by size.

Morgan Stanley’s revised its estimates on Echo Global Logistics, Inc 11% below consensus for 2010 and 21% for 2011, the company reports this morning.

“Consensus expects a rapid acceleration in ‘core’ op margins – a scenario more like our bull case – despite a number of near-term headwinds,” Morgan Stanley writes. “If the story will take longer to play out, the stock does not warrant a best-in-breed CHRW-like multiple, in our view.”

Echo Global Logistics closed Friday at $11.90.

AAA Cooper won this prestigious award which is sponsored by NASSTRAC and Logistics Management magazine.  It recognizes trucking companies that demonstrate excellence in performance and results. This survey enables shippers to grade only the carriers they utilize on a quantitative scale in the following areas:

• Customer Service - Overall Responsiveness, Employee Attitude, Problem-Solving, Dependability, and Sales Force Support
• Operational Excellence - Transit Time Standards, On-Time Delivery, Delivery Flexibility, Billing Accuracy, and Claims Resolution
• Pricing - Price Competitiveness, Pricing Structure, Flexibility, Contract Language
• Business Relationship - Strategic Partnership, National Account Manager Effectiveness, Years in Relationship
• Leadership/Technology - Electronic Capabilities, Visibility Tools, Industry Innovation, Leader in New Service Offerings

Oak Harbor Freight is not only contending with a bad economy and low freight volumes, there is also an ongoing truckload driver shortage, new federal and state regulations affecting engine emissions and safety, Dept of Transportation hours of service rules, and increased competition. The capacity crunch brings another dimension to a challenging marketplace.  Shippers can help the carriers by providing and notifying the carrier on the best appointment times and to help avoid excessive wait times for drivers. Some shippers have a habit or expectation of being able to retaining trailers at their yard with little or no compensation for the carrier. A trailer that is not producing revenue is a real cost for a carrier like CTS Advantage Logistics.

The capacity crunch currently affecting the trucking industry is likely to be here for awhile. That is the assessment from many freight transportation experts.

During challenging business cycles there are steps shippers can take to improve their relationship with their carrier to help maintain mutual business goals, and ultimately get their freight moved.

Build relationships with your carrier by even placing relationships above shipping rates. All businesses are under pressure to cut costs during an economic downturn. If shippers who take advantage of the carriers to drive down rates could find themselves in a difficult situation when the marketplace shifts, which it will invariably do over time.

Naturally, shippers are looking for the best value. By keeping channels of communication open, shippers and carriers can mutually explore ways to achieve financial and operational goals.

Many shippers have pressured carriers to extend payment terms out to 60 days or even up to 120 days. This makes it very difficult for the carrier to meet its own financial obligations. If the carriers go out of business, it only hurts the companies that need to move their freight.

Deutsche Bahn who owns DB Schenker stated: In contrast to the same year-ago period the number of passengers traveling in the Deutsche Bahn’s trains and buses increased by 13.3 million to 1.36 billion. The rail passenger transport segment declined slightly by 0.4 percent, or 4 million, to 954 million recorded passengers. While long-distance transport noted a gain of 1.1 million passengers (plus 1.9%) and DB Urban Transport added 12.7 million passengers (plus 3.5%), DB Regional reported a decline in recorded passengers of about 5.9 million (minus 0.7%). The main reason for the drop was tenders that had been lost in previous years. This reflects the effects of competition in the regional transport section, which was expressly desired by policymakers, on Deutsche Bahn’s balance sheet. DB CEO Grube: “Against this background we can see just how important the acquisition of Arriva will be for us. It will enable us to successfully assert ourselves during the consolidation process in the European shipping transport markets even if we lose market share in our domestic business.”

Volumes sold in rail passenger transport rose in the first half of 2010 by 2% to 38.1 billion passenger kilometers. During the first half of 2010 the number of persons traveling via Deutsche Bahn buses rose by 408.7 million, or 17 million more than in the same year-ago period (plus 4.4%). Volumes sold in the bus segment increased by 136 million passenger kilometers, or 2.9%, to 4.8 billion passenger kilometers.

Each day, the professional drivers of YRC Worldwide are out and about in the communities where they live and work. While they’re out helping customers, they’re often in the position to help others as well.

That’s the situation Reddaway linehaul driver Dan Istre found himself in during a routine shift.

While in Snowville, UT, Istre was waiting to meet another driver and noticed smoke, then flames, coming from a small motel. Without hesitation, he ran across the road and began pounding on doors, even kicking them open to ensure everyone got out safely before the fire engulfed the entire building. Quickly, the fire spread and the motel burned to the ground.

Had it not been for his quick thinking, the outcome could have been so much worse. In that moment, Dan was truly a hero in every sense of the word.

That act, combined with an impeccable record that includes more than one million miles of safe driving, recently helped him cinch top honors as the 2010 Idaho Driver of the Year, awarded by the Idaho Trucking Association (ITA). Istre was recognized in a ceremony Aug. 13, 2010 at ITA’s 76th Annual Convention.

“Dan is the epitome of a professional driver, and his 16 years of safe driving with Reddaway are proof of that. From his appearance to this attitude, he is a quality individual,” says Mike Stephenson, Boise, ID terminal manager. “His dominant attribute is his focus on safety; there is no compromise here, followed closely by his desire to service our customers. These two qualities coupled together make Dan a tremendous asset to Reddaway, to our customers, and to the motor freight industry.”