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The Supply Chain in Brief
> GOOD WORKS
> SEALED DEALS
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital named Averitt the 2024 Workplace Giving Partner of the Year. This is the fourth time Averitt has been recognized with this award for its continuous support of St. Jude.
• Solar Coca-Cola is using Descartes’ route execution and fleet performance management solution to optimize the last-mile delivery performance of 1,400+ drivers across 44 distribution centers and 13 production facilities serving an area that represents 70% of the country.
> GREEN SEEDS
n Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a renewable natural gas provider, launched a program to allow heavy-duty fleets to operate a truck equipped with the new Cummins X15N engine. J.B. Hunt Transport is the first company to participate in the program.
• Incora was awarded a multi-year contract to further extend the scope of its partnership with AVIC Group and its subsidiary Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation. Under the contract, Incora will deliver a suite of supply chain solutions, including just-in- time product delivery facilitated through Incora on-site personnel in Xi’an. • Xtreme Trucking of Wisconsin chose HOPTEK for its Dispatch Engine solution, a digital platform providing instant visibility and access to the spot load market, while matching available carrier capacity across thousands of possible options. HOPTEK’s digital twin will provide real-time visibility and enable Xtreme to boost operational efficiency and fleet utilization, while reducing driver turnover and deadhead miles. • Under a new partnership, Kodiak Robotics will utilize Wabash’s Trailers as a Service (TaaS) offering, a holistic solution that supports the full life cycle of the trailer, from acquisition to maintenance and uptime management.
> MILESTONES
n Landstar System recently gave away its 50th truck to an independent Landstar business
capacity owner. Stacie Simmons won a 2025 Kenworth T-680 at the 2024 Landstar BCO Appreciation Days event in Durant, Oklahoma.
n Southeastern Freight Lines is celebrating 35 years of “Quality Without Question” service at its service centers in Miami and West Palm Beach, Florida.
> UP THE CHAIN
James Bryant was promoted to chief operating officer of RK Logistics Group. In his new role, Bryant oversees RK’s network- wide operations, and is responsible for strategic planning and operational execution.
Andy Dyer was named the new CEO of AFS Logistics. He has more than 25 years of supply chain and transportation experience, including 20+ years at XPO Logistics.
4flow expanded its SAP partnership to the United States and named Akhilesh Mohan to oversee the practice as vice president of supply chain consulting. Mohan comes to 4flow from Accenture.
14 Inbound Logistics • October 2024
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