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• The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) honored Brenda Martin, former vice president of terminal services (retired) for Husky Terminal and Stevedoring at the Port of Tacoma, with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement
• UK-based online men’s and women’s clothing label HERA Clothing has selected Bleckmann as its third-party logistics partner. This new collaboration, which covers warehousing and ful llment, will help HERA continue to meet customer service levels as it pursues a growth strategy.
Award. CII presents the award to individuals or organizations who have played a long-standing, significant, supporting role in the industry. • Tim Dean, a Werner professional driver, achieved the milestone of driving 5 million accident-free miles . Dean joins retired Werner professional driver, Charley Endorf, as the second driver in company history to reach this milestone. • ToolsGroup, a provider of retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, was awarded Microsoft’s Best Independent Software Vendor Partner Award for the third year in a row. The award recognizes ToolsGroup’s expertise, data- driven approach, and cloud-based solutions for retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. • Third-party logistics provider MODE Transportation was named the 2023 Univar Solutions Central Region Carrier of the Year. MODE provides over-the-road and LTL shipping solutions to Univar, a global specialty chemical and ingredient distributor, and its customers.
• Souto Foods, a wholesale distributor of authentic Hispanic Foods, has chosen Made4net’s WarehouseExpert WMS to enhance inventory accuracy, productivity, throughput, and customer satisfaction. Souto Foods serves a customer base of more than 600 grocers and food service providers across the United States.
• Wawa is partnering with Penske to operate a Freightliner eCascadia battery- electric truck as part of a 6-month pilot program. This is the rst electric truck used in Wawa’s history. From the pilot, Penske will test and learn more about this emerging new technology to consider future application or expansion to its delivery eet.
• Global lighting brand and retailer Briloner has adopted TradeBeyond as its multi-enterprise supply chain platform. Briloner will use TradeBeyond to cover its end-to-end supply chain operations, from product development to sourcing and supply chain.
• CLARINS , a high-end skincare company, has selected the Goods to Man SCALLOG solution to automate its business-to-business and business-to-consumer retail order picking at its ecommerce logistics hub in Somme, France.
> MILESTONE
n August 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Lakeshore Logistics, based in Cleveland. The non-asset company uses a proprietary, data-driven approach to solve transportation supply chain challenges for its customers.
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