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The Supply Chain in Brief
> GOOD WORKS
> RECOGNITION
• Averitt associates donated $1.5 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to support the mission of curing childhood cancers.
• In its inaugural Carrier of the Year award program, PECO Pallet recognized two trucking companies— Venture Logistics and JIT-EX —for exemplary performance. • Phillips Industries’ EC47 “cross-compatible” connector, a tractor-trailer connector that works with new “smart” trailers as well as older trailers, won the 33rd annual Jim Winsor Technical
> GREEN SEEDS
n SSA Marine implemented a new zero-emissions electric forklift at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. The forklift is the first of a fleet of six pieces of cargo-handling equipment that SSA Marine will deploy over the next 12 to 18 months. n Hitachi, Hitachi Energy, and Penske Truck Leasing launched a large- scale, high-capacity centralized electric truck charging solution to support Penske’s electric truck deployments for customers in the Stockton, California area.
Achievement Award . Winners were voted on by a panel of truck writers.
• Kraft Heinz recognized its largest dedicated carrier, Stevens Transport, for outstanding safety, on-time delivery, reliability, and professionalism in temperature-controlled transportation.
• The Women in Trucking Association selected Schneider’s Angela Fish, executive vice president of human resources and Andrea Sequin, director of regulatory services and driver training, as Top Women to Watch in Transportation in 2024. • Foundry’s CO named PITT OHIO a 2024 CIO 100 award winner for its implementation of a new enterprise operations platform for dispatch, telematics, fleet
> UP THE CHAIN
J.J. Keller & Associates appointed Tony Wheel as executive vice president of manufacturing and supply chain, succeeding Tim Little, who will retire in July 2024.
Mary Ann B. Passi, CAE, was appointed executive director of the Customized Logistics & Delivery Association . She brings her more than 30 years of association management experience to this position.
management and driver workflow.
Echo Global Logistics expanded cross-border services in Mexico and named Troy Ryley as president of Echo Mexico.
14 Inbound Logistics • April 2024
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