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ACT News & Announcements
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Click on the Link below to view our latest edition of the Live Well, Work Well Newsletter:
- July 2011 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
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December 2010 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
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- October 2009 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
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- August 2009 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
- July 2009 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
- June 2009 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
- May 2009 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
April 2009 Live Well, Work Well Newsletter
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To find out more about your Health and Wellness options, follow the links below:
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Click on link below to view program details:
- ACT's Enhanced Driver Referral Program
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Congratulations to American Central Transport, Inc. on being awarded the 2010 4th Quarter A-PAWS Award.
American Central Transport, Inc. was the most outstanding line haul carrier at 99.61% for the quarter. American Central services inbound and outbound loads for our Ennis, TX and Ottawa, IL distribution centers. ACT also took home the A-PAWS award the 3rd Quarter 2010 with a 99.42% and the 1st Quarter 2010 with a 99.37%.
Congratulations to all of you!
PetSmart Transportation Team
Ryan Eidson
PetSmart
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ACT is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year we were honored to receive the Vantix Carrier’s "Best On-Time Service" award during a Carrier Appreciation Ceremony held near Dallas, TX. Once again, we recognize that this required a team effort and want thank our drivers and associates for a job well done!
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 Pictured above, from left to right: Paul Beckwith, ACT Acct. Mgr.; Matthew Cooper, ACT National Acct. Sales; Shawn Merle, Petsmart Strategic Contract Manager; Tom B. Kretsinger, Jr., ACT President/C.O.O.; Tom B. Kretsinger, Sr., ACT Chairman/C.E.O.; Chris Walsh, Petsmart Director of Transportation; William T. Kretsinger, Sr., ACT Sr. V.P. Marketing and Sales; Leisa Vogel; ACT Customer Service Manager; Lisa Shirley, ACT Assistant Customer Service Manager.
On April 2, 2009, Chris Walsh and Shawn Merle of Petsmart presented the ACT team with Petsmart’s second annual “Linehaul Carrier of the Year Award”. This was only the second year for this award and the ACT team was the proud recipient both years.
Accepting the award on behalf of the team, ACT President and Chief Operating Officer, Tom Kretsinger, Jr. said, “Petsmart is a progressive company which values service. Petsmart expects excellent service and consequently all of Petsmart’s carriers are high-quality service carriers and improved their numbers over the past year. Therefore, this award brings the added honor of competing with the best in the industry and coming out on top two years running. This is truly the NFL of service awards.”
Chris Walsh of Petsmart described to the group Petsmart’s philosophy of providing its customers with the best service and best experience at its stores, stressing that on-time delivery is critical to its success.
The day’s celebration included a breakfast in Liberty provided by Petsmart and a lunch at the shop for mechanics and drivers also provided by Petsmart. ACT associates wore stickers stating “Petsmart and ACT, a Winning Combination” for the festivities. Chris and Shawn were quick to don their own. During the celebration the popular song “Convoy” was played with a slight variation to the lyrics… We’ve got ourselves a PETSMART CONVOY! ACT looks forward to adding to our PETSMART CONVOY.
In addition, in celebration of the close relationship between Petsmart and ACT, ACT employees announced a fundraising drive to purchase Petsmart products to donate to Wayside Waifs, a no-kill animal rescue charity.
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Each year, the U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport program recognizes those Partners’ special achievements that significantly reduce the environmental impacts of the freight sector. The award honors organizations that integrate innovative strategies and technologies into their business operations resulting in reduced energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The award recipients are recognized for environmental excellence, recruiting effectiveness, promotional efforts, innovation, and creativity.
For the past several years, ACT has implemented initiatives such as aerodynamic tractors, heating/cooling technology that reduces truck idling, use of low viscosity lubrication, and speed management policies. These actions have greatly improved the company’s operations by reducing pollution and increasing fuel efficiency.
The results have been exceptional. When compared to an operation that has not implemented any actions regarding fuel efficiency, ACT’s programs have reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 33,000 tons, particulate matter by 3 tons, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 120 tons. In total, ACT has reduced emissions by 83 tons per truck per year.
“We will continue to search for additional ways to improve our fuel efficiency while reducing both our dependence on foreign oil and the impact on our environment,” said Wayne Anderson, Senior Vice President of Operations for ACT. “This is a program that we firmly believe in and we will continually strive for improvements.”
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ACT has received PetSmart's A "Paws" Award for the "Linehaul Carrier of the Quarter" for both the first and second quarter of 2008 to date. ACT maintained a 99.7% on-time performance for the first quarter and 99.6% on-time performace for the second quarter. This required a team effort by all and we appreciate the hard work and dedication required to accomplish this. Keep up the good work!
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ACT is pleased to announce that we recently received Vantix Carrier’s "2007- Best On-Time Service" award during a Carrier Appreciation Ceremony held near Dallas, TX. We recognize that this required a team effort and want thank our drivers and associates for a job well done!
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ACT is pleased to announce that Jack Curry, ACT Safety Director, just received the North American Transportation Managment Institute (NATMI) certification. This means that Jack has fulfilled all of the educational requirements, acquired professional experience, exhibited thorough knowledge of the field and attained the level of expertise and professionalism in motor fleet supervision. In addition, this required hours of research and is truly an example of raising the bar. This is a major accomplishment for Jack as well as for American Central Transport.
Congratulations Jack on a job well done!
The ACT Senior Officer Team
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We are pleased to announce that Wayne Anderson and Phil Wilt have been promoted to Senior Vice Presidents at American Central Transport. Wayne oversees all functions within the Operations Department; which includes Driver Dispatch, Load Planning and Customer Service. Phil oversees all functions within Human Resources, Driver Recruiting, and Safety.
Please join ACT in congratulating them on their accomplishment! ~ Tom Jr.
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 ACT receives PetSmart’s 2007 Linehaul Carrier of the Year Award for Outstanding Service. During Friday, February 29th’s award presentation Chris McCurdy, PetSmart VP of Transportation, stated, “This is a new award for PetSmart and ACT is its first and only recipient to date.” PetSmart generously hosted a continental breakfast for office associates and a luncheon for drivers and mechanics recognizing the team effort involved. Thank you to everyone for a job well done.
Pictured left: Tom B. Kretsinger, Sr. - ACT Co-Chairman/C.E.O.; Lisa Shirley, ACT Customer Service Rep.; Matthew Cooper, National Account Manager; Chris McCurdy, PetSmart V.P. of Transportation; Chris Walsh, PetSmart Outbound Transportation Mgr.; and William T. Kretsinger, Sr., ACT Sr. Vice President Marketing & Sales.
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For the second year running ACT was recognized by Goodyear/Exel as their Longhaul Truckload Carrier of the Year. ACT improved our on-time performance with a rating of 99.24%, our survey score with a rating of 77.73%, and our overall score with a rating of 95.61%.
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ACT was awarded the Transplace Bronze Seal of Approval under the 2007 Carrier Merit Program. ACT was recognized for out-standing customer service, consistent on-time pick up and delivery, and an excellent overall business relationship.
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DHL Express Line Haul Carrier Recognition Program recently presented ACT with a Certificate of Outstanding On-Time Performance. ACT achieved 99.51% On-Time Performance for the period of July 1 - November 9, 2006.
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In February of this year Goodyear/Exel notified American Central Transport, Inc. of ACT's selection as the "Longhaul Truckload Carrier of the Year" for 2005. The carrier selection process was designed to rate carriers who provided not only excellent service to the Goodyear/ Exel partnership but also to their customers.
Some of the criteria for the selection included carriers in the top 20 in volume handled per mode of transportation and carriers that hauled finished good products from Goodyear/Exel plants and warehouses.
American Central Transport was rated #1 overall and ranked first in the following three Carrier Recognition Program measurements:
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On time performance - 98.94%
% of shipments that successfully met on time delivery requirements
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Claims Score - 100%
% of shipments delivered successfully with no claims
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Survey Score - 77.19%
Best Survey Score from the shipping and receiving locations on ranking carriers service levels
In the notification email ACT received, Patrick Hurley, V.P. Supply Chain, stated "The winner in each category provided not only excellent service to the Goodyear/ Exel partnership but also to our customers. All our carriers' efforts in 2005 helped us to enhance operations within our supply chain and continue efforts to provide world class service to our customers."
This award reinforces our "Best in Class" attitude toward customer service and safety. Way to go ACT!
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