La Cañada Flintridge Calif. – The Allen Lund Company has opened a new office in Joplin, MO and appointed Mike Turner (pictured) as manager. This location is the newest in the company's network and brings additional transportation solutions to their established shipping base.
Turner has been involved in the transportation industry for more than 25 years. He has also dedicated much of his time to charitable efforts through food bank transportation as well as disaster relief. His experience has led to developing closed loop transportation models in the brokerage business. "My team and I are very excited to be part of the Allen Lund Company and look forward to growing within the organization," stated Turner.
David Lund, Vice President of Sales and Branch Operations, said: "We welcome Mike's experience, work ethic and integrity to build a stronger network in the transportation brokerage industry."
About Allen Lund Company: Specializing as a national third-party transportation broker with nationwide offices and over 350 employees, the Allen Lund Company works with shippers and carriers across the nation to transport dry, refrigerated (specializing in produce), and flatbed freight; additionally, the Allen Lund Company has an international division, ALC International, which is licensed by the FMC as an OTI-NVOCC, and a logistics division, ALC Logistics. If you are interested in joining the Allen Lund Company team, please click here.
Established in 1976, the Allen Lund Company received the TIA 3PL Samaritan Award for 2011 and was ranked 15th in Transport Topics' "Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms." The company managed over 258,000 truckload shipments in 2011. ALC was named Top 3PL Recipient by Food Logistics for the last 3 consecutive years. The NASTC (National Association of Small Trucking Companies) named Allen Lund Company the 2010 Best Broker of the Year. More information is available at www.allenlund.com.
Source: Allen Lund Company